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, January 23rd, 2008
Dorothy Grillot
Dorothy Grillot, 84, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 4 p.m. Jan. 16, 2008, at the Van Crest Nursing Home, Van Wert.
She was born July 1, 1923, in Auglaize County to Charles and Louise Rohrbach Schamp. On Nov. 14, 1942, she married her first husband, Eugene Cencebaugh, who died Jan. 4, 1970. On Aug. 5, 1972, she married Allen Grillot, who died Jan. 22, 2008.
Survivors are one daughter, Jill (Ed) Conrad, Van Wert; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers;, Gerald, Harold and Albert Schamp; and four sisters, Wreatha Schamp, Gladys Binkley, Mary Hall and Elsie Ackley.
She retired from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, St. Marys, and was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, St. Marys.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday the church, the Rev. Bill Maki officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Contributions can be made to Van Wert Hospice.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.
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