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, May 16th, 2012
Tracy Westgerdes
Tracy K. Westgerdes, 41, Fort Recovery, died May 14, 2012, at her residence.
She was born June 11, 1970, in Coldwater, to James and Anita Tester Laux, who survive in Coldwater. On Oct. 16, 1993, she married Joseph J. Westgerdes, who also survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Adam Westgerdes and Jacob Westgerdes, both at home; a daughter, Jamie Westgerdes, at home; two sisters, Jennifer (Mark) Beach, Greenville, and Rebecca (Brian) Evers, Chickasaw; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Arnold and Viola Westgerdes, Fort Recovery.
She was a 1988 graduate of Coldwater High School and a graduate of Bowling Green State University. She was employed at First Financial Bank, Fort Recovery. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Coldwater, and served as co-chair of the Fort Recovery Combined Charities and treasurer of the Fort Recovery Band Boosters
She was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, and its Altar Sodality.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow in St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Contributions may be made to her children's education fund.
Online condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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