WE HAD SOME SEVERE WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEK WITH LOTS OF SNOW. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER THAT HAPPENS IN THE SPRING? THIS WEEK IS SPRING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. SPRING SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDES DAMAGING WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES SAID LT. GOVERNOR AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DIRECTOR MARY TAYLOR. TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME AWARE OF THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE STATE OF OHIO HAS DECLARED THIS WEEK THROUGH MARCH 9TH, SPRING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. BEGINNING TODAY WE WILL START A SERIES WITH TIPS FROM THE LT. GOVERNOR. TODAY WE COVER ADVANCE INSURANCE PLANNING TIPS, WITH TOMORROW’S FOCUS ON POST STORM RECOVERY AND INSURANCE; AND AFTER THAT WE’LL EXAMINE TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID CONTRACTOR FRAUD.
TO PLAN AHEAD WITH INSURANCE BE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND THAT DEDUCTIBLES ARE REASONABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS. DAMAGE CAUSED BY RAIN, HAIL, LIGHTNING AND TORNADOES ARE GENERALLY COVERED BY A STANDARD HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY AND AN AUTO INSURANCE POLICY’S “COMPREHENSIVE” OR “OTHER THAN COLLISION” COVERAGE. TAYLOR SAYS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FLOOD INSURANCE CALL TOLL FREE TO THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AT 1/888/379-9531. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT: WWW.FLOODSMART.GOV . THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS HAS A HOME INVENTORY APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FROM i-TUNES OR GOOGLEPLAY. A PAPER VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.INSURANCE.OHIO.GOV . BE SURE TO INCLUDE ANY DETAILS AND TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR POSSESSIONS TOO. TOMORROW WE WILL LOOK AT POST STORM RECOVERY AND INSURANCE TIPS.
WITH SO MANY SCHOOLS CLOSED WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF THE STORM, FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CLARK AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES HAVE USED THEIR FIFTH CALAMITY DAY. THEY INCLUDE CLARK-SHAWNEE, TECUMSEH, SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTHWESTERN. STATE LAW ALLOWS FOR FIVE CANCELLATIONS BEFORE SCHOOLS HAVE TO MAKE UP DAYS OR USE A “BLIZZARD BAG”. WHAT IS A BLIZZARD BAG? IT IS SCHOOL WORK THAT IS ONLINE OR SENT HOME IN PACKETS TO BE COMPLETED TO MAKE UP THE CALAMITY OR SNOW DAY. LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS SAID THEY DON’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW MANY DAYS THE DISTRICT HAS USED WHEN THEY DECIDE TO CLOSE SCHOOL. INSTEAD, THEY DRIVE ON THE ROADS, TALK TO EACH OTHER AND REACH A DECISION BASED ON STUDENT SAFETY. NORTHEASTERN LOCAL SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED FIVE TIMES THIS YEAR AND SUPERINTENDENT LOU KRAMER SAID HE STARTS DRIVING THE ROADS AT 4:30AM SO A DECISION CAN BE MADE BEFORE 6AM.
ANOTHER RESULT OF THE STORM WAS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE MIAMI VALLEY. ABOUT 2500 DAYTON, POWER & LIGHT CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR A TIME WHEN THE STORM HIT THE REGION. AS OF 1:30 THIS MORNING ANY REMAINING CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER, FOUND THEIR LIGHTS BACK ON. POWER FAILURES WERE REPORTED IN GREENE, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE, WARREN AND CLINTON COUNTIES.
OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED WAS IN ENON THIS MORNING TO PRESENT A COMMENDATION FOR THE EXPANSION OF SEEPEX, INC. LAST YEAR THE PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMP MANUFACTURER BUILT AN $8 MILLION, 50,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO ITS FACILITY AND CREATED 38 JOBS. THE EXPANSION ALLOWS THE ENON BRANCH OF THE GERMAN-BASED BUSINESS TO DO 90 PERCENT OF THE COMPANY’S MANUFACTURING, WHERE PREVIOUSLY THE FACILITY ONLY DID 20 PERCENT.
