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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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
John Oldiges
John H. Oldiges, 73, Minster, passed away Feb. 1, 2015, at Complex Care Hospital at Ridgelake in Sarasota, Fla.
He was born Jan. 22, 1942, in Piqua, to Louis and Irma Didier Oldiges. On Sept. 11, 1965, at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, he married Marsha K. Warnock, who died Oct. 2, 2011.
Surviving are three sons, Dave Oldiges, St. Pete Beach, Fla., Mark (Jill) Oldiges, Minster, and Jason (Tracy) Oldiges, Troy; four grandchildren, Erica, Alex, Jack and Elise; two sisters, Elaine (James) Simons, Sidney, and Donna (John) Cornwell, Sidney; a sister-in-law, Kathy Warnock, Minster; and special friend Peggy Cramblett, Sarasota, Fla.
He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster. He retired from Midmark after 39 years as an engineer.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial will follow at St. Augustine Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-9:30 a.m. Friday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be given to the Cancer Association of Auglaize County, 120 S. Front St. P.O. Box 252, St. Marys, OH 45885.
Condolences may be sent to www.hogenkampfh.com.
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