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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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
Aurelia Grieshop
Fort Recovery native Aurelia "Rela" Ruth Grieshop, 93, died July 14, 2006, in Hopkinton, Iowa, where she had lived since 2003.
She was born Nov. 11, 1912, in Fort Recovery, to James and Dora Dilhoff Coughlin. On Aug. 21, 1937, she married Ivo J. Grieshop, who died in 1979.
Surviving are two sons, David S. (Midge), Sierra Vista, Ariz., and James I. (Pat), Davis, Calif.; two daughters, Mary Ellen (John) Menke, Barnesville, Md., and Ann Marie, Hopkinton; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are all brothers and sisters and their spouses.
She taught at Parkway Elementary School, Rockford, in the early 1970s, was a tutor there and a former board member of the Rockford Public Library. She was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Rockford.
Her body was donated to medical science. A memorial service will be held in Rockford later this year.
Contributions can be made to local hospice organizations or a favorite educational activity.
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