IT’S 12:20 AND TIME FOR NEWS ON WEEC.

ENJOY TODAY’S SUNSHINE!!  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THAT THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO SEE THE SUN SHINE FOR THIS WEEK, BECAUSE RAIN IS FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY!  HIGHS TODAY WILL REACH 58 DEGREES.  RAIN SHOWERS COME INTO THE AREA, BEGINNING AROUND 8:00 TONIGHT, WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 44.  TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 50’S, WITH LOWS EACH NIGHT IN THE MID 40’S.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY ON THURSDAY AS WELL.  TEMPERATURES COOL SOME FOR THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS NEAR 50 FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND LOWS DROPPING INTO THE MID 30’S.

THE INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN VALUES WANTS TO HONOR MARRIAGES OF THE GREATEST GENERATION.  EMILY LUSCHIN, AFFILIATE SCHOLAR WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN VALUES SAYS, “WE WANT TO PRESERVE STORIES FROM YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY OF MARRIAGES THAT BEGAN IN THE 1940’S AND 50’S.  MANY OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WROTE LOVE LETTERS TO EACH OTHER DURING WORLD WAR II.  IN THAT SAME SPIRIT, WE INVITE MEMBERS OF THE GREATEST GENERATION TO WRITE A LOVE LETTER TO THEIR SWEETHEART TODAY.”  SHE WENT ON TO ASK, “WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT LOVE AND LIFE?  WHAT WERE THE SURPRISES, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF MARRIED LIFE?  WHAT WAS THE SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS?  WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PASS ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION?  IN SHORT, WHAT IS YOUR STORY?”   LUSCHIN SAYS LETTERS WILL BE KEPT ANONYMOUS AND MAY BE SHARED IN A PUBLICATION.  PLEASE SEND LETTERS TO:  THE INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN VALUES, ATTN:  EMILY LUSCHIN, 1841 BROADWAY, SUITE 211, NEW YORK, NY 10023…OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TO:  http://mce_host/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

OHIO GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND WILL SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING THE OHIO COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS TODAY AT MOMENTUM 2010 – THE OHIO WOMEN’S SUMMIT.  THIS COUNCIL WILL WORK TO ADVANCE THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE.  THE COUNCIL WILL MEET QUARTERLY AND INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT WHO WILL WORK ON A POLICY THAT RESPONDS TO ISSUES THAT HAVE A DISTINCT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.  MOMENTUM 2010 INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN TO NETWORK, LEARN, FOSTER COLLABORATIONS, AND COME TOGETHER ON WOMEN’S POLICY PRIORITIES.

A 22 YEAR OLD MIDDLETOWN MAN FLED THE SCENE AFTER THE CAR HE WAS DRIVING HIT A GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED ON NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 75 JUST NORTH OF OHIO 73 JUST BEFORE 2AM THIS MORNING.  THE LEBANON POST OF THE OHIO STATE PATROL SAID A 22 YEAR OLD MAN HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND’S VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, BUT HE FLED THE SCENE.  BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT THE LEFT LANE OF NORTHBOUND I-75 AT THE PENNYROYAL OVERPASS, ONE MILE NORTH OF OHIO 73, WAS CLOSED THIS MORNING AND IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN AT 1PM TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS.

INTERMITTENT SINGLE LANE CLOSURES WILL BE IN EFFECT ON I-75 NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 25-A IN TROY AND THE MIAMI-SHELBY COUNTY LINE.  THE CLOSURES BEGAN THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 3PM ON WEDNESDAY. THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE REPAIRS TO GUARDRAILS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THAT SECTION OF INTERSTATE 75.  LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO MONITOR TRAFFIC FLOW.
 
THE QUARTERLY PRAYER GATHERING FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AND ITS SUBURBS IS SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH, FROM 9AM-12:30PM.  PARTICIPANTS WILL PRAY IN GROUPS FOR THESE SEVEN AREAS OF INFLUENCE:  ARTS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, EDUCATION, FAMILY, GOVERNMENT, MILITARY, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THE PRAYER GATHERING TAKES PLACE AT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 5970 GODOWN ROAD IN COLUMBUS.  FOR  MORE DETAILS CALL:  614-793-9163 BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM WEEKDAYS.  THE GOAL OF THE COLUMBUS PRAYER GATHERING IS TO PRAY FOR THE CITY AND THE NATION, AND IS INTER-DENOMINATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL.

