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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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Donna Jacobs
Donna Rose Jacobs, 68, St. Marys, died at 2:25 a.m. Feb. 4, 2012, at Kindred Hospital, Lima.
She was born March 14, 1943, in Detroit, to Elmer C. and Florence L. (Duffern) Kusterer. On March 4, 1967, she married Jack A. Jacobs, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, David (Tammy) Jacobs, St. Marys; two sisters, Doris Clark, Northville, Mich., and June (Douglas) Jumisco, Springhill, Fla., and three grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Todd Jacobs, and siblings, Glen Kusterer, Chuck Kusterer and Joyce Mahle.
She was a homemaker and worked as a production employee for Copeland Corporation, Sidney. She was a member of St. Marys VFW auxiliary.
Service is 1 p.m. Friday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens near Moulton.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at millerfuneralhomes.net.
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