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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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Rita Hilgefort Fenner
Former Piqua resident Rita M. Hilgefort Fenner, 95, died Feb. 8, 2012, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
She was born June 4, 1916, in Russia, to Charles and Emma Marchal Monnin. On Nov. 26, 1936, she married Frank B. Hilgefort, who died April 1, 1963. On Feb. 26, 1970, she married G. Harrison Fenner, who died Aug. 6, 1988.
Surviving are three children, Ronald (Betty) Hilgefort, Montezuma, Debbie (Ken) Woehrmyer, Lebanon, and Kay Nederostek, Allentown, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Jan Hilgefort, Ozone, Tenn.; 14 grandchildren; and many great- and great-great grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Kenneth and Terrence Hilgefort; six siblings and spouses, Mildred and Clarence Pepiot, Rosemary and Jack Wilson, Wilmer and Josephine Monnin, Floyd and Frieda Monnin, Paul and Dolly Monnin and Lester Monnin.
A homemaker, she attended St. Boniface Catholic Church, Piqua, and was a past member of St. Ann's Ladies Sodality, Fort Loramie.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Gehret Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Condolences may be left at gehretfuneralhome.com.
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