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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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Leona Schumann
Leona B. Schumann, 94, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, 2007, at Auglaize Acres, Wapakoneta.
She was born Dec. 15, 1912, in Jackson Center, to Otto and Sophia Metz Serr. On April 22, 1937, she married Gilbert L. Schumann, who died April 18, 1993.
Surviving are three sons, Byron and David (Karyn), all of Wapakoneta, and Philip (Kay), Celina; four daughters, Barbara (Charles) Given, Okemos, Mich., Margaret (Jack) Tidd, Montra, Patricia (Gene) Schrolucke, New Knoxville, and Joyce Oakley, Jackson Center; two brothers, Carl (Phyllis) Serr, Wapakoneta, and Earnest (Beverly) Serr, Boerne, Texas; 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Willis, Herman and Edison Serr; two sisters, Margaret and Hulda Serr; and a great-grandchild.
She was a homemaker and a farm wife. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Wapakoneta, where she taught Sunday school for many years.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. David Griebel officiating. Burial is at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Wapakoneta.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the Schumann Scholarship Fund, the church or Auglaize County Council on Aging.
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