FOR MORE NEWS WITH A DIFFERENCE ON WEEC…TUNE IN AT 5:28 TONIGHT AND SPORTS NEWS IS ON AT 5:58.   FOR NOW THOUGH…IT’S ON TO FARM NEWS!

IT’S TIME FOR OUR LIVESTOCK REPORT -  DIRECT FROM UNITED PRODUCERS, INC.

RESULTS FROM HILLSBORO AND CRESTON:

HOGS:
  MARKET HOGS:  12.50-52.00
  LIGHT:  49.00-52.00
  HEAVY:  12.50-48.00

SOWS:
  LIGHT:  10.00-38.00
  HEAVY:  38.50-45.25

CATTLE:
  CHOICE STEERS:  84.00-90.00
  CHOICE HEIFERS:  82.00-85.00
  SELECT STEERS:  75.00-82.00
  SELECT HEIFERS:  70.00-80.00

THANKS FOR CHOOSING WEEC FOR NEWS! 

THIS IS THE WEEKEND TO CHANGE OUR CLOCKS AGAIN AND MOVE THEM FORWARD ONE HOUR!  MOST PEOPLE WILL MOVE THEIR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR BEFORE BED SATURDAY NIGHT…BUT WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS…CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS AS WELL!!  THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE SUGGEST CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN SMOKE DETECTORS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR…AND A GOOD TIME TO REMEMBER TO DO THAT IS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!!  SO…REMEMBER TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS…AND…MOVE YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR THIS WEEKEND!!

RAIN IS IN THE WEATHER FORECAST BEGINNING TONIGHT AFTER 8PM…AND THAT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK!  LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 44…AND LOWS EACH NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL DROP INTO THE MID 40’S.  HIGHS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES…GETTING A LITTLE COOLER ON THE WEEKEND, ALONG WITH RAIN!

IT’S 5:31 AT WEEC!!

WEEC NEWS - MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010 - 12:20PM & 5:28PM

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO NEWS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WEEC!! 

WE HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF SUNSHINE BEFORE RAIN COMES INTO THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY AND WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK!  THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH SHOULD BE SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 49 DEGREES.  CLOUDS COME IN TONIGHT, WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 33.  WE HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON TUESDAY, BUT THAT PROBABLY GOES UP TUESDAY NIGHT.  RAIN IS THEN PREDICTED THROUGH SUNDAY…WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.  HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL PEAK IN THE MID 50’S, GOING UP TO 60 ON THURSDAY.  LOWS WILL BE PRETTY CONSISTENT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…DROPPING INTO THE MID 40’S.

HCJB GLOBAL, A CHRISTIAN RADIO NETWORK OPERATING IN CHILE, IS HELPING KEEP LISTENERS UP-TO-DATE WITH SITUATIONS THROUGH THE COUNTRY THAT CONTINUES TO FEEL AFTERSHOCKS FROM THE 8.8 STRENGTH EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT CHILE EARLY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27.  THEY ARE STRIVING TO ENCOURAGE THE LISTENERS TOO THROUGH THE LOVE OF CHRIST.  HCJB GLOBAL RADIO PARTNER BROADCASTS VIA 35 AFFILIATES ACROSS CHILE.  SINCE 1931, HCJB GLOBAL’S PASSION HAS BEEN TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST, MINISTERING IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES.  THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS AND HEALTHCARE PATIENTS ARE MEETING JESUS, AND LOCAL BELIEVERS ARE BEING TRAINED AS MISSIONARIES, PASTORS, BROADCASTERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

COMPASSIONATE, GENEROUS, GIVING, COMMITTED----IF THESE WORDS BEST DESCRIBE YOU, COMMUNITY MERCY HOSPICE ENCOURAGES YOU TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER…HELPING CLARK AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH PATIENT CARE, PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP, DELIVERING SUPPLIES, ASSISTING AT THE COMMUNITY MERCY HOSPICE OFFICE, VOLUNTEERING WITHIN YOUR CHURCH AND ON-CALL PATIENT CARE.  VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 9AM-3PM , MARCH 25 & 26, AT THE HOSPICE OFFICE, 444 W. HARDING ROAD IN SPRINGFIELD.  FOR INFORMATION CALL 937/390-9665.

