COMMUNITIES IN OHIO ARE JOINING OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN A NATIONAL “LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL OBSERVANCE.” THE ANNUAL EVENT EMPHASIZES THE VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER ASSOCIATION, ALLISON WALLACE, SAYS IN OHIO, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE HELD IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST KEEP KIDS OUT OF TROUBLE AFTER THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS. WALLACE SAYS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT INDICATES STUDENTS WHO ATTEND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO IMPROVE THEIR GRADES, TEST SCORES AND OVERALL ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR. OVER 70 “LIGHTS ON” EVENTS, INCLUDING OPEN HOUSES AND PARTIES, ARE BEING HELD THROUGHOUT OHIO. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.OHIOAFTERSCHOOLNETWORK.ORG .
HUNDREDS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY STUDENTS ATTENDED AN EXPO FOCUSED ON MANUFACTURING JOBS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT URBANA UNIVERSITY. BUSINESSES SHOWCASED THEIR PRODUCTS AND THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT THE FREE “MADE IN CHAMPAIGN BUSINESS EXPO”. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY’S BIG BUSINESS REMAINS IN MANUFACTURING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM AREA MANUFACTURERS AND MEMBERS OF THE MANUFACTURING COUNCIL IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SAID ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST NEEDS IS QUALIFIED WORKERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING, YOU CAN CONTACT THE CHAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY & EMPLOYMENT CENTER AT 937/484-1581.
CEDARVILLE AND URBANA UNIVERSITIES ARE JOINING OHIO’S ONLINE TUTORING NETWORK THAT OFFERS STUDENTS FREE HELP IN WRITING, MATH AND SCIENCE. FORTY-TWO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STATEWIDE HAVE JOINED THE OHIO ETUTORING COLLABORATIVE THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH TRAINED TUTORS. ALL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN OHIO WERE INVITED TO JOIN THIS YEAR AT NO COST BY THE OHIO BOARD OF REGENTS ALTHOUGH SCHOOLS DO PAY FOR THE TUTORS. STUDENTS CAN CHAT LIVE WITH A TUTOR, SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON PAPER ASSIGNMENTS. TUTORS ARE GENERALLY AVAILABLE FROM 9AM-11PM DAILY. OTHER LOCAL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INCLUDE CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, CLARK STATE, EDISON AND SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WILL PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK WHICH RUNS OCTOBER 22ND THROUGH OCTOBER 26TH. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS “I SEE THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER SEES ME!” REMINDING CHILDREN TO LOOK BOTH WAYS AND WAIT FOR THE GO AHEAD FROM THE BUS DRIVER BEFORE CROSSING THE ROADWAY. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, TROOPERS ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO WILL BE HIGHLY VISIBLE, ENFORCING THE LAW IN AND AROUND SCHOOL ZONES AND FOLLOWING SCHOOL BUSES ON THEIR DAILY ROUTES. IN ADDITION, TROOPERS MAY RIDE ON SCHOOL BUSES LOOKING FOR MOTORISTS PASSING THE STOPPED SCHOOL BUS AND OTHER CRASH-CAUSING VIOLATIONS. THE GREATEST RISK TO CHILDREN OCCURS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL BUS, AS INJURIES AND FATALITIES RESULT FROM MOTORISTS WHO ATTEMPT TO PASS A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS. OHIO LAW REQUIRES MOTORISTS APPROACHING FROM EITHER DIRECTION OF A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS TO STOP AT LEAST TEN FEET FROM A BUS LOADING OR UNLOADING PASSENGERS. IF A SCHOOL BUS IS STOPPED ON A ROAD DIVIDED INTO FOUR OR MORE LANES, ONLY TRAFFIC DRIVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE BUS MUST STOP.
DEPUTY JOHNNY LEMEN OF THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT! ONLY FOUR OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE SELECTED FOR THIS AWARD. HE WILL BE HONORED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE DOWNTOWN LOCATION IN SPRINGFIELD. DEPUTY LEMEN STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF IN FEBRUARY OF 2001. HE IS ASSIGNED TO THE UNIFORM PATROL DIVISION AS THE BETHEL TOWNSHIP DEPUTY.
DURING SEVERAL OF OUR NEWSCASTS THIS WEEK WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT CYBER SAFETY. OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH AND ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DeWINE URGES ALL OHIOANS TO BE PROACTIVE IN PROTECTING THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. TODAY WE WANT TO SHARE SOME TIPS FOR KEEP YOUTH SAFE ON-LINE.
1) REMIND CHILDREN THAT ANYTHING SENT BY WAY OF THE INTERNET OR A CELL PHONE CAN BE RECOVERED OR FORWARDED. CERTAIN INAPPROPRIATE IMAGES CAN BE REASON FOR SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, LOSS OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS OR EVEN CRIMINAL CHARGES IN SOME CASES.