THE SPRINGFIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE IS EXPECTING TO HAVE TO CUT 50 FULL-TIME JOBS LATER THIS YEAR. STATEWIDE THE OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD COULD LOSE AT LEAST 104 JOBS. THE 178TH FIGHTER WING WILL FIND 47 INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE POSITIONS ELIMINATED, BUT THIS IS UNRELATED TO SEQUESTRATION BUT RATHER COMES FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED ON JANUARY 2ND. COL. GREGORY SCHNULO, COMMANDER OF THE 178TH FIGHTER WING, SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THESE CUTS WERE COMING. THE JOBS COULD BE CUT BY OCTOBER ACCORDING TO NEWS SOURCES.
BY THE WAY…DO YOU KNOW WHY THE CHICKENS WERE IN THE ROAD? IT WAS BECAUSE A SEMI HAULING THOUSANDS OF CHICKENS WENT INTO A DITCH AND OVERTURNED JUST AFTER 2PM IN DARKE COUNTY WEDNESDAY ON PETERS ROAD. A DARKE COUNTY DEPUTY SAID THE SEMI WENT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND WENT OVER THE SIDE OF A DROP OFF. FORTUNATELY…THE CHICKENS WERE CONTAINED IN CRATES AND ONLY THREE GOT LOOSE BUT WERE CAUGHT QUICKLY! THE CHICKENS ARE NOW ON THEIR WAY TO ONTARIO, CANADA ABOARD ANOTHER SEMI!
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE GREATER DAYTON AREA IS WARNING CONSUMERS ABOUT LOCKSMITH COMPANIES THAT CLAIM TO BE LOCALLY BASED, BUT ARE ACTUALLY OUT-OF-STATE CALL CENTERS EMPLOYING UNTRAINED SUBCONTRACTERS WHO CHARGE HIGH RATES FOR THEIR SERVICES. JOHN NORTH, DAYTON BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAID THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WHO FOUND LOCKSMITHS FROM ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE INTERNET. UNLIKE BARBERS, PAWN SHOPS AND MANY OTHER BUSINESSES, THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARTICLE SAID LOCKSMITHS ARE NOT REGULATED IN OHIO AND LICENSING IS NOT REQUIRED. NORTH SAID TO BE CAREFUL WHEN HIRING A COMPANY TO DEAL WITH SECURITY AT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WEBSITE: WWW.DAYTON.BBB.ORG .
THE SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNER OF ITS THIRD ANNUAL MUSIC EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. JAMES TEMPLETON IS AN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR NORTHEASTERN LOCAL SCHOOLS KENTON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ORCHESTRA’S CONCERT AT THE CLARK STATE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH AT 8PM. UNDER TEMPLETON, THE KENTON RIDGE MARCHING BAND HAS GROWN FROM 28 STUDENTS TO OVER 140 AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE IN 2012…ONE OF ONLY 11 BANDS CHOSEN NATIONWIDE. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. TEMPLETON!
WANT TO SEE SOME PIRATES? YOU CAN IF YOU GO TO THE NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM TONIGHT, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7:00! NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL WILL PRESENT THE MUSICAL “THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE” EACH OF THESE EVENINGS! THIS GILBERT AND SULLIVAN CLASSIC FEATURES COMEDY AND GREAT SINGING! TICKETS ARE $8 FOR ADULTS AND $6 FOR STUDENTS AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF SNOW OUT THERE, BUT ROADWAYS FOR THE MOST PART ARE CLEAR NOW. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE COULD SEE A FEW SNOW FLURRIES TONIGHT, BUT JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO A COLD 18 DEGREES. THE SUN COMES OUT AGAIN FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM EACH DAY. FRIDAY’S HIGHS WILL PEAK AT 36 DEGREES, GOING UP TO 51 ON SATURDAY, THEN 56 FOR SUNDAY! OVERNIGHT LOWS BEGIN A WARMUP TREND TOO, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 27, 37 FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN 42 FOR SUNDAY OVERNIGHT. WE WILL PROBABLY SEE RAIN COME INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
