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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Saturday, November 30th, 2013
Joann Homan
Joann A. Homan, 76, New Bremen, died Nov. 28, 2013, at St. Marys Living Center, St. Marys.
She was born Nov. 28, 1937, in Botkins to the late Harry and Emma Brown Wesbecher. On June 9, 1956, she married Maurice J. Homan, who died Sept. 2, 2007.
Surviving are twelve children, Norbert (Joan) Homan, New Bremen, James (Debra) Homan, New Bremen, Rita (Joseph) Prenger, Celina, Robert (Lisa) Homan, Fort Wayne, Ind., Cheryl Reynolds, Jacksonville, Fla., Martha (Dale) Borchers, St. Marys, Neal (Kathleen) Homan, Minster, Charles (Tammy) Homan, New Bremen, Evelyn (Christopher) King, St. Henry, Edwin (Angelica) Homan, New Bremen, Kathryn (Steven) Bohman, Maria Stein, and Karrie (Robert) Will, Maria Stein; 38 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and in-laws, Mary Wesbecher, Lima, Dorothy Brown, St. Marys, Velma (Sylvester) Berning, Sidney, Joan Homan, New Bremen, Donald Homan, St. Marys, Leo (Diana) Homan, Maria Stein, Lillian Homan, New Bremen, and Alvin Brown, New Bremen.
Deceased are four grandchildren; a son-in-law, Billy Reynolds; a brother, Wilbert Wesbecher; an infant sister, Mary Ellen Wesbecher; and in-laws, Harold (Rosemary) Homan, Arnold Homan, Ruth Brown, and Anthony Brown.
She was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church, Chickasaw, and its Ladies Sodality, the Minster Eagles Auxiliary and was a past president and member of both the Knights of St. John and the New Bremen Senior Citizens.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at Precious Blood Catholic Church, Chickasaw. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 1-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-9:45 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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