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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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Margaret Tobe
Margaret G. Tobe, 94, Fort Recovery, died Nov. 20, 2011, at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born April 14, 1917, in Coldwater, to Henry and Anna Isverding Wenning. On Nov. 25, 1950, she married Bert J. Tobe, who died Jan 12, 1994.
Surviving are four daughters, Joann (Vern) Steinbrunner, Fort Recovery, Elizabeth (John) Rosenbeck, Fort Recovery, Evelyn (Jack) Schmiesing, Sidney, and Dorothy Tobe, Denver, Colo.; three sons, Virgil (Lucy) Tobe, Fort Recovery, Lester (Therese) Tobe, Fort Recovery, and Michael (Margaret) Tobe, Celina; a sister, Henrietta Hart, Versailles; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are brothers, Isadore, Ben, Leo, Ivo, and Eldon Wenning, and Emmitt and Leonard Bonifas; and sisters, Pauline Moorman and Bernie Fiala.
She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Burkettsville, and the Ladies Guild of the church.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Benedict Magabe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-9:45 a.m. Friday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Memorials may be made to Briarwood Village Activity Fund.
Condolences may be left at brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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