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, January 10th, 2012
Ruth Bernard
Ruth R. Bernard, 78, New Weston, died Jan. 9, 2012, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
She was born May 20, 1933, in Burkettsville to Dick and Rose Sandrell Fink. On Nov. 12, 1955, she married Norman "Rocky" Bernard, who survives.
Also surviving are six children, Karen Mayorga, San Antonio, Texas, Dale (Stacy) Bernard, Auburn, Ind., Pat (David) Risser, Santa Fe, N.M., Cindy (Jeff) Moeder, Maria Stein, Karla (Randy) Kunk, Coldwater, and Gary (Elizabeth) Bernard, Geneva Ind.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Burkettsville, the ladies sodality and St. Henry American Legion Auxiliary.
She had worked at St. Henry Bank and Birt's Store in New Weston. A homemaker, she cooked for weddings and banquets and cared for the elderly.
A Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice, Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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