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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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Jeanette Meinerding
Jeanette A. Meinerding, 72, formerly of Fort Recovery, died at 4 a.m. Oct. 27, 2006, at Plus Health Care, Lima.
She was born Nov. 25, 1933, in Fort Recovery to Herbert and Mary Faller Meinerding.
Survivors are two brothers, Gene (Bennie) of Union City, Ind., and Jack (Ginny) Union City; two sisters, Donna (Larry) Chittum, Portland, Ind., and Mary Jo (Larry) Stump, Hudson, Wisc.; three step brothers, Herbie, Winchester, Ind., and Scott and Tim, both of Fort Recovery; and a step sister, Amy (Scott) Pearson, Fort Recovery.
She retired from nursing and was a graduate of Fort Recovery High School and Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Dayton. She was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
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