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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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Norma Dahlinghaus
Norma M. Dahlinghaus, 97, Egypt, died at 11:35 p.m. July 28, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born Jan. 30, 1913, to August and Catherine Bertke Kremer. On June 28, 1949, she married Edward Dahlinghaus, who died Jan. 5, 1971.
Surviving is a daughter, Mary (Robert) Delzeith, St. Henry; a son, Luke Dahlinghaus, Egypt; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Kremer, Maria Stein; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Alphonse, Felix, David and Paul Kremer; and three sisters, Ruth Heitkamp, Edith Brun and Rose Geier.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Egypt, the St. Ann's Altar Sodality and a homemaker.
Funeral Mass is 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at St. Joseph Cemetery in Egypt.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Friday and 8:30-9 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster.
Memorials can be made to the State of the Heart Hospice and Briarwood Village Activity Fund.
Condolences can be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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