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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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Thomas Rollins
Thomas E. Rollins age 56 of Porter, OK, formerly of New Bremen, OH, died on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, OK.
He was born on August 8, 1958 in Lima, OH the son of the late Edward L. "Ted" and Sandra L. (Hanson) Rollins. On July 21, 1992 he married Michelle M. Kimes who survives in Porter, OK.
Also surviving are their children Eric Coen stationed in MD, Ashley (Kevin) Lopez of Coweta, OK, Marissa (David) Friend of Porter, OK, five grandchildren, and his siblings Randall Rollins of Northfield, MN, Becky (Larry) Fearing of Sandusky, OH, David (Sandra) Rollins of Pequot Lakes, MN, and Julie (Patrick) Ferguson of New Bremen, OH.
Tom had attended Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, OK, and Faith Alliance Church of New Bremen. He was a 1976 graduate of New Bremen High School. He attended St. Paul Bible College, and graduated from Rhema Bible College.
He was a carpenter at the International Bus Plant in Tulsa, OK for over 13 years. Tom was a very kind hearted, giving, and compassionate man. He was devoted to his family, and loved his children and grandchildren beyond measure.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Faith Alliance Church in New Bremen, with Pastor Thomas Sager officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 from 3:00 until 7:00 PM at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.
Condolences to the Rollins family may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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