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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Monday, August 25th, 2014
Elizabeth Bills
Elizabeth "Betty" Bills, 63, Montezuma, died Aug. 23, 2014, at her home.
She was born Feb. 28, 1951, in Coldwater, to Norbert and Adele Brunswick Stelzer. On Dec. 2, 1972, she married Dan Bills, who survives in Montezuma.
Also surviving are four children, Jodi (Matt) Fleck, Bellbrook, Mark (Jennifer Spoltman) Bills, Hong Kong, Julie (Brad) Heitkamp, Bellbrook, and Carla (Tim) Davis, Troy; 13 grandchildren, Mara, Corinne, Julia and Lauren Fleck, Carson and Evelyn Bills, Will, Adeline and Noah Heitkamp and Grace, Sophia, Emma and Olivia Davis; three siblings, Gary (Linda) Stelzer, Coldwater, Joan (Dave) Homan, Hoagland, Ind., and Kathy (Jim) Naseman, St. Henry; and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Dennis (Dorothy) Bills, St Henry, Edgar (Judy) Bills, Coldwater, Alvin (Donna) Bills, Maria Stein, Rose Ann (Jim) Keller, Maria Stein, Marilyn Osterholt, Vandalia, and Tom (Diana) Bills, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Deceased is a brother-in-law, Rich Osterholt.
She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Montezuma, and was a longtime teacher in Marion Local Schools. She enjoyed boating and outdoor activities with family and friends.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or the Cancer Association of Mercer County.
Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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