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, December 20th, 2007
Emma Sanders
Emma J. Sanders, 95, of North Hamilton Street, Minster, died at 9:25 p.m. Dec. 18, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
She was born Jan. 6, 1912, in Fort Loramie, to Henry C. and Catherine Eilerman Boerger. On Nov. 22, 1934, she married Henry T. Sanders, who died in 1980.
Surviving are a son, Bob (Marlene), Hudson; two daughters, Pat (Don) Ruhenkamp, Fort Loramie, and Jeanne (Dan) Mescher, Osgood; two sisters, Helen, Cassella, and Esther Henschen, Sidney; two sisters-in-law, Emrita Boerger, Fort Loramie, and Dorothy Boerger, Greenville; 14 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a son, Carl Sanders; three brothers, Ed, George and John Boerger; a sister, Frances Rethman; three brothers-in-law, Karl Rethman, Ted Sanders and Curtis Henschen; and a grandson.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and its St. Anns Ladies Sodality, Fort Loramie, and a past member of Walkup Country Club, Shelby County.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
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