THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS REPORTS SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY-BASED MALT PRODUCTS CORPORATION, PLANS AN EXPANSION, PLANNING TO BUILD A MALT EXTRACT BREWING PLANT ON WOLF CREEK PIKE NEAR THE COMPANY’S CURRENT LOCAL MANUFACTURING SITE, WITH THE ESTIMATED COST BEING AROUND $26 MILLION DOLLARS. THE NEW PLANT COULD MEAN UP TO 50 NEW JOBS, WITH MALT PRODUCTS POSSIBLY MORE THAN DOUBLING ITS LOCAL WORKFORCE. THE NEW PLANT WILL BREW THE COMPANY’S BRAND OF MALT EXTRACT THAT’LL GO TO THE BAKING INDUSTRY AS AN INGREDIENT FOR BREAD, BAGEL AND BUN PRODUCTS.
THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED STATE REPORT CARDS WEDNESDAY, WITH EVERY DISTRICT IN CLARK AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES RECEIVING RATINGS OF “EFFECTIVE” OR HIGHER. SPRINGFIELD SHAWNEE SCHOOLS RECEIVED THE “EXCELLENT WITH DISTINCTION” RATING AGAIN THIS YEAR, WHILE WEST LIBERTY-SALEM SCHOOLS RECEIVED AN “EXCELLENT” RATING, WITH SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOLS RECEIVING AN “EFFECTIVE”, UP FROM A RATING OF “CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT”, THE NEWS SUN REPORTS. THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS SAYS KETTERING, MIAMISBURG, BROOKVILLE, LEBANON, WAYNE, ANSONIA, NEWTON, AND SOUTHEASTERN LOCAL SCHOOLS, ALL ROSE TO THE TOP RATING OF “EXCELLENT WITH DISTINCTION”, BECAUSE THEY EXCEEDED VALUE-ADDED FOR LAST YEAR. VALUE-ADDED SHOWS WHETHER FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN EXPECTED GROWTH IN THE PAST YEAR OR MORE. THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH REPORTS NEARLY HALF OF CENTRAL OHIO SCHOOL DISTRICTS EARNED THE STATE’S TOP GRADE, 24 OF 49, ON THE REPORT CARDS RELEASED WEDNESDAY, WITH ANOTHER 14 HAVING AN A, 9 HAVING A B. THE COLUMBUS DISTRICT HAVING A C GRADE.
WEEC SPORTS – THURSDAY 10-18-12:
GAME 3 OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES LAST NIGHT: ST. LOUIS 3 SAN FRANCISCO 1, THE CARDINALS LEAD 2-1.
THE NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT, GAME 4 OF THE ALCS, POSTPONED LAST NIGHT DUE TO THE THREAT OF RAIN, CBSSPORTS.COM REPORTS.
TODAY: 4PM: N.Y. YANKEES AT DETROIT, 8PM: SAN FRANCISCO AT ST. LOUIS.
NFL FOOTBALL THURSDAY NIGHT 8:20PM: SEATTLE AT SAN FRANCISCO
SUNDAY 1PM: CLEVELAND AT INDIANAPOLIS, 8:20PM: PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL THURSDAY 9PM: OREGON AT ARIZONA STATE, SATURDAY NOON: PURDUE AT OHIO STATE, MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY AT URBANA UNIVERSITY, LSU AT TEXAS A & M, 1PM: WITTENBERG AT ALLEGHENY, VALPARAISO AT DAYTON, 3:30PM: NEBRASKA AT NORTHWESTERN, SOUTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA, MICHIGAN STATE AT MICHIGAN, BYU AT NOTRE DAME, 7PM: ALABAMA AT TENNESSEE, KANSAS STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA, 8PM: FLORIDA STATE AT MIAMI, FLORIDA.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, WEEK 9, GAMES INCLUDE: DAYTON CHRISTIAN AT BELMONT, CENTERVILLE AT BEAVERCREEK, SPRINGFIELD AT NORTHMONT, PIQUA AT VANDALIA BUTLER, SIDNEY AT TROTWOOD, TROY AT GREENVILLE, FAIRBORN AT WEST CARROLLTON, XENIA AT SPRINGBORO, BELLEFONTAINE AT TECUMSEH, KENTON RIDGE AT TIPPECANOE, SHAWNEE AT STEBBINS, BEN LOGAN AT GREENON, INDIAN LAKE AT URBANA, NORTHWESTERN AT GRAHAM, WAYNESVILLE AT MILTON-UNION, CEDARVILLE AT WEST LIBERTY-SALEM, THURGOOD MARSHALL VS DUNBAR AT WELCOME STADIUM, GREENEVIEW AT NORTHEASTERN, MECHANICSBURG AT CATHOLIC CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AT TRIAD, BETHEL AT ARCANUM, COVINGTON AT ANSONIA, MIAMI EAST AT TWIN VALLEY SOUTH, FAIRBANKS AT LIMA PERRY, FORT LORAMIE AT RIDGEMONT, RIVERSIDE AT UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY, ANNA AT MARION LOCAL, MINSTER AT VERSAILLES, HEAR SCORES ALL SEASON LONG ON WEEC SPORTS!
THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2:15PM AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY. BRAD KESELOWSKI THE LEADER IN THE CHASE! THE NATIONWIDE RACE IS SATURDAY 3:45PM AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY.
