ELECTION DAY IS FAST APPROACHING…NOVEMBER 6TH! IN OHIO, VOTERS HAVE BEEN CASTING EARLY BALLOTS FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. MATT McCLELLAN WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS SO FAR THE ELECTIONS PROCESS IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ELECTION LEADERS HAVE WORKED TO MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM IS ACCESSIBLE, FAIR AND SECURE. OHIOANS CAN VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL OR IN PERSON WEEKDAYS FROM 8AM-7PM UNTIL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1ST. THERE WILL BE EARLY VOTING THE WEEKEND BEFORE ELECTION DAY WITH HOURS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD FROM 8AM-2PM , SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4TH FROM 1-5PM AND ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH FROM 8AM-2PM. ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID INCLUDE A CURRENT AND VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE, MILITARY ID, UTILITY BILL, BANK STATEMENT OR PAYCHECK. ABOUT 7.9 MILLION OHIOANS ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO VOTE ACCORDING TO McCLELLAN. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.SOS.STATE.OH.US . YOUR WEEC STRONG TOWER TEAM WILL COVER THE ELECTIONS FOR YOU THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH ANCHORED BY KEVIN LANTZ.
THE URBANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BROKE GROUND ON SUNDAY TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING FOR THEIR “WHEREHOUSE” FOOD PANTRY…AND THAT’S W-H-E-R-E HOUSE! THE CHURCH BEGAN THE PANTRY IN 2004 BUT AT THE END OF 2011 THE WHEREHOUSE FOUND ITSELF WITHOUT A HOME AFTER THE BUILDING WHERE IT HAD BEEN FOR SIX YEARS…RENT-FREE…WAS SOLD TO A NEW OWNER. TODAY THE WHEREHOUSE SERVES AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE A MONTH! THE NEW WHEREHOUSE WILL BE LOCATED AT 110 W. CHURCH STREET IN URBANA, ENABLING THE CHURCH AND OTHERS WHO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY TO “…CONTINUE SHARING GOD’S LOVE IN A VERY TANGIBLE WAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO NEED HELP THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES,” SHARED LEAD PASTOR AT THE URBANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, REV. JIM LILLIBRIDGE. HE SAYS, “THE WHEREHOUSE IS ONE IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE FULFILL JESUS’ GREAT COMPASSION FOUND IN MATTHEW 25.”
WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING COLDER THIS WEEKEND…OUR THOUGHTS MAY TURN TO SNOW! THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS TO WATCH OUT FOR OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS CLEARING SNOW FROM OHIO’S ROADS. WHEN IT SNOWS, THEY CAN EXPECT LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS BATTLING THE ELEMENTS, SOMETIMES FOR MANY DAYS, TO MAKE TRAVEL SAFE FOR ALL OF US! AN OFFICIAL WITH ODOT SAYS THAT SNOWPLOW TRUCKS ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIEKLY THAN TRUCKS IN OTHER STATES TO BE REAR-ENDED. THIS YEAR, ODOT’S SNOWPLOWS WILL HAVE GREEN LIGHTS BECAUSE GREEN IS SUPPOSED TO BE EASIER TO SEE IN BAD WEATHER. AS PEOPLE ADJUST TO DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THERE IS USUALLY AN INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS. BUT IF WE ARE ALL AWARE OF CONDITIONS AND DRIVE CAREFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE A DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS WHEN SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS COME OUR WAY.
THE OHIO POWER SITING BOARD WILL HOST A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:00 THURSDAY AT TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE $55 MILLION BUCKEYE WIND PROJECT IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. IF APPROVED THE PROJECT WOULD POTENTIALLY INSTALL MORE THAN 50 WIND TURBINES ACROSS 13,500 ACRES BETWEEN URBANA AND MECHANICSBURG IN ITS FIRST PHASE, ACCORDING TO THE NEWS-SUN ARTICLE. IF THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD AS PROPOSED, IT WOULD CREATE ABOUT 600 JOBS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND 38 PERMANENT JOBS, PROVIDING BETWEEN $840,000 AND $1.26 MILLION IN LOCAL ANNUAL TAX REVENUE ACCORDING TO A REPORT RELEASED BY THE STATE. A TOTAL OF 100 TURBINES COULD BE BUILT ACROSS SIX TOWNSHIPS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY AS THE PROJECT UNFOLDS. RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS, BUT ARE ASKED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS SO EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE AT TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH AT 6PM.
THE SUN SHOULD SHINE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES! HIGHS WILL HIT 78-79 DEGREES! THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 56. TEMPERATURES COOL ON FRIDAY, WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING 67 DEGREES. RAIN IS PROBABLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. GET READY FOR COLDER CONDITIONS AS HIGHS ON SUNDAY ONLY HIT 48 DEGREES AND OUR LOWS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVERNIGHT DROP INTO THE 30’S!!
