TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. YOU MUST REGISTER BY 9:00 TONIGHT AND ALL BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICES WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THEN TO ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS. VOTERS MUST BRING PROPER IDENTIFICATION TO THE POLLS, SUCH AS A DRIVER’S LICENSE. THOSE WITHOUT PROPER ID WILL STILL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE USING A PROVISIONAL BALLOT.
A 21 YEAR OLD MAN IS DEAD IN MIAMI COUNTY AFTER AN EARLY-MORNING CRASH JUST NORTHEAST OF TROY. DEPUTIES SAID HIS CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, HIT SOME TREES AND THEN FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED ON IMPACT, DEPUTIES SAID. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS JOSHUA LIGHTLE OF TROY.
IN WARREN COUNTY, A SEARCH FOR A 17 YEAR OLD MALE IS CONTINUING. DEPUTIES SPENT NEARLY SIX HOURS, USING A HELICOPTER AND K-9’S, SEARCHING A WOODED AREA NEAR A BARN AT WARREN BUTLER AND NICKEL ROADS. THE YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A RUNAWAY.
EXPERTS SAY TRAUMA EXPERIENCED AT A YOUNG AGE CAN HAVE A LIFE-LONG IMPACT ON A CHILD’S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. MANY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES IN OHIO ARE WORKING TO BETTER SCREEN FOR THESE INCIDENTS. WHETHER IT’S PHYSICAL ABUSE, THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR ANOTHER DISTURBING EVENT, TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES CAN LEAVE A LASTING IMPRINT ON A CHILD’S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. IN OHIO, EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO BETTER HELP THOSE IMPACTED BY A TRAUMATIC EVENT. FRANKLIN COUNTY CHILDRENS SERVICES JUST RECEVED A FEDERAL GRANT WHICH THEIR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES KYTHRYN CARR HURD SAYS WILL ALLOW THEM TO BETTER IDENTIFY TRAUMA UPFRONT AND PUT THE RESOURCES IN PLACE TO TREAT VICTIMS. ***ONC – TRAUMA #1 (:14)*** THROUGH THE GRANT, THEY WILL EXAMINE WAYS TO BETTER SCREEN CHILDREN FOR TRAUMA AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES AND SERVICES WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THESE CHILDREN. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO CREATE A MODEL THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHER CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AN ESTIMATED 60 PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, AND IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IT’S 90 PERCENT.
OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH. RYAN FREED AND CAROLINE MASON HAVE BEEN FEATURING AREA PASTORS ON THEIR PROGRAM CIRCLE OF FRIENDS WHICH AIRS FROM 6-8AM, MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS, DURING THIS SPECIAL MONTH. MANY CHURCHES ARE ALSO DOING SPECIAL THINGS FOR THEIR PASTORS TO SHOW THEIR LOVE AND APPRECIATION. THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, AT 10:30AM, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1504 VILLA ROAD IN SPRINGFIELD, WILL HOLD A PACK-THE-PEWS EVENT, INVITING MEMBERS, FORMER MEMBERS AND ANYONE LOOKING FOR A FRIENDLY, LOVING CHURCH TO GATHER FOR A SPECIAL SERVICE CELEBRATING PASTOR APPRECIATION DAY FOR REV. WARREN BANKS, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE CHURCH FOR TWO YEARS, GIVING INSPIRATION AND GREAT BIBLE STUDIES! THERE WILL BE A DINNER AFTER AND ALL ARE INVITED.
THE 2012 ACCESS TO JUSTICE AWARDS GALA WILL BE HELD AT THE SCHUSTER CENTER IN DAYTON ON NOVEMBER 14TH AND WILL RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PROVIDED EXTRAORDINARY ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. JUDGE WALTER H. RICE, OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, WILL RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR HIS LONGTIME ADVOCACY FOR THE POOR AND HOMELESS. OTHER HONOREES INCLUDE, NANCY A. ROBERSON OF ROBERSON LAW, RECEIVING THE LLOYD O’HARA PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AWARD FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN REPRESENTING THE DISABLED AND MENTALLY ILL IN HER PRACTICE AND THROUGH PRO BONO AND PERSONAL TIME. TWO COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED: THE FIRST GOES TO JOHN (TIM) DONNELLAN, A LONGTIME DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP THAT PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME POVERTY, AND PATRICIA S. MEADOWS WHO RECENTLY RETIRED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE. THE COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD IS BEING GIVEN TO REACH OUT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
EVEN THOUGH MANY AREAS OF OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVE A PUMPKIN SHORTAGE, CLINTON COUNTY SAYS THE BERGEFURD’S PUMPKIN CROP IN WILMINGTON WILL BE PLENTIOUS! MARCIA BERGEFURD SAYS THAT IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FARM RAN ABOUT 15 INCHES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL THIS SEASON. THE FARM IS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON AT THE CORNER OF SOUTH U.S.68 AND STATE ROUTE 350 WEST.
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON’S OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY WILL CONDUCT ITS 11TH ANNUAL SMOKEOUT FROM 6-9PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 1515 FRERICKS WAY. THE DAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL FILL THE HOUSE WITH SMOKE AND GUIDE GUESTS ON THE BEST ROUTE TO ESCAPE AND OFFER TIPS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY. THEN ON THURSDAY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STAFF WILL CONDUCT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING SESSION FROM 11AM-2PM IN KENNEDY UNION PLAZA. PARTICIPANTS CAN PRACTICE EXTINGUISHING LIVE FIRES. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS ARE PART OF THE UNIVERSITY’S OBSERVANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, AND ARE HELD TO HELP STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF STAY SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. THE EVENTS ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE PURPLE RIBBONS IN THE TREES ON THE ESPLANADE IN DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD? THEY WILL BE THERE THROUGHOUT OCTOBER AS PART OF THE LOCAL OBSERVANCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. LAURA BAXTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH PROJECT WOMAN, SAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A BIG PROBLEM LOCALLY, POINTING OUT THAT SPRINGFIELD IS NUMBER 1 PER CAPITA FOR INTIMATE VIOLENCE CASES IN OHIO. BAXTER STRESSES IN THE NEWS SUN ARTICLE, THAT VIOLENCE “DOESN’T HAVE TO BE TOLERATED. THERE ARE OPTIONS.” THERE IS A 24 HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE THAT CAN BE CALLED FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 1/800/634-9893, PLUS AROUND-THE CLOCK SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS IN LOCAL HOSPITALS, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ALSO SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS.
MIDDAY CONNECTION FROM MOODY RADIO RECORDED A BROADCAST IN SPRINGFIELD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO! THAT PROGRAM WILL AIR AT 1PM TOMORROW AFTERNOON FEATURING HOSTS, MELINDA SCHMIDT AND ANITA LUSTREA, ALONG WITH GUESTS, SHELLEY LOPEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEHEMIAH FOUNDATION, AND MARLA TAVIANO, LOCAL AUTHOR! THAT’S 1PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON WEEC!!
THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 45 DEGREES, BUT IT WILL BE COLD AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES DIP TO 32 DEGREES. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY PEAK AT 55. WE SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THEN THE SUN COMES OUT AND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 61 DEGREES!
