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, December 6th, 2013
Mary Tekamp
Mary Gertrude Tekamp, 97, Coldwater, died Dec. 6, 2013, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
She was born Dec. 9, 1915, in Versailles, to the late Daniel W. and Edith McGreevey Kissinger. On June 21, 1941, she married La Mar "Bud" Tekamp, who died July 17, 1995.
Surviving are five children, Janet (Mel) Steinbrunner, Carol (Eugene) Borger, Gary Tekamp, Wayne (Marlene) Tekamp and Daniel "Skip" (Elaine) Tekamp, all of Coldwater; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Alma Kissinger, Versailles, and Vivian Koesters, St. Marys.
Deceased are siblings and in-laws, Claudine (Ralph) Barga and Owen Kissinger, Albert Koesters, Ray (Betty) Tekamp and Myra (Omer) Newcom.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, the St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality of the church, Coldwater Eagles and American Legion Auxiliaries. She had worked at the former Buckeye Overall in Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or the Cancer Association of Mercer County.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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