Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Jeffry Hemmelgarn
Former Celina resident Jeffry Hemmelgarn, 55, of Sarasota, Fla., died Sept. 22, 2008, at Manatee Hospital, Sarasota. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born July 30, 1953, to Eugene and Kathleen Link Hemmelgarn. His mother survives in Celina. He married Carolyn Dianne Weisenborn, who also survives.
Other survivors are two daughters, Diana, Tampa, Fla., and Amy, Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Jane Seibert, Celina.
He worked at Celina Moving and Storage and Avon Cabinet Corporation, Sarasota. He attended Immaculate Conception schools, was a 1971 graduate of Celina High School and attended Lincoln Technical Institute, Indianapolis, Ind.
His body was cremated and there will be no services.
Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Bradenton, Fla., handled arrangements.
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