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, July 19th, 2010
Emma Coughlin
Emma Mary Coughlin, 102, Fostoria, died July 16, 2010, at Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria.
She was born March 4, 1908, to Charles and Margaret Schmitz Coughlin.
Surviving is a brother, Bill Coughlin, Fostoria, and several sisters-in-law.
Deceased are four brothers, Greg, Herbert, Lawrence and Dominic Coughlin, and four sisters, Helen Hemmelgarn, Elizabeth Banford, Marcella Moorman and Julia Forthofer.
She worked for the E.G. Beichler Family managing household duties for 47 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Dayton and attended Masses at Good Shepherd Home.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Sharpsburg, the Rev. Charles Mullen officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials can be made to Fostoria Right to Life.
Hoening Funeral Home in Fosteria is handling arrangements.
Condolences can be left at www.hoeningfuneralhome.com.
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