NO ONE WAS HURT SATURDAY AFTER A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE CARRYING TWO PEOPLE HIT A SNOWBANK BEFORE A RUNWAY AT GRIMES FIELD IN URBANA, BREAKING OFF THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE PLANE AS IT LANDED.  THE PIPER CHEROKEE WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT AND APPARENTLY CAME DOWN TOO EARLY, ACCORDING TO THE SPRINGFIELD POST OF THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.  THE PLANE SKIDDED A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER THE WHEEL COLLAPSED, BUT DID NOT OVERTURN.

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN A TRAGIC BARN FIRE AT THE WARREN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS…MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRE KILLED TWO MEN AND MORE THAN 40 HORSES.  ACCORDING TO THE REPORT IN THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS, FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WAITING TO FIND THE IDENTITIES OF THE TWO BODIES FOUND IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DECEMBER 5TH FIRE, ALTHOUGH AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THEY KNOW W HO THE MEN ARE.  SHANE CARTMILL, SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, SAID DETAILS COULD NOT YET BE RELEASED, BUT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS.  CARTMILL SAYS DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR INVESTIGATION.

U.S. SENATOR GEORGE VOINOVICH IS HOLDING THE ANNUAL FARM FORUM TODAY WITH STATE FARM LEADERS TO DISCUSS OHIO’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.  SENATOR VOINOVICH WILL LISTEN TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AND WHAT SOLUTIONS THESE LEADERS RECOMMEND TO ASSIST OHIO FARMERS.  THIS IS THE TENTH ANNUAL FARM FORUM BEING HELD AT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN REYNOLDSBURG.

MORE FARM NEWS COMING UP ON WEEC!!

IT’S TIME FOR OUR LIVESTOCK REPORT -  DIRECT FROM UNITED PRODUCERS, INC.

RESULTS FROM OHIO MARKETS:

HOGS:
  MARKET HOGS:  34.00-56.50
  LIGHT:  38.00-64.00
  HEAVY:  30.00-51.00

SOWS:
  LIGHT:  20.00-54.25
  HEAVY:  46.00-59.00

CATTLE:
  CHOICE STEERS:  74.00-96.00
  CHOICE HEIFERS:  82.00-93.75
  SELECT STEERS:  74.00-83.75
  SELECT HEIFERS:  72.00-82.00

SHEEP & LAMBS:
  CHOICE WOOLS:  111.00-118.00
  CHOICE CLIPS:  114.00-116.00
  FEEDER LAMBS:  153.00-163.00
  AGED SLAUGHTER SHEEP:  42.00-76.00

IT’S 5:28 AND TIME FOR NEWS ON WEEC.   

THE SPRINGFIELD PAPER AND ITS PARENT COMPANY, PENDA PUBLISHING, EXPERIENCED A YEAR OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.  IN THEIR REPORT, THEY SAY THAT NEW PUBLICATIONS WERE LAUNCHED, THE COMPANY MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION, AND THE SPRINGFIELD PAPER CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF BEING IN PRINT.  DAVID REEVES, PUBLISHER, PASTOR, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHILADELPHIA MINISTRIES, THE PARENT COMPANY OF PENDA PUBLISHING, SAID, “WE FEEL BLESSED TO WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US (OVER THE LAST YEAR),”  PENDA PUBLISHING IS NOW HOUSED IN THE KISSELL CENTER BUILDING ON WARDER STREET, NEAR WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY.  PENDA PUBLISHING ALSO LAUNCHED TWO OTHER PUBLICATIONS THIS PAST YEAR:  THE OUTLOOK OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY AND THE FAIRBORN PAPER.   THESE TWO NEWSPAPERS, ALONG WITH THE SPRINGFIELD PAPER, SERVING CLARK COUNTY, ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE “GOOD NEWS” IN THE AREAS THEY SERVE.  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPRINGFIELD PAPER GO ON-LINE TO:  WWW.THESPRINGFIELDPAPER.COM .

THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN IS IN THE WEATHER FORECAST THROUGH THIS WHOLE WEEK FROM TOMORROW LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY!  TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 56 – 61 FOR HIGHS, WITH LOWS AROUND 44 DEGREES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHTS.  TONIGHT’S LOW WILL STILL BE COLD THOUGH, DROPPING TO 32 DEGREES!

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO NEWS ON WEEC!  MORE NEWS, WEATHER, FARM NEWS AND SPORTS DURING JOY IN THE MORNING, WEEKDAY MORNINGS FROM 6-8AM!

