A COUPLE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THOUGH THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY…IT WILL OCCUR OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME WHICH WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS. WHAT A COLD DAY WE ARE HAVING! WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE WEATHER INFORMATION IN A FEW MINUTES!
CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY IS MAKING CHANGES TO ITS BIBLE MINOR EFFECTIVE IN THE FALL OF 2013. THE BIBLE MINOR IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THE CHANGE BEING MADE WILL IMPACT INCOMING STUDENTS AS WELL AS CURRENT FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR STUDENTS. DR. CHRIS MILLER, BIBLICAL AND MINISTRY STUDIES CHAIR AND SENIOR PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES SAID THE REVISIONS WERE MADE TO IMPROVE HOW THEOLOGY IS TAUGHT AND MAXIMIZE TEACHING OUTCOMES BY IMPROVING THE SEQUENCING BETWEEN COURSES. BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2013, THE BIBLE MINOR WILL CONSIST OF FIVE TIGHTLY SEQUENCED THREE-HOUR COURSES FOR A TOTAL OF 15 CREDIT HOURS. THE SEQUENCE WILL BEGIN WITH A SPIRITUAL FORMATION COURSE, THEN OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND FINISH WITH TWO THEOLOGY COURSES. MILLER SHARED, “WE WANT THE BIBLE MINOR TO BE A CENTRAL POINT FOR CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY”, AND THAT, THEY WERE “SIMPLY TRYING TO TAILOR A BIBLE MINOR THAT FITS WITH OUR SEMESTERS SO STUDENTS CAN EFFICIENTLY ACCOMPLISH IT AND AT THE SAME TIME, CREATE A BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVE BIBLE MINOR…”
THIS SUNDAY IS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY…A HUGE DAY FOR FOOTBALL FANS AS THE SAN FRANCISCO 49’ERS AND THE BALTIMORE RAVENS MEET! THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE MIAMI VALLEY, WILL PLACE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ON ROADWAYS DURING SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. THE FOCUS OF ENFORCEMENT WILL BE IMPAIRED OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SPEEDING VIOLATIONS AND SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT. IN CLARK COUNTY THE SHERIFF SAYS, DEPUTIES WILL ENFORCE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.
AND…AS WE THINK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT…THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE DIVISION HAS LOST A MEMBER OF THEIR DEPARTMENT. RAMBO, A K-9 OFFICER, PASSED AWAY FROM COMPLICATIONS DUE TO CANCER. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TRAINER, OFFICER FREDENDALL, WILL MISS THEIR PARTNER IN FINDING DRUGS AND CATCHING CRIMINALS.
SEVERAL CRASHES OCCURRED IN THE MIAMI VALLEY YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 7:30, A PROPERTY DAMAGE CRASH OCCURRED ON I75 SOUTHBOUND AT THE EDWIN C. MOSES BLVD EXIT AND THERE WAS ALSO ONE AT I75S AT US 35W. CLARK COUNTY HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE MORNING WITH SEVERAL REPORTED ON U.S. 68 NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. A ROLLOVER CRASH OCCURRED ON DAYTON XENIA ROAD NEAR KIL-KARE SPEEDWAY IN GREENE COUNTY AROUND 5:45 YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS SLIDE-OFFS REPORTED ON OHIO 4 AROUND OLD MILL ROAD NEAR SPRINGFIELD. EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED TO A SIX VEHICLE CRASH ON NORTHBOUND I-75 NEAR VANDALIA WHICH INVOLVED FOUR SEMIS AND TWO PASSENGER VEHICLES. AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WITH MORE SNOW COMING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL TRAVELING…AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT!
TAXES…OH YES…IT IS TAX TIME… FOR MANY OF US PREPARING TAXES CAN BE A REAL BURDEN…AND A DOWN-RIGHT PAIN! AARP VOLUNTEERS ARE READY TO HELP, PROVIDING FREE ASSISTANCE FOR MODERATE- TO LOW-INCOME OHIOANS IN FILING THEIR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX RETURNS. AARP TAX-AIDE VOLUNTEER BRUCE GELSINGER SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 1500 VOLUNTEERS STATEWIDE, WHO COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND RECEIVE TRAINING EACH YEAR. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.AARP.ORG/TAXAIDE OR CALL TOLL-FREE: 1/888/227-7669. . GELSINGER SAYS THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1968 AND HAS GROWN SUSTANTIALLY OVER THE YEARS. HE SAYS THE VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING THOSE IN NEED. THERE ARE MORE THAN 300 STAFFED SITES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO.
