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, January 12th, 2012
Patricia Baucher
Patricia A. Baucher, 67, Celina, died at 9:35 p.m. Jan. 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born May 24, 1944, in Celina, to Ed and Ruth Gray Garman. On May 25, 1963, she married Paul D. Baucher, who survives.
Also surviving are three children, Scott Baucher, Celina, Kelly (Doug) Speers, Dayton, and Michelle Sutter, Celina; two siblings, Jerry (Sharon) Garman, Coldwater, and Janice (Jeff) Tincher, Celina; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
A homemaker, she had worked as an aide at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. She was a graduate of Celina High School and attended St. John Lutheran Church, Celina.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons- Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Randall Swanson officiating. Burial will follow in Mercer Memory Gardens.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to American lung Association.
Condolences may be left at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.
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