WEEC NEWS - 3-8-10:

2 HOUR SCHOOL DELAYS:  ARCANUM-BUTLER, FRANKLIN MONROE, NEWTON.

Governor Applauds Rural Broadband Investments in Ohio
ARRA to Fund Three Projects to Expand Broadband Infrastructure, Access

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland  applauds three Ohio broadband projects that will receive more than $9.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act loans and grants to expand broadband access to rural Ohioans.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces the awards,  part of a total $254.6 million investment in 22 broadband infrastructure projects nationwide.

The projects will give rural residents access to improved economic and educational opportunities.

“We are grateful to the Obama administration for their commitment to broadband expansion across the country. These projects will give our rural communities more resources to link people to businesses, educational opportunities, and each other,” Strickland said. “As our economy becomes more and more technologically-driven, it is important that we keep our rural communities connected. Broadband is a necessary investment for helping rural economies grow and attracting businesses and jobs to these areas.”

According to USDA, Congress has authorized $2.5 billion in Recovery Act funding to assist applicants to bring broadband services to rural communities who are not served or underserved. To date, $895.6 million in ARRA resources has been provided to support 55 broadband projects in 29 states or territories.

Funding for the projects is being provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

         Wabash Mutual Telephone Co.: Fort Recovery Area FTTH Project; $2,201,042 loan and $2,174,787 grant. The funding will provide an optical fiber network in the region that allows digital television and high-speed Internet using fiber optics deployed directly to the premises.

        Intelliwave: The Athens, Fairfield, and Pickaway County Ohio Rural Broadband Initiative Project; $1,162,599 loan and $1,116,997 grant. The funding will provide affordable wireless broadband and VoIP phone service to underserved rural Ohio communities in Athens, Fairfield, and Pickaway counties.

        Benton Ridge Telephone Co.: The Broadband Expansion Project - Benton Ridge; $1,611,124 loan and $1,547,942 grant. The funding will provide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) in the Benton Ridge exchange of South Central Ohio, including dedicated fiber optic connections for each customer.

Connect Ohio, a nonprofit, technology-neutral, public-private partnership that was established by Strickland’s Broadband Ohio initiative, assisted these awardees by providing assistance with localized technology plans, maps and research to enable broadband expansion across the state.

WEEC SPORTS - 3-8-10:

COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL:  WRIGHT STATE 69 DETROIT 50, THE RAIDERS WILL PLAY AT BUTLER AT 9PM TUESDAY FOR THE HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP!  EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY 85 WILMINGTON 71, THE QUAKERS GO 1-1 IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA OVER THE WEEKEND, ENDING THE MOST SUCCESSFULL MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON IN SCHOOL HISTORY, AND THE GREAT CAREER OF FORMER WEST LIBERTY-SALEM STAR TYLER LEDFORD.

WOOSTER 87 WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER 78

MICHIGAN STATE 64 MICHIGAN 48, THE SPARTANS, PURDUE 64 PENN STATE 60, AND OHIO STATE WITH A 3 WAY SHARE OF THE BIG TEN MENS REGULAR SEASON TITLE!  THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STARTS THURSDAY IN INDIANAPOLIS.  ALSO, LOUISVILLE 78 NO. 1 SYRACUSE 68.

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL:  OHIO STATE'S LADY BUCKEYES WIN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, EDGING IOWA 66-64, JANTEL LAVENDER WITH 35 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS IN THE WIN!

NBA:  MILWAUKEE 92 CLEVELAND 85, THE CAVS PLAYED IN WISCONSIN WITHOUT LEBRON JAMES, WHO WAS RESTED.

