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, July 20th, 2009
Mary Agnes Grube
Mary Agnes Grube, 88, Fort Recovery, died at 4:35 p.m. July 18, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
She was born April 23, 1921, in St. Wendelin to Julius and Matilda Timmerman Brunswick. On July 8, 1944, she married Edward Grube, who died May 31, 1989.
Survivors are five sons, Larry (Theresa) Grube, Coldwater, LaVern (Barb) Grube, Fort Recovery, Mark (Donna) Grube, St. Marys, Mike (Vicki) Grube, Allen (Jean) Grube, all of Fort Recovery; a brother, Donald (Doris Ann) Brunswick, St. Henry; a sister, Della Mae (Al) Kanney, Coldwater; a brother-in-law, Charles (Johanna) Koesters, Coldwater; a sister-in-law, Rita Jutte, Fort Recovery; 13 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sisters, Delores Brackman and Ruth Ann Koesters; and a grandchild.
She worked at Schmitt Fur Farm, Fort Recovery, and was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, and its Altar Rosary Sodality, the Daughters of Isabella and the American Legion Auxiliary, all of Fort Recovery.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, where a Daughters of Isabella prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Contributions can be made to Cheryl Ann, Celina, or State of the Heart Hospice.
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