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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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Alvera Meyer
Former McCartyville resident Alvera "Vera" Meyer, 82, died at 2:45 p.m. Aug. 22, 2006, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. She was in the home for a year and a half.
She was born July 4, 1924, in Fort Loramie, to Frank and Elizabeth Ernst Barhorst. On April 11, 1944, she married Urban J. Meyer, who died March 17, 1998.
Survivors are four daughters, Marlene (John) Fridley, New Baden, Ill., Janet (Paul) Snyder, Anna, Barbara (Edward) Kissenger, Versailles, and Judy (Mike) Jurosic, Wapakoneta; a brother, Vernon (Treve) Barhorst, Minster; a sister, Ida Thobe, Fort Recovery; two sisters-in-law, Romilda Barhorst, Versailles, and Sally Barhorst, Sidney; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are two brothers, two sisters, and a grandchild.
She retired from Autokraft Box Factory, Minster, and made rosaries for 55 years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and its ladies sodality, McCartyville and belonged to several card clubs.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Revs. Pat Welsh and Nick Jurosic officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to Booneville Kentucky Mission Church.
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