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, January 11th, 2007
Doris Gerber
Doris J. Gerber, 73, of Berne, Ind., died at 8:46 a.m. Jan. 10, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was born Dec. 16, 1933, in Mercer County, to Otto and Freida Schaadt Fickert. On Oct. 3, 1953, she married Donald Gerber, who died Sept. 25, 2006.
Survivors are four daughters, Constance Morimanno and Carol A. (Randy) Bloemker, all of Fort Wayne, Cheryl (Ron) Dunning, Rockford, and Carla (Mark) Clary, Berne.; a brother, Roma Fickert, Rockford; and seven grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Raymond, Homer, Lloyd and Ralph Fickert; four sisters, Esther Nowak, Alvina Trasfer, Betty Carter and Lauretta Bollenbacher; and a granddaughter.
She was a homemaker and member of Lucky Sams Camping Club. She attended Parkway School and was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Decatur, Ind.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, Geneva, Ind., the Rev. Randy Melching officiating. Burial is at Mount Hope Cemetery, Berne.
Calling is 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the donor's choice.
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