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.
72° 72° chance Sat 88° Sat 88° chance 66° 66° Sun 80° Sun 80°
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Violet Monnin
Minster resident Violet R. Monnin, 91, formerly of Russia, died at 7:15 a.m. Feb. 28, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
She was born Oct. 24, 1915, in Newport, to William and Emma Wolfrum Marshall. On June 24, 1939, she married J. Wilson Monnin, who died April 6, 2001.
Surviving are seven sons, Ken (Janet), Minster, Tony (Judy), Vic (Wanda), Lenny (Diane), Mike (Connie), all of Russia, Dan (Teresa Lyle), Versailles, and Wilson (Peggy), Sidney; two daughters, Betty (Ron) Eiting, Minster, and Rose (Dale) Marchal, Englewood; 30 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Richard and Joseph; four brothers; and two sisters.
She was a homemaker, a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, and a past member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Newport church, the Rev. Louis Schmidt officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 1-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.
Additional obituaries on this date
James W. Gast, 85, of St. Henry, died today, March 1, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Dorothy M. Hole, 80, of Celina, died Feb. 28, 2007, at her residence.
Funeral [More]
Charles R. Hardy, 77, of Rockford, died Feb. 27, 2007, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Ivo A. "Mousie" Hausfeld, 79, 7915 state Route 119, Maria Stein, died at 2:40 a.m. Feb. 28, 2007, at his residence following an extended illness. [More]