BLUSTERY WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON…BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET. WILL THERE BE MORE SNOW? WE’LL TELL YOU THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
A SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP APARTMENT COMPLEX HAD A WALL COLLAPSE LATE LAST NIGHT JUST AFTER 11PM AND THEY BELIEVE THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN THE HIGH WINDS. RESIDENTS FIRST THOUGHT A CAR HAD CRASHED INTO THEIR APARTMENT. WINDS WERE RECORDED GUSTING TO 54 MPH AT WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE AND AT 59 MPH IN WILMINGTON AROUND 11:10 LAST NIGHT.
YESTERDAY ON OUR 12:20 NEWS WE SHARED ABOUT THE FAIRBORN HIGH GRADUATE WHO WAS INJURED IN AN INCIDENT IN AFGHANISTAN. 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA S. MADDOCK DIED SUNDAY AT LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A U.S. MILITARY HOSPITAL IN GERMANY. SHE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN MID-JANUARY AS A FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE WITH COLORADO SPRINGS-BASED INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS. SHE GRADUATED FROM FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL IN 2003 AND FROM WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2009. MADDOCK WAS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND LEAVES A BROTHER, JIMMY, A STUDENT AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY.
CLARK COUNTY WILL HOLD ITS FOURTH JOB FAIR IN TWO YEARS IN MARCH. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE GREATER SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HOST THE JOB FAIR IN THE HOLLENBECK BAYLEY CONFERENCE CENTER FROM 3-7PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH. OFFICIALS USE “OHIO MEANS JOBS” A STATE-RUN WEBSITE THAT PULLS JOB LINKS TO JOB POSTINGS IN THE STATE TO SEE HOW MANY JOBS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. THE NEWS SUN REPORTS THAT AS OF WEDNESDAY, THERE ARE 9,046 OPEN POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN A 30-MILE RADIUS OF SPRINGFIELD. AMY DONAHOE, DIRECTOR OF HIRING AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES FOR THE GREATER SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LEHAN PETERS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES OF CLARK COUNTY AND WORKPLUS ONE-STOP CENTER, SAY THEY HAVE HAD AN INCREASE OF COMPANIES WHO CALL IN NEED OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES. IN PAST JOB FAIRS, BETWEEN 32 AND 38 EMPLOYERS ATTENDED LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES. THIS MARCH, THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE EMPLOYERS AND PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, NECESSITATING THE MOVE TO THE HOLLENBECK BAYLEY CENTER.
JOBS WITH THE MOST ON LINE POSTINGS LAST YEAR INCLUDED COMMERCIAL TRUCKERS, REGISTERED NURSES, RETAIL SALES WORKERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, RETAIL MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS. OTHER PROFESSIONS INCLUDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS IN OHIO.
IT LOOKS LIKE FAIRBORN IS GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST PUBLIC COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL APPROVED VECTREN ENERGY DELIVER OF OHIO’S REQUEST TO BUILD A PUBLIC CNG FUELING STATION AT 1135 E. DAYTON-YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD. VECTREN OPERATES A CNG STATION AT THE SAME SITE TO SERVE ITS OWN PRIVATE SIX-VEHICLE FLEET, BUT WILL NOW BE EXPANDING IT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. THE FAIRBORN CNG STATION WILL BE ONLY THE 13TH PUBLIC ONE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. THEY ARE EXPECTING TO OPEN THE STATION AS EARLY AS THIS SUMMER.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS FROM ALL CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE “COLLEGE CREDIT OPTIONS” INFORMATIONAL SESSION SCHEDULED THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 6-7:30 IN THE MEDIA CENTER OF SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO BEGIN COLLEGE LEVEL WORK AND EARN COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, ADVANCED PLACEMENT, COLLEGE PROFICIENCY TESTING, DUAL CREDIT, AND POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED ON HOW STUDENTS CAN ADVANCE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES TO ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY AND TIME FOR COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING, CREDIT FLEX AND SUMMER SCHOOL. AGAIN…THAT’S THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, FROM 6-7:30PM AT THE MEDIA CENTER AT SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE IS APPROACHING FOR ANYONE WHO RECEIVES SOCIAL SECURITY, SSI PAYMENTS, OR VETERANS’ BENEFITS BY MAIL. TO SAVE MONEY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO MAKE ALL OF ITS PAYMENTS ELECTRONICALLY. THAT MEANS A DIRECT DEPOSIT INTO A BANK ACCOUNT, OR ONTO A DEBIT CARD. CRISTINA MARTIN FIRVIDA WITH AARP SAYS WHILE IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET IT DONE, THEY WILL STILL RECEIVE THEIR BENEFIT IN MARCH. SHE SAYS A BANK OR CREDIT UNION CAN HELP ARRANGE FOR DIRECT DEPOSITS OR A DEBIT CARD. FIRVIDA SAYS YOU CAN MAKE THE CHANGE ONLINE AT” WWW.GODIRECT.ORG“ OR BY CALLING THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TOLL-FREE AT 1/800/333-1795. AARP ALSO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT MAKING THE TRANSITION AT ITS WEBSITE: WWW.AARP.ORG .
WE HAVE A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND IT WILL STILL BE WINDY WITH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 31 MPH AND LOWS DIPPING TO A COLD 14 DEGREES. BUT…WITH THOSE WINDS, IT WILL MAKE FOR WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 26 DEGREES AND WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS -3. WE’LL HAVE SOME SUNSHINE FOR WEDNESDAY AND FOR THURSDAY, WITH THURSDAY’S HIGHS COMING IN AT 31 DEGREES. 15 DEGREES WILL BE THE LOW OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A 90 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF SNOW, FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER REPORT IS A LITTLE BETTER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 42 DEGREES AND SUNNY SKIES.
