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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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Margaret Buschur Kiessling
Margaret Buschur Kiessling, 62, Springfield, died Jan. 14, 2012, at Hospice of Dayton, following a long illness with lymphoma.
She was born May 7, 1949, in Dayton, to Robert and Martha Bensman Buschur. Her mother survives in Coldwater. She married William Kiessling, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Will Kiessling, Cincinnati; a daughter, Julie (George) Soares; two sisters, Kathleen (Tom) Kaup, St. Henry, and Carol (Ken) Pratt, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Jeff (Gayle) Buschur, Lake Orion, Mich., and Patrick (Elizabeth) Buschur, Cincinnati.
She was a 1967 graduate of Coldwater High School. In 1970, she graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing. She received her bachelor's degree from Wright State University and her master's from the University of Cincinnati. She taught nursing at San Francisco College and retired from Springfield Medical Clinic.
She was an active Jehovah's Witness.
Services are 3 p.m. today at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4620 E. U. S. 40, Tipp City.
Arrangements were handled by Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley Funeral Home, New Carlisle. Condolences may be left at trostelchapman.com.
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