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, July 30th, 2010
Lucille Nielsen
Lucille (Mescher) Nielsen, 80, of Pocahontas, Ark., died at 3 a.m. July 28, 2010, at a hospital in Pocahontas.
She was born Sept. 27, 1927, in Maria Stein, to Otto and Rosa Mescher. She was married to Harold Thompson in 1948 and later married Merle Nielsen in 1972. He died in 1980.
Surviving are a daughter, Kathy (Jerry) Smith, Arkansas; four sisters, Elsie Balster, Maria Stein, Sister Verlina Mescher, Denver, Colo., Marcella Mills, Versailles, and Martha Mescher, Haiti; five brothers, Dennis and David Mescher, Maria Stein, James Mescher, Fort Loramie, Vernon Mescher, Fort Recovery, and Nick Mescher, West Liberty; two sisters-in-law, Marcella and Micky Mescher; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Three brothers, Ralph, Stanley and Gilbert Mescher, are deceased.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7 at the Maria Stein Shrine.
The body was cremated.
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