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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Monday, November 19th, 2007
Philip Andres
Philip E. Andres, 76, 3262 state Route 219, Coldwater, died at 8:35 p.m. Nov. 17, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 24, 1930, in Coldwater to David Harold and Lillie Mae Clark Andres. On June 22, 1957, he married Edna Livick, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Gerald (Virginia) of Louisiana, and Todd (Michelle), Coldwater; a brother, James, Celina; and two grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
He retired after 50 years at the former New Idea plant in Coldwater. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of American Legion Post 470, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5135, both of Coldwater, and Beaver Chapel Congregational Christian Church, Celina.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, the Rev. Tom Christen officiating. Burial with military rites is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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