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, March 3rd, 2007
Olga Schnelle
Olga "Ollie" Schnelle, 87, 401 W. South Street, New Knoxville, died 3:50 a.m. on March 2, 2007 at Lima Memorial Hospital.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1919 in Auglaize County, to Henry W. and Mary Sarah Schroer Vohs. On June 9, 1942, she married Norman E. Schnelle, who survives.
Also surviving are a brother, Reinhard Vohs, New Knoxville, and a sister-in-law Magdalene Vohs, New Knoxville.
Deceased is a brother, Leonard Vohs.
She was a retired production worker at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys, and a member of the First United Church of Christ, New Knoxville and its women's guild. She was a 1937 graduate of Knoxville High School.
Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. David Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Calling is 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials can be made to the American Heat Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, New Knoxville.
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