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, March 2nd, 2015
Emmit Pleiman
Emmit Steven Pleiman, stillborn son of Nick and Kim (Rose) Pleiman, St. Henry, died on March 1, 2015, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
Also surviving are a brother, Dominic; grandparents, Roger and Nancy Rose, St. Henry, and Steve and Sonya Pleiman, St. Henry; and great-grandparents, Fred and Irene Rose, St. Henry, Roger and Edna Lochtefeld, Fort Recovery, Eileen Pleiman, Osgood, and Myra Dysert, Coldwater.
Deceased are great-grandparents, Bernard Pleiman and William Dysert.
Private family services will be held.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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