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, February 24th, 2014
Agnes Frilling
Agnes M. Frilling, 100, of Sidney, died at 2:35 a.m. Feb. 22, 2014, at Fairhaven County Home, where she had been a patient for one week.
She was born Sept. 4, 1913, near Sidney, to Bernard and Mathilda Hoelscher Mertz. On May 7, 1941, she married Raymond B. Frilling at St. Michael Church, and he preceded her in death Nov. 14, 1975.
She is survived by a daughter, Margene (Joseph) Opperman, Centerville; a son, Roger (Barbara) Frilling, Sidney; a son-in-law, Michael (Christine) Albers, Ashland; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Eileen Albers, a son, Jerry Frilling, three sisters and one brother.
She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, the St. Anne Rosary & Altar Sodality, Apostleship of Prayer of the Church and The Gold Star Mothers.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church, with the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial will follow at St. Michael Cemetery.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be made to the Fort Loramie Rescue Squad.
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