7PM TONIGHT:  SAN ANTONIO AT CLEVELAND

NHL:  SAN JOSE 2 COLUMBUS 1

10:30PM TONIGHT:  COLUMBUS AT LOS ANGELES

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN COLUMBUS. . .THE BEAT GOES ON FOR THE GRAHAM FALCONS WRESTLING TEAM, THEY WIN THEIR 10TH STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DIVISION 2.  SIX STATE CHAMPIONS, ONE FEWER THAN THEIR STATE RECORD 7 LAST YEAR, YET THE SECOND MOST EVER, THOSE WINNING TITLES ARE MAX THOMUSSEIT, RYAN TAYLOR, ISAAC JORDAN, HUSTON EVANS, FRESHMAN BO JORDAN, AND FELIPE MARTINEZ, WHO DEFEATED KENTON RIDGE'S TUCKER ARMSTRONG IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT 140 POUNDS, ARMSTRONG WITH A FINE RUNNER-UP FINISH!  GRAHAM WITH 223 TOTAL POINTS, MUCH MORE THAN RUNNER-UP OAK HARBOR WITH 78 1/2 POINTS!  THE FALCONS CONSIDERED BY MANY THE NATION'S NO. 1 WRESTLING TEAM!
IN DIV. 3 TROY CHRISTIAN FINISHES 5TH AS A TEAM, WHILE WEST JEFFERSON IS 4TH, IN DIV. 1 MARYSVILLE FINISHES 4TH AS A TEAM.  CONGRAGULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WEEC LISTENING AREA WRESTLERS WHO WENT TO STATE ON A GREAT SEASON!!

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINALS:  GRAHAM 58 TIPPECANOE 50, NORTHMONT 40 SPRINGFIELD 39, SHAWNEE 52 KENTON RIDGE 41, FORT LORAMIE 59 MECHANICSBURG 25, FRANKLIN MONROE 50 YELLOW SPRINGS 47.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINAL:  SOUTHEASTERN 62 DEGRAFF RIVERSIDE 58.

FORT LORAMIE 61 COVINGTON 26, DAYTON CHAMINADE JULIENNE 56 KENTON RIDGE 51 2OTS, CINCINNATI INDIAN HILL 63 TIPPECANOE 44, ENDING TIPP'S GREAT YEAR!

WEEC NEWS - FRIDAY, MARCH 05, 2010 - 12:20PM & 5:28PM

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO NEWS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WEEC!! 

IT’S LOOKING LIKE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND…AT LEAST UNTIL SUNDAY!  SATURDAY SHOULD BE SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 44 DEGREES, BUT SUNDAY BRINGS THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS…MAINLY AFTER 4PM.  TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK NEAR 46 ON SUNDAY, WITH LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND 33.  LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 18 DEGREES…THEN 25 ON SATURDAY OVERNIGHT.  SUNNY SKIES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 37.

THE RESULTS OF A RECENT YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY SUPPORT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT ARE WORKING TO AFFECT CHANGE IN AREAS SUCH AS OBESITY RATES, SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS AND THE OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG TEENS IN THE CLARK COUNTY AREA. THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN NINE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SPRING OF 2009.  THIS WAS AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY, GATHERING RESULTS FROM A SAMPLE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, USING THE METHOD PRESCRIBED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.  COMPILATION OF RESULTS SHOWED THAT 51.3% OF CLARK COUNTY YOUTH SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 47.8%.  16% SAID THEY HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ATTEMPTING SUICIDE, AND 32.7% OF CLARK COUNTY STUDENTS ARE OVERWEIGHT…OR AT THE RISK FOR BEING OVERWEIGHT.  KEVIN ASTON, EPIDEMIOLOGIST FOR THE CLARK COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT, SAID THAT…”THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE LOCAL DATA ABOUT OUR TEEN POPULATION IS VALUABLE FOR PRIORITIZING CONCERNS AND TARGETING LIMITED RESOURCES.”

THE SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY IS OFFERING HOME BUYER AID TO HELP FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.  THE HOUSING AUTHORITY RECEIVED $125,000 TO AID QUALIFIED BUYERS AS PART OF THE $20 MILLION FEDERAL HOPE VI GRANT TO RAZE AND REBUILD LINCOLN PARK.  HOPE VI ADMINISTRATOR, DANIELLE MULLIGAN, SAID THE GRANT IS ABOUT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.  SHE SAID IN AN ARTICLE IN THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN, “WE’VE ADDRESSED THE RENTAL COMPONENT WITH THE REVITALIZED NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE ALSO THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE BE ABLE TO INVEST THEIR OWN DOLLARS IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF HOMEOWNERSHIP.”  FIRST-TIME BUYERS MUST MEET INCOME GUIDELINES, QUALIFY FOR A 30-YEAR FIXED-RATE LOAN AND BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN $1,000.  FOR MORE INFORMATION LEAVE A MESSAGE AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 937/325-7331, EXTENSION 213.

