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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Saturday, June 21st, 2014
Judith Ann Seger
Judith Ann (Simon) Seger, 72, Yorkshire, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton.
She was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Versailles to Fred "Pete" and Mildred (McEldowney) Simon. On Aug. 11, 1962, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, she married John Leo Seger, who preceded her in death March 14, 2013.
She is survived by five children, Susan (John) Merryman, McIntyre, Pa., Joseph (Linda) Seger, Rossburg, Leo (Tina) Seger, New Weston, Janice Seger, Osgood, and Sharon (Michael) Hoelscher, Versailles; 10 grandchildren, RaeAnne, Jeremiah, Rachel and Susan Merryman, Mitchell Arling, Seth, Korie and Alaina Seger, Vivian and Jacobi Seger and Macey, Austin and Adam Hoelscher; two siblings, Lurene and Jerry Monnin, Versailles, and Dan and Sheryl Simon, Versailles; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Ann Simon, Versailles, Hilda Siegel, Fort Loramie, and Pauline (Urban) Drees, Yorkshire.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bernard "Bud" and Richard "Dick" Simon; brother-in-law, Norbert Siegel; and a sister-in-law, Rita Drees.
She was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church and retired from Greenville Technologies, Inc., in 2006. Over the years, she was a cook, homemaker and farm wife. She was the family organizer and especially loved playing cards with family, friends and the "Goat Farmers" wives.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Nicholas Church with the Rev. David L. Zink presiding. Interment will follow at St. Martin's Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Memorials may be made to the Osgood Life Squad or Osgood Fire Department.
Condolences may be left at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
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