IN HONOR OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL HUMAN TRAFFICKNG AWARENESS DAY, GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH JOINED OHIO REP. TERESA FEDOR AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN APPLAUDING EFFORTS BY VOLUNTEERS, HUMAN SERVICES LEADERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHERS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PLEDGED HIS ADMINISTRATION’S HELP TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY WAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH. IN THE GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION HE SAID, “IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY TO ROOT OUT EVIL WHERE IT EXISTS AND PROTECT AND DEFEND THE INNOCENT FROM THOSE WHO WOULD PREY ON THEM.”
THE NEW YEAR’S DAY CINCINNATI HOUSE FIRE HAS CLAIMED ITS SECOND VICTIM. 20 YEAR OLD ELLEN GARNER, A 2010 GRADUATE OF TIPPECANOE HIGH SCHOOL AND STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, DIED THIS MORNING FROM HER INJURIES. 21 YEAR OLD CHAD KOHLS, A 2009 GRAD OF CENTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, DIED ON JANUARY 7TH. BOTH WERE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. KOHLS WAS MAJORING IN MARKETING AND GARNER IN DESIGN. TEN PEOPLE WERE IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE AND ALL WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASLEEP WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. SIX WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AND FOUR WERE RESCUED. KOHLS AND GARNER WERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THAT HOUSE. THE FIRE HAS BEEN RULED ACCIDENTAL AND WAS CAUSED BY A SPACE HEATER PLACED TOO CLOSE TO BEDDING.
FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO FIGHT A HOUSE FIRE IN BELLEFTONAINE SUNDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE 6:30. EXTRA FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO BE CALLED IN. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISED BUT RESIDENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE HOME WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE WHICH IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.
A LOCAL VETERINARIAN IS BEING HONORED BY BEING INDUCTED INTO THE OHIO MILITARY HALL OF FAME. THE INDUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN A CEREMONY AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE ON MAY 3RD. DR. MAURY DOCTON A CONSULTING ANIMAL SURGEON FOR THE SPRINGFIELD ANIMAL HOSPITAL WAS A NAVY SEAL SERVING IN VIETNAM. THE MILITARY HALL OF FAME EXPLICITLY HONORS BATTLEFIELD HEROISM AND ALL NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN AWARDED A MEDAL FOR VALOR. DOCTON HAS BEEN AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS AND A PURPLE HEART. THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWS SUN STATES THAT THE DOCTOR GRADUATED FROM XENIA HIGH SCHOOL AND VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE AS A SEAL IN THE VIETNAM WAR. HE WAS A 1969 GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE WAR, HE WENT ON TO STUDY VETERINARY SCIENCE AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. CONGRATULATIONS…AND THANK YOU TO DR. MAURY DOCTON!
THE CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING TO A COLD 21 DEGREES! TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL PEAK AT 34 DEGREES WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE. WE SHOULD HAVE SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL WITH HIGHS NEAR 38 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS EACH NIGHT DIP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20’S. IT’S LOOKING LIKE SUNSHINE ALL WEEK LONG WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30’S…EXCEPT FOR SATURDAY WHEN WE SEE OUR WARMEST DAY FOR THIS WEEK…HIGHS THEN WILL BE AT 43 DEGREES.
