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, January 19th, 2008
Thomas Niekamp
Thomas R. Niekamp, 69, 3196 Harrison Road, Chickasaw, died at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 18, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Sept. 30, 1938, in Dayton, to Leo and Mary Huber Niekamp. On June 18, 1960, he married Mary Rose Long, who died Feb. 8, 2005.
Surviving are a son, Dan (Carol), New Weston; two daughters, Angie (Tom) Raterman, Fort Loramie, and Marsha (Brian) Blickle, New Bremen; a brother, John (Pat), Akron; a sister, Mary Jean Sacher, Kettering; a sister-in-law, Ann, of West Virginia; and 11 grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Jerome and Richard; and a sister-in-law, Charlene.
He was retired from farming and Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen. An Ohio National Guard veteran, he was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church, its Men's Sodality and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all of Chickasaw.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Harry Cavanaugh officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
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