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, December 26th, 2007
Ernest Eyink
Ernest C. Eyink, 65, 4786 Lock Two Road, New Bremen, died at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 23, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born March 19, 1942, in Chickasaw, to Aloys and Cecilia Bruns Eyink. On May 14, 1966, he married Mary E. Cron, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Ron (Cheri), Twinsburg, and Tony (Kate), Sidney; three daughters, Janet (Mark) McClurg, New Bremen, Karen (Vega) Rozenberg, Anthem, Ariz., and Julie, Lincoln, Neb.; four sisters, Alice (Donald) Feltz and Mary Ann (Vincent) Gruss, all of Coldwater, Viola (Wilbert) Homan, Maria Stein, and Esther, Chickasaw; a brother, Kenneth (Kathy), Coldwater; a sister-in-law, Rita, Coldwater; and nine grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Edgar and Thomas.
He retired from Minster Machine Co. on March 1, 2003, after 41 years of service and worked at Western Ohio True Value Hardware, Minster. A graduate of Marion Local High School and the University of Dayton, he was a member of Tau Beta Alpha Engineering fraternity and Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bremen.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Ron Wilker officiating. Burial is at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday in the parish center of the church and 9:30-10:10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen.
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