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, May 30th, 2012
Alverta Holsheiser
Alverta Eileen Holsheiser, 95, formerly of Springfield, Ill., died at 1:23 a.m. May 27, 2012, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, where she was a resident.
She was born April 26, 1917, in Girard, Ill., to Otis and Vega Shull Riffey. On Dec. 10, 1937, she married Charles H. Holsheiser, who died April 7, 1999.
Survivors are a daughter, Carol Lynn (Marlen) Yost, Celina; a sister, Evelyn Trover, Springfield; two grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Otis L. Riffey.
She was a 1935 graduate of Springfield High School, a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Brethren in Springfield and St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Celina. She also was a member of the Springfield Municipal Choir and a Meals on Wheels volunteer for many years.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday in the Meyer Community Chapel on the campus of Otterbein. Her two grandsons will officiate. Burial is at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Girard.
Contributions may be made to Otterbein's Benevolent Care Fund.
Condolences may be left at Millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements were handled by Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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