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, January 23rd, 2015
Herman Hoying
Herman H. Hoying, 99, St. Henry, died Jan. 21, 2015, at Celina Manor.
He was born Jan. 15, 1916, in St. Henry, to Herman and Catherine Albers Hoying. On Oct. 15, 1941, he married Merilda Bergman, who survives in St. Henry.
Also surviving are 14 children, Judy (Neil) Stemley, St. Henry, Carl (Bernice) Hoying, Belle Center, Millie (Marv) Stammen, Greenville, Vern (Sue) Hoying, Celina, Nancy (Jerry) Hemmelgarn, Celina, Karen (Charlie) Gels, St. Henry, Mary Jane (John) Post, Homosassa, Fla., Bonnie (Jack) Knapschaefer, Coldwater, Alice (Dave) Homan, Coldwater, Linda (Mike) Kanney, Celina, Dan (Brenda) Hoying, St. Henry, Lorraine (Kent) Paxson, Minster, Susan Hoying, Centerville and Gary (Annette) Hoying, Coldwater; 40 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; a sister, Justine Wilker, Coldwater; and two sisters-in-law, Naomi Hoying and Salome Pleiman, both of Coldwater.
Deceased are a daughter, Eileen Hoying; two grandchildren; and siblings and in-laws, George Hoying, Alvina (Sebastian) Evers, Vic (Mary) Evers, Albert Wilker, Joe (Anna Rita) Sanders, Wilfred (Julianne) Bergman, Linus (Rita) Bergman and Art Pleiman.
He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and St. Henry Knights of Columbus and was a former board member of Carthagena school and the Miami Valley Milk Producers Association.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry, the Rev. Ron Wilker officiating. Burial will follow at St. Henry Cemetery.
Calling is 1-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-9:45 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to www.hogenkampfh.com.
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