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, November 19th, 2007
Shirley Levi
Shirley Sue Levi, 64, 324 Fayette St., Celina, died at 7:28 p.m. Nov. 17, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born May 17, 1943, in Decatur, Ind., to Orville and Delores May Kittle. Her parents and stepfather, Rex Schmidt, are deceased. On Dec. 10, 1960, she married Eldon Levi, who also is deceased.
Surviving are two sons, Dan, Grover Hill, and Mark, Fort Wayne, Ind.; five daughters, Charlene (Cash) Johnson and Sue (Jim) Nance, all of Kentucky, and Vickie, Delores and Penny (Richard) Lange, all of Celina; a stepsister, Pam Sykes, Rockford; a brother-in-law, Herbert Harner, Celina; two sisters-in-law, Rita and Evelyn Kittle, both of Celina; 31 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Richard and Robert Kittle; a sister, Patricia Harner; grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth Kittle; and a great-granddaughter.
She was a homemaker and member of New Life Apostolic Church, Celina.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Larry Fries officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the church.
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