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, July 8th, 2013
Margaret Felver
Margaret Katheryn (McKee) Felver, 87, died at 2:50 p.m. July 7, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.
She was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Coldwater, to Raymond and Mabel Reef McKee. On Dec. 31, 1959, she married Carl Arthur Felver, who died March 23, 1974.
Surviving are two sons, Joe (Annette) Felver and John (Donna) Felver, all of Rockford; one daughter, Anna Bash of Rockford; eight grandchildren, Joshua (Melissa) Felver, Jessica (Chuck) Ginter, Amanda (Zach) Stauffer, Amber (Daniel) Shively, and Wyatt, Logan, Jonathon and Justin Felver; and eight great-grandchildren, Paige, Jakob, Lulu, Izzy, Maci, Grace, Titus and Elijah.
Deceased is one sister, Luada Katterhenry.
She was a welder at Huffy's Manufacturing in Celina and a homemaker. She was a supporter of the New Horizons Community Church, Rockford.
Services are at noon Wednesday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, the Rev. Marvin Schwartz officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.
Calling is 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the New Horizons Community Church.
Condolences may be left at ketchamripley.com.
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