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, February 23rd, 2009
Olivia Mescher
Olivia M. Mescher, age 87 of Osgood, died at 12:04 a.m. Feb. 21, 2009, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
She was born Feb. 21, 1922, in St. Henry, to Benedict and Mary Ann Thieman Quinter. On May 13, 1947, she married Vincent Mescher, who died Oct. 19, 2001.
Surviving are two sons, Kenneth, Sidney, and Daniel (Jeanne), Osgood; three daughters, Joann (Lawrence) Grisez, Ft. Loramie, Janet (Kimberly) Folkerth and Mary (Joseph) Bruening, all of Yorkshire; a brother, Herbert Quinter, St. Henry; 11 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
Deceased are two infant children; two brothers Clarence and Edward; five sisters, Margaret Fiely, Mary Rutschilling Fisher, Catherine Brunswick, Veronica Stachler and Anna Marie Hart.
She worked as a custodian at Marion Local Schools and was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, St. Barbara's Rosary Alter Sodality, and the American Legion Auxiliary, all in Osgood.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. David Zink officiates.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster. Burial is at St. Martin Cemetery, Osgood.
Contributions can be made to the Osgood Rescue Squad, the Osgood Fire Department or State of the Heart Hospice.
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