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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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Bradley Fleck
Bradley J. "Skip" Fleck, 22, 3560 Harrison Road, Chickasaw, died at 7:29 p.m. Aug. 19, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital. Death was due to a farm accident.
He was born Jan. 21, 1987, in St. Marys to Paul and Shirley Magoteaux Fleck. His father and stepmother, Carol Guggenbiller Flaute Fleck survive in Chickasaw.
Other survivors are his fiancee, Lauren Tuente, Osgood; two brothers, Matt (Jodi) Fleck, Dayton and Ryan Fleck, Dallas, Texas; three sisters, Jill (Mark) Burd, Anna, Jodi (Jason) Knouff, Montezuma and Jenny (Chad) Brunswick, Chickasaw; a stepbrother, Kurt Flaute, New Bremen; two stepsisters, Melinda and Kristina Flaute, both of New Bremen; and a grandmother, Velma Magoteaux, Osgood.
Deceased are grandparents, Ralph Magoteaux and John and Lillian Fleck.
He was a farmer and a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church. He was a 2005 graduate of Marion Local High School, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Precious Blood Catholic Church, Chickasaw, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial is at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
Calling is 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the Marion Young Farmers Scholarship Fund.
Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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