A NEW WEBSITE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO BETTER ASSIST OHIOANS SEEKING FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE.  IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO HELP OHIOANS MORE EASILY NAVIGATE AND OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE STATE’S FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PROGRAM.  THAT ENHANCED WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE AT:  WWW.SAVETHEDREAM.OHIO.GOV .  THE WEBSITE GROUPS INFORMATION IN A USER-FRIENDLY FORMAT, UNDER SPECIFIC CATEGORIES, SUCH AS:  HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS, FORECLOSURE COUNSELORS AND ATTORNEYS, FAMILIES RECOVERING FROM FORECLOSURE, COMMUNITIES RECOVERING FROM FORECLOSURE AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.   THAT WEBSITE AGAIN IS:  WWW.SAVETHEDREAM.OHIO.GOV.

A FAIRBORN FIRE CHIEF MAY HAVE SAVED A HOUSE AND A LIFE WHEN HE SAW SMOKE RISING FROM A HOME ON EAST MAIN STREET IN FAIRBORN THURSDAY ACCORDING TO THE FAIRBORN DAILY HERALD.  FIRE BATTALION CHIEF DENNIS McCOY CALLED THE FIRE IN JUST AFTER 10AM AND FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO KICK IN THE DOOR TO REMOVE A LADY WHO WAS SLEEPING AND HAD NO IDEA HER HOUSE WAS ON FIRE IN THE OTHER DUPLEX.  THE HOME’S OWNER, MIKE FOY, SAID THAT BECAUSE CHIEF McCOY SAW THE SMOKE…HE PROBABLY SAVED THE WOMAN’S LIFE…AND PREVENTED THE HOME FROM BURNING TO THE GROUND.

STUDENTS AT GREENON HIGH SCHOOL IN CLARK COUNTY HAD “DRIVE YOUR TRACTOR TO SCHOOL” TODAY.  THE SCHOOL IS IN A RURAL PART OF CLARK COUNTY.  TWO STUDENTS WHO DIDN’T HAVE A TRACTOR, DID SOMETHING ELSE!  STEVE SLAUGHTER’S DAUGHTER WAS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS! STEVE'S DAUGHTER, STEFANIE, AND HER FRIEND, TIFFANY, RODE THEIR HORSE, IRISH, TO GREENON HIGH SCHOOL!  IT CAUSE QUITE A STIR WITH THE STUDENTS, BUT THE AG TEACHER HAD GIVEN HIS APPROVAL AND A STALL HAD BEEN PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME!  I HAVE TO ADMIT…IT’S ONE WAY TO SAVE GAS!!

MORE NEWS WITH A DIFFERENCE TO COME ON WEEC TONIGHT AT 5:28!  

IT’S TIME FOR OUR LIVESTOCK REPORT -  DIRECT FROM UNITED PRODUCERS, INC.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS FROM BYCYRUS:

HOGS:
  MARKET HOGS:  51.00-56.50
  LIGHT:  38.00-42.00
  HEAVY:  49.00-51.00

SOWS:
  LIGHT:  47.00-51.50
  HEAVY:  51.00-57.00

CATTLE:
  CHOICE STEERS:  84.00-96.00
  CHOICE HEIFERS:  83.00-93.75
  SELECT STEERS:  79.00-83.75
  SELECT HEIFERS:  77.00-82.00

SHEEP & LAMBS:
  CHOICE WOOLS:  111.00-118.00
  CHOICE CLIPS:  114.00-116.00
  AGED SLAUGHTER SHEEP:  42.00-52.00

IT’S 5:28 AND TIME FOR NEWS ON WEEC. 

SUNSHINE IS IN THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS REACHING 44 DEGREES.  LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 18…25 ON SATURDAY OVERNIGHT.  WE COULD SEE RAIN SHOWERS ON SUNDAY…MAINLY AFTER 4PM WITH HIGHS PEAKING NEAR 46.  RAIN CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND LOWS WILL DROP TO 33.  SUNSHINE COMES BACK TO THE AREA FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD AND PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED BY BUILDING AND RENOVATING HOUSES.  THEIR GOAL?  TO PROVIDE DECENT HOUSES IN COMMUNITIES IN WHICH GOD’S PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND GROW INTO ALL THAT GOD INTENDED.  HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ALSO RUNS THE CLARK COUNTY HABITAT ReSTORE LOCATED AT 14. E. NORTH STREET IN SPRINGFIELD.   HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CAN USE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD HOUSES, OR TO WORK IN THE ReSTORE….FOR INFORMATION GO ON-LINE TO:  WWW.HABITAT.ORG , AND ENTER YOUR ZIPCODE FOR THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ORGANIZATION IN YOUR AREA.

THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE MIAMI VALