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 22nd, 2007
Edna Boeke
Edna C. Boeke, 70, 222 S. Cleveland St., Minster, died at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 21, 2007, at her residence.
She was born June 27, 1937, in Russia, to Thomas and Josephine Placke Paulus. On May 4, 1957, she married Virgil W. Boeke, who died Oct. 13, 1996.
Surviving are a son, Gerald (Sharon), Piqua; a daughter, Karen (Rick) Westerbeck, New Bremen; a brother, Charles Paulus, Versailles; three sisters, Elizabeth "Betty" (Tom Fauler) Wyen, Minster, Marie (Ed) Didier, Versailles, and Lucille (Henry) Lange, St. Henry; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She retired from Globus Printing and was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and Fraternal Order of Eagles Post 1391, all of Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-9:30 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.
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