WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE TOPS IN THE NEWS TODAY ON THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH! A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:00 TONIGHT WITH WINDS, NORTHWEST 30-40 MPH GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE HIGH WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES!
MANY FLIGHTS TO EASTERN STATES OUT OF DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE. FLIGHT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.DAYTONAIRPORT.COM .
A RALLY PLANNED FOR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GOV. MITT ROMNEY WAS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN TODAY…THEN IT WAS CANCELLED…BUT NOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN! CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS CANCELLED A NUMBER OF OTHER RALLIES BECAUSE OF HURRICANE SANDY, BUT THE EVENT AT TRENT ARENA IS BACK ON, BUT WOULD FOCUS ON DISASTER RELIEF. TRENT ARENA IS LOCATED IN KETTERING AT 3301 SHROYER ROAD. FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED EARLY AT 1:45 PM. A CAMPAIGN SPOKESPERSON SAID, “GOVERNOR ROMNEY BELIEVES THIS IS A TIME FOR THE NATION AND ITS LEADERS TO COME TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON THOSE AMERICANS WHO ARE IN HARM’S WAY.” DOORS OPEN AT 1:00 AND THE RALLY WILL BEGIN AT 3:00. TICKETS ARE REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: WWW.ROMNEYOH.COM .
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS PLANNING A LATE-NIGHT RALLY IN SPRINGFIELD ON THURSDAY. TICKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK AT THE SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPLEX, 701 E. HOME ROAD. DOORS WILL OPEN FOR THE EVENT AT 9:30 THURSDAY NIGHT. ONE TICKET PER PERSON WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM NOON TO 9PM TODAY AT THREE LOCATIONS ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS: THE OBAMA FOR AMERICA OHIO OFFICE IN SPRINGFIELD AT 1214 N. BECHTLE AVENUE; CLARK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS, 1335 N. LIMESTONE STREET AND AT THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS, 111 S. MAIN STREET IN URBANA. IF ANY TICKETS REMAIN, THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WEDNESDAY FROM 9AM-9PM OR THURSDAY FROM 9AM-5PM.
LT. GOVERNOR AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DIRECTOR MARY TAYLOR SAID IF YOU HAVE SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM A STORM THAT YOU SHOULD CALL YOUR INSURANCE AGENT OR COMPANY AS SOON AS YOU CAN. TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IF PERMITTED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORITIES AND IF IT WILL NOT ENDANGER YOURSELF. CLOSELY INSPECT PROPERTY AND CARS FOR DAMAGE. NOTE AND PHOTOGRAPH ANY DAMAGE. IF REQUIRED TO SEEK TEMPORARY HOUSING, CHECK YOUR INSURANCE POLICY FOR “LOSS OF USE” COVERAGE. BE SURE EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED IN YOUR CLAIM AND BACK UP CLAIMS WITH WRITTEN ESTIMATES. A DEPARTMENT STORM RECOVERY TOOLKIT IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.INSURANCE.OHIO.GOV .
DR. WILLIAM E. BROWN, PRESIDENT OF CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY SINCE 2003 WILL BECOME THE NEXT CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY WHEN HE STEPS DOWN AS PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2013. AS CHANCELLOR, DR. BROWN WILL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE. THROUGHOUT DR. BROWN’S TENURE, THERE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY WITH SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. ALL RESIDENCE HALLS HAVE ALSO BEEN REMODELED. STUDENT ENROLLMENT INCREASED FROM 2,996 IN 2003 TO 3,386 THIS YEAR. MANY NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ADDED AS WELL, INCLUDING PHARMACY, INDUSTRIAL AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN, FORENSIC SCIENCE AND JOURNALISM. A PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SEEK THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY.
THE CHRISTIAN EMERGENCY NETWORK SAYS THAT HURRICANE SANDY PRESENTS SEVERAL THREATS THAT COULD CAUSE LARGE SCALE AND LONG-TERM DAMAGE. AS CHRISTIANS, WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THE LORD’S INTERVENTION WHILE PREPARING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OTHERS. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE LARGE SCALE SURGE COASTAL FLOODING AND A LARGE-SCALE POWER OUTAGE IS EXPECTED. A THIRD THREAT IS INLAND RAIN FLOODING. THE CHRISTIAN EMERGENCY NETWORK ASKS THAT WE PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD MINIMIZE THE STORM EFFECT, THAT LIVES WOULD BE SPARED AND THAT THE STORM WOULD MOVE QUICKLY TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS. THEY SAID, “BECOME THE LIGHT OF CHRIST ON YOUR BLOCK THROUGH PRAYER, LEADERSHIP AND SHARING AS POSSIBLE.”
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT OHIO MOTORISTS ARE HAVING FEWER COLLISIONS WITH DEER THIS FALL, BUT ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR THOSE KIND OF CRASHES TO INCREASE. RICK JASPER, ASSISTANT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR THE OH IO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE OFFICE THAT COVERS SOUTHWEST OHIO SAYS THE DEER GET INTO THEIR BREEDING PERIOD THIS TIME OF YEAR. PLUS HE SAYS DEER TEND TO MOVE MORE AS IT GETS COLDER. THE THREAT ALWAYS INCREASES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE YEAR. TRIPLE-A ASKS DRIVERS TO USE HIGH BEAMS WHEN POSSIBLE AND AVOID SWERVING. YOU SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY WATCHING AND SCANNING THE ROADWAYS TO WATCH FOR DEER. THERE WERE 1,955 CRASHES INVOLVING DEER IN BUTLER, CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, GREENE, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY AND WARREN COUNTIES IN 2011. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE FEWER CRASHES OCCURRING, STATE FARM INSURANCE SAYS THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. LT. ANNE RALSTON, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS, “DEER ARE UNPREDICTABLE. YOU THINK THEY MIGHT CONTINUE RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEY CAN DART INTO THE ROADWAY.” RICK JASPER SHARED THAT YOU NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AFTER SEEING A DEER, EVEN IF IT HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THE ROADWAY. HE SAYS, “USUALLY THE OLDER DEER GOES FIRST ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THE YOUNGER ONES WANT TO KEEP UP, SO THEY ARE RUSHING AFTER.” JASPER GAVE THIS ADVICE: “I WOULD SAY NOW THROUGH JANUARY, KEEP DEER IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND.”
16-23 MPH WINDS, GUSTING UP TO 38 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 36 DEGREES WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 30’S ALL WEEK. WE EXPECT RAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LESS THAN A TENTH INCH IS EXPECTED. RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS RISING TO 45 DEGREES.