2) IF CHILDREN RECEIVE INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL ON THEIR PHONES OR IN EMAILS, THEY SHOULD NOT DELETE IT AND THEY SHOULD TELL A TRUSTED ADULT.
3) REMIND CHILDREN TO NEVER SEND PERSONAL INFORMATION TO STRANGERS OR AGREE TO PERSONALLY MEET SOMEONE THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON-LINE.
4) REPORT WHEN CHILDREN ARE BEING CYBERBULLIED AND APPROACHED BY POTENTIAL PREDATORS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, CELL PHONE AND INTERNET PROVIDERS AND TO THE WEBSITE: WWW.CYBERTIPLINE.COM .
IF YOU LOOK IN DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE ABOUT A DOZEN SCARECROWS! THEY ARE PART OF PROJECT JERICHO’S “PROJECT SCARE-A-CROW” WHICH GIVES SOME LOCAL FAMILIES WORKING WITH JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES OF CLARK COUNTY AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND USE THEIR CREATIVITY FOR A COMMUNITY EVENT! IN THE NEWS SUN ARTICLE, KAYLA SNIDER, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST FOR PROJECT JERICHO, SAID THE EVENT IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THEY ARE USING CHARACTERS FROM MOVIES. THE SCARECROWS ARE NEAR THE FOUNTAINS AT THE SPRINGFIELD CITY HALL PLAZA. THE PUBLIC CAN VOTE ON THE BEST SCARECROWS THROUGH SATURDAY. A MOVIE NIGHT WILL BE HELD AT 7PM SATURDAY, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND BLANKETS TO THE CITY HALL PLAZA AND ENJOY THE FILM “DESPICABLE ME”, ALONG WITH ENJOYING POPCORN AND PRIZES! THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THAT TIME. THE WORK OF PROJECT JERICHO IS SUMMARIZED WITH THIS QUOTE FROM ONE OF THE FAMILIES, “THE ONE THING WE LOVE THE MOST IN OUR FREE TIME AND WHAT BRINGS US CLOSER TOGETHER ARE THESE PROJECTS THAT PROJECT JERICHO ARRANGES. THEY MAKE IT TO WHERE OUR FAMILY WORKS TOGETHER AND MAKES SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL COME OUT OF IT.”
TEEN DRIVERS REMAIN ONE OF OHIO’S MOST AT RISK GROUPS WHEN IT COMES TO BEING INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES. TEEN DRIVERS WERE AT FAULT IN 10% OF ALL FATAL CRASHES FROM 2009-2011. IN AUGUST OF 2012, THE STATE PATROL PARTNERED WITH THE OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO LAUNCH A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES ABOUT THE DANGERS NEW-DRIVERS FACE. THE “YOU ARE IN CONTROL” PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DECISION MAKING AND REMINDS STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE IN CONTROL WHEN BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE PATROL WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND THROUGH TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. THEY REMIND TEEN DRIVERS TO PLAN AHEAD WHEN TRAVELLING TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR ACTIVITIES TO AVOID RUSHING…AND REMEMBER THAT SAFETY BELTS DO SAVE LIVES! MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IN THE CAR IS BUCKLED UP!
DAYTON POLICE NEED THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE DRIVER OF A MEDIUM SIZE GRAY OR SILVER CAR THAT STRUCK AND KILLED A WOMAN SUNDAY AS SHE WAS STANDING ON NORTH MAIN STREET AROUND 8:10PM. THE DRIVER WAS HEADED NORTH WHEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY CHANGED LANES AND STRUCK A FORD EXPLORER THAT HAD STOPPED FOR THE PEDESTRIAN. THE DRIVER OF THE GRAY OR SILVER CAR THEN STRUCK THE WOMAN IN THE 2600 BLOCK OF NORTH MAIN AND DID NOT STOP. THAT WOMAN DIED WEDNESDAY AT MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL DAYTON OFFICER JONATHAN SEITER AT 937/333-1359. DURING WEEKENDS AND OFF HOURS PLEASE CALL THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGIONAL DISPATCH CENTER AT 937/225-4357.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND BUT KEEP THE UMBRELLAS HANDY BECAUSE WE EXPECT AN 80 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF RAIN TONIGHT AND IT WILL BE WINDY WITH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. LOWS WILL DROP TO 41 DEGREES. SATURDAY BRINGS A 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WITH HIGHS NEAR 54. IT WILL GET COLD SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOWS DIP TO 38 DEGREES, BUT THEN THINGS BEGIN TO WARM SOME, WITH SUNDAY’S TEMPERATURES AT 65 DEGREES FOR HIGHS AND 48 FOR LOWS. SUNSHINE IS IN THE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH MID WEEK.
