DAYTON AND CINCINNATI ECONOMIES ARE HEADED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
AN ANALYSIS OF LABOR DATA SHOWS THE ECONOMIES OF DAYTON AND CINCINNATI ARE TRAVELING IN VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. ACCORDING TO EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FROM OHIO DEPARTMENTT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES LABOR MARKET INFORMATION THE CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN AREA ADDED THOUSANDS OF JOBS LAST YEAR, THE DAYTON METRO HAD THE WEAKEST GROWTH OF THE STATE’S LARGEST METROS, INCLUDING TOLEDO, COLUMBUS, AND CLEVELAND. CINCINNATI’S 15-COUNTY AREA ADDED OVER 4,500 JOBS IN 2012, WHILE DAYTON’S 4-COUNTY AREA LOST AROUND 300 JOBS, SAYS THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS.
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH REPORTS GUN OWNERS HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING ENOUGH AMMUNITION ON HAND AS AN INCREAS IN SALES HAS LEFT SHELVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BARE. ONE GUN OWNER SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ANY MORE IS COMING IN, AND THEY’VE BEEN OUT OF AMMO FOR A MONTH. ANOTHER STORE EMPLOYEE SAYS HIS STORE IS NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND RIGHT NOW, AS THERE’S A HUGE RUN ON AMMUNITION. A DELAWARE STORE OWNER SAYS THE BIGGEST PUSH IN SALES IS COMING FROM “PANIC BUYING” BECAUSE GUN OWNERS ARE FEARFUL OF POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION, ALL STARTING IN NOVEMBER AFTER THE ELECTION.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS A SPEEDING SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLE TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION, CARRYING 8 TEENAGERS CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL SUNDAY MORNING, FLIPPING INTO A SWAMPY POND IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO, THIS STORY OUT OF WARREN, ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF CLEVELAND. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SUV CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SWAMP, SINKING WITH 5 OF THE VICTIMS TRAPPED INSIDE. A SIXTH VICTIM THROWN FROM THE SUV DURING THE CRASH, FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE WATER. TWO BOYS WHO SURVIVED ESCAPED FROM THE SUBMERGED VEHICLE, RAN A QUARTER-MILE TO A HOME TO CALL 911, SAYS THE HIGHWAY PATROL. SPEED WAS APPARENTLY A FACTOR IN THE SUNDAY MORNING 7AM ACCIDENT, YET THERE WERE NO THEFT REPORTS ON THE VEHICLE, ALLEGEDLY LICENSED TO A YOUNGSTOWN RESIDENT AROUND 20 MILES AWAY.
WEEC SPORTS – TUESDAY 3-12-13:
NFL NEWS: WIDE RECEIVERS ON THE MOVE. PERCY HARVIN GOES FROM MINNESOTA TO SEATTLE, WHILE ANQUAN BOLDEN GOES FROM THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION BALTIMORE RAVENS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS.
NBA: SAN ANTONIO 105 OKLAHOMA CITY 93. 7PM TONIGHT: WASHINGTON AT CLEVELAND.
MICHIGAN’S AND COLUMBUS NORTHLAND’S TREY BURKE IS NAMED THE BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP IS VICTOR OLADIPO OF BIG TEN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION INDIANA, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM. OHIO STATE RANKED 10TH IN THE AP TOP 25 POLL THIS WEEK, 9TH IN THE COACHES POLL. LAST NIGHT: NO. 1 GONZAGA 65 ST. MARYS 51, THE ZAGS WIN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALMOST CERTAINLY SHOULD EARN A NO. 1 SEED IN THE BIG DANCE! JAMES MADISON AND DAVIDSON ARE NCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND, ALONG WITH WESTERN KENTUCKY AND IONA AFTER WINNING THEIR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS!
TONIGHT 7PM: SOUTH FLORIDA VS. SETON HALL IN THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, 9PM: DEPAUL VS. RUTGERS. ALSO AT 9PM, THE HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP: WRIGHT STATE AT VALPARAISO.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE SEMIFINALS THURSDAY: DIV. 3, 1PM: COLUMBUS AFRICENTRIC VS. BEVERLY FORT FRYE, 3PM: ORRVILLE VS. ANNA, DIV. 2: 8PM: DAYTON CHAMINADE JULIENNE VS. MILLERSBURG WEST HOLMES. FRIDAY DIV. 4, 3PM: NO. 1 OTTOVILLE VS. FORT LORAMIE, DIV. 1, 6PM: TWINSBURG VS. LEWIS CENTER OLENTANGY ORANGE, 8PM: KETTERING FAIRMONT VS. TOLEDO NOTRE DAME ACADEMY. THE STATE FINAL GAMES ARE SATURDAY IN COLUMBUS, SAYS OHSAA.ORG.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS REGIONAL SEMIFINAL GAMES THIS WEEK: DIV. 4 TONIGHT AT FAIRMONT AT 5:30PM: DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S VS. JACKSON CENTER, 8PM: TRI-VILLAGE VS. TROY CHRISTIAN. DIV. 3 WEDNESDAY AT KETTERING FAIRMONT: 5:30PM: WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN VS. VERSAILLES, 8PM: CINCINNATI SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY VS. ROGER BACON. DIV. 2 THURSDAY 5:30PM: KETTERING ALTER VS. MARION-FRANKLIN AT FAIRMONT, 8PM: DAYTON DUNBAR VS. CINCINNATI HUGHES.
TIGER WOODS WINS HIS 2ND PGA GOLF TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR LAST WEEKEND IN DORAL, FLORIDA. WE’RE ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT, THE 1ST MAJOR OF THE YEAR, APRIL 11-14TH!
OHIO STATE’S FOOTBALL TEAM HAVING SPRING PRACTICE RIGHT NOW, AND LAST FRIDAY THE BUCKEYES HELD THEIR ANNUAL NFL PRO DAY, WHERE A DOZEN PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JONATHAN HANKINS, SHOWCASED THEIR SKILLS BEFORE AROUND 40 NFL SCOUTS REPRESENTING ABOUT 28 NFL TEAMS, SAYS OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM.
