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, June 5th, 2012
Tacie Davidson
Tacie C. Davidson, 65, Minster, died June 4, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Feb. 8, 1947, in Celina, to Clarence (Pete) and Dorothy (Dottie) (Thien) Bomholt. Her mother survives in St. Rose. On Feb. 27, 1982, she married William Joe Davidson, who also survives
Other survivors are a daughter, Gina (Mike) Homan, Coldwater; three brothers, Byron (Bub) (Nancy) Bomholt, Maria Stein; Randy (Deanna) Bomholt, Glendale, Ariz., and Jim (Marilyn) Bomholt, Maria Stein; two sisters, Bonnie (Pat) Buschur, North Star, and Donna (Mike) Furderer, Kettering.
She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, and former member of the St. Rose Church. A homemaker, she was a 1965 graduate of Marion Local High School.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Rose Church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial will follow at St. Rose Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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