AARP TAX-AIDE WILL BE AT THE MAIN CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCH IN THE GAIER ROOM, 201 S. FOUNTAIN AVENUE IN SPRINGFIELD ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING FEBRUARY 6TH FROM 10AM-2PM. THEY WILL ALSO BE AT THE ENON BRANCH IN THE MEETING ROOM, 209 EAST MAIN STREET ON MONDAY, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 4TH FROM NOON-5PM.
THE PRESIDENTS OF CENTRAL STATE AND WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITIES HAVE SIGNED A FORMAL AGREEMENT TO ALLOW CSU STUDENTS TO WORK TOWARD A BACHELOR’S AND A MASTER’S DEGREE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS THE LATEST IN NEW PARTNERSHIPS CREATED TO AVOID DUPLICATION AMONG SCHOOLS WHILE INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. WRIGHT STATE PRESIDENT DAVID HOPKINS SAID, “LINKING OUR TWO UNIVERSITIES WILL CREATE A NEW PATH TO SUCCESS FOR MANY STUDENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE STRONG ACADEMICS OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS. “ HOPKINS CONTINUED, “THE NEW COLLABORATION IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER LIKE NEVER BEFORE TO PRODUCE A MORE TALENTED, EDUCATED WORKFORCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR REGION AND THE STATE OF OHIO.” TO QUALIFY, A CENTRAL STATE STUDENT MUST EARN A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0. THE NEWS SUN REPORTS THAT CENTRAL STATE ALSO HAS A NEW AGREEMENT FOR CLARK STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO CENTRAL STATE.
THE GLOBAL IMPACT STEM ACADEMY, OHIO’S FIRST INDUSTRY-BASED REGIONAL STEM SCHOOL WILL BRING IN A FORMER SPRINGFIELD EDUCATOR TO SERVE AS THE SCHOOL’S INTERIM DIRECTOR. CARL J. BERG, A 43-YEAR VETERAN OF OHIO SCHOOLS WILL SERVE THROUGH JUNE. THE GLOBAL IMPACT SCHOOL IS A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH-FOCUSED AGRICULTURAL BIO-SCIENCE SCHOOL. IT WAS PROPOSED BY STATE SENATOR CHRIS WIDENER AND BACKED BY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND COLUMBUS-BASED NON-PROFIT BATELLE. IT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY AND CLARK STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND WILL EVENTUALLY SERVE 7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN CLARK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. ONE IN SEVEN OHIO JOBS ARE IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THE BOARD OF THE SCHOOL WILL CONTINUE A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT DIRECTOR AND OTHER STAFF POSITIONS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DeWINE HAS ISSUED A SCAM ALERT FOR BUSINESSES. HE SAYS BUSINESSES SHOULD BE WARY IF THEY RECEIVE EMAILS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, OR FTC. THE FTC STATES THAT SCAMMERS HAVE SENT THOUSANDS OF THE PHONEY EMAILS THAT APPEAR TO BE FROM THE COMMISSION CLAIMING THAT CONSUMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEIR BUSINESSES. DeWINE STATED, “JUST AS SCAMS TARGETING CITIZENS ARE UNACCEPTABLE, SO ARE THOSE THAT AIM TO HARM OHIO BUSINESSES.” HE SAID, “EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE INFORMED AND ALERT TO PREVENT THEMSELVES FROM BECOMING VICTIMS.” BUSINESSES SHOULD NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN UNEXPECTED OR SUSPICIOUS EMAILS. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCAM CAN BE FOUND ON-LINE AT: WWW.BUSINESS.FTC.GOV . IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF A SCAM, YOU CAN REPORT IT AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S WEBSITE AT: WWW.OHIOATTORNEYGENERAL.GOV OR CALL TOLL-FREE 1/800-282-0515.
COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 9 DEGREES BUT WIND CH ILL VALUES CAN BE FELT AS LOW AS -5. WE HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF SNOW OVERNIGHT…BUT WE HAVE A 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1-3 INCHES EXPECTED, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HIGHS WILL REACH 25 DEGREES ON SATURDAY, 27 FOR SUNDAY. SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW IS ALSO IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
