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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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Mary Kohn
Mary M. Kohn, 79, Coldwater, died July 8, 2012, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born Sept. 14, 1932, in Philothea to August and Margaret Puthoff Wenning. On Oct. 20, 1951, she married Carl H. Kohn, who died May 4, 2009.
Surviving are four children, Kathy (John) Spoltman, Chickasaw, Ron (Carol) Kohn, Celina, Gerry (Connie) Kohn, Philothea, and Kris (Jeff) Boise, Coldwater; three sisters, Joan Kemper, St. Henry, Bernie Meiring, Celina, and Margie (Jack) Moeller, St. Louis, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Donna Spencer, Celina; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are a sister and brother-in-law, Rita and Paul Bruns; two brothers-in-law, David Kemper and Harold Meiring; and a grandson.
She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, Philothea, and Ladies Rosary Altar Sodality of the church, Coldwater Eagles auxiliary, Coldwater American Legion auxiliary and a lifetime member of Coldwater Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary.
She worked at the former Gibbons and Otis hospitals in Celina, Briarwood Manor, Coldwater, and St. Charles Infirmary. She was a founder of the former Kohn's Home for the Elderly.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Philothea.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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