THE SNOWY CONDITIONS YESTERDAY CAUSED SOME HAVOC WITH TRAVELLING IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. THE ACCIDENTS BEGAN HAPPENING JUST BEFORE 4:00 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CRASH AT EASTBOUND 70 AND U.S. 68 WHEN A VEHICLE WENT INTO A WALL. BETWEEN 4 AND 4:15PM SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WERE REPORTED, ONE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, ONE ON INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN VANDALIA AND DOWNTOWN DAYTON AND SEVERAL SLIDE OFFS WERE REPORTED IN ENON ON EAST AND WESTBOUND I-70. ALSO A MALE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHEN HIS TRUCK STRUCK A POLE AT THE JUNCTION OF U.S. 127, STEPHENS ROAD AND SWISHERS MILL ROAD. THE DRIVER HAD TO BE EXTRICATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A MEDICAL HELICOPTER WAS CALLED BUT COULD NOT RESPOND BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A SPRINGFIELD WOMAN WAS KILLED AROUND 4:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HER FIANCE’ BRYAN HALL AND CHILDREN, A 3 MONTH OLD BOY AND A 3 YEAR OLD GIRL WERE INJURED. 20 YEAR OLD MIRADA MINIARZ WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT MERCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN URBANA. SHE WAS DRIVING IN MAD RIVER TOWNSHIP THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HITTING A GUARDRAIL. HALL AND THE TWO CHILDREN WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE AND RELEASED. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION ACCORDING TO SHERIFF MATTHEW MELVIN.
THERE WAS ALSO AN ACCIDENT REPORTED IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP IN CLARK COUNTY WHICH RESULTED IN TWO CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULT MALE DRIVER BEING TAKEN TO SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AFTER A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH AT BAKER ROAD AND ST. PARIS PIKE. THE DRIVER WHO HIT THEM SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF SNOW AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 5:30 PM. THEN AT 7:17 PM, TROTWOOD REPORTED A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON WOLF CREEK PIKE NEAR STRAWBERY COURT. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THAT CRASH AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
THIS MORNING AROUND 4:10 A VEHICLE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 JUST SOUTH OF NEEDMORE ROAD WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY, OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A FENCE ACCORDING TO THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT A SIGN AND ROLLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS, COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES NOT CONSIDERED LIFE-THREATENING.
PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELLING IN THESE WINTERY WEATHER CONDITIONS!
WRIGHT STATE SAYS IT WILL SAVE $35.8 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS BY GOING WITH AN EXTENSIVE PLAN TO REDUCE CAMPUS ENERGY CONSUMPTION, THEREBY MAKING MORE FUNDS AVAILABLE SO THE UNIVERSITY CAN TAKE CARE OF ITS GROWING LIST OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY WILL VOTE ON FEBRUARY 15TH TO APPROVE A $25.2 MILLION CONTRACT WITH ABM INDUSTRIES, INC. TO MODERNIZE HEATING AND COOLING PLANTS AT ITS FAIRBORN AND LAKE CAMPUSES. THE INVESTMENT SHOULD CUT CAMPUS ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY NEARLY 40 PERCENT.
THE EPA IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON SPRINGFIELD TO UPGRADE ITS WATER SEWER PLANT. CITY SERVICE DIRECTOR CHRIS MOORE SAID THE UPGRADES ARE NEEDED. THE 61 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS CALLED THE WET WEATHER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND CALLS FOR INSTALLING A HIGH RATE TREATMENT FACILITY THAT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE PLANT FROM 34 MILLION GALLONS A DAY TO 134 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. MOORE SAYS THE PLANT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE EXTRA WATER FROM SNOW MELT OR RAINFALL. THE OHIO EPA AND FEDERAL EPA HAVE MANDATED THAT THE CITY MAKE THE UPGRADES AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE COMING YEARS WHICH WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE MAD RIVER.
EMPTY BOWLS OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY WILL HOLD THEIR FUNDRAISER FOR THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CLARK, CHAMPAIGN AND LOGAN COUNTIES AT 5PM ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH AT THE URBANA UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER AND THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE $14,000. THE FIRST YEAR THAT EMPTY BOWLS HAD THEIR FUNDRAISER THEY RAISED MORE THAN $13,000 FOR THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. STUDENTS FROM URBANA UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS DESIGNED AND MADE ABOUT 700 BOWLS FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS HOW IT WORKS…COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTEND CAN PURCHASE A MEAL FOR $15, WHICH INCLUDES SOUP AND BREAD DONATED BY SEVERAL AREA RESTAURANTS. RESIDENTS GET TO KEEP THEIR BOWL AT THE END OF THE MEAL, SAID DAVE FAULKNER, A PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR FOR CHAMPAIGN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC, WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT. THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CLARK, CHAMPAIGN AND LOGAN COUNTIES PROVIDES AID TO AGENCIES INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, SHELTERS AND SOUP KITCHENS. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL 937/325-8715.
FEBRUARY 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH IS NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK AND MARRIAGE WORKS! OHIO HAS ISSUED A CHALLENGE TO ALL DAYTON/SPRINGFIELD AREA COUPLES! HERE IS THE CHALLENGE: PROVE TO YOUR SPOUSE, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SUSTAIN A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP BY PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE SELFLESS ROMANTIC DEED FOR YOUR PARTNER EVERY DAY OF NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK…WHICH AGAIN IS FEBRUARY 7TH – 14TH. THEY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE EACH DAY’S DEED MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN THE LAST DAY’S! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ACCEPTING THE NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK CHALLENGE YOU CAN DO SO AT: WWW.TRUSTMARRIAGE.COM . PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A RANDOM DRAWING TO WIN A DINNER FOR TWO AT THE SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE. DIRECTOR OF MARRIAGE WORKS! OHIO, GREG SCHUTTE SAYS, “IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS YOU DO OR DON’T DO EVERY DAY THAT STEER WHERE YOUR MARRIAGE IS HEADED.” MARRIAGE WORKS! OHIO EMPOWERS COUPLES BY TEACHING THEM THE TOOLS NEEDED TO KEEP THEIR RELATIONSHIP ON THE RIGHT TRACK BECAUSE HEALTHY FAMILIES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 937/262-7010.
LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WE FIND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SNOW THIS EVENING WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 21 DEGREES. SUNSHINE COMES BACK IN THE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS TO RISE TO 32 DEGREES AND LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 20. TEMPERATURES COULD ACTUALLY GET TO 44 DEGREES ON THURSDAY!
