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, May 27th, 2008
Helen Kitzmiller
Helen M. Kitzmiller, 70, of 419 Woodward St., St. Marys, died at 10:49 a.m. May 25, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born July 26, 1937, in Lima, to Joseph and Mildred Pistor Rigali. On Aug. 22, 1964, she married Robert Kitzmiller, who survives at the residence.
Other survivors are five sons, Joseph, Cincinnati, Anthony, Parma Heights, Terry (Sonya), Waynesfield, and Richard, St. Marys; a daughter, Beth, St. Marys, a brother, Rev. Joseph Rigali, Centerville; two sisters, Mary (Ray) Moritz, Lafayette, and JoAnn Rigali, Alger; and three grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Anthony Del, and a sister, Betty Gaull.
She was a homemaker and a licensed practical nurse, She graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School and the St. Rita School of Nursing, Lima, and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Joseph Rigali officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the Auglaize County Cancer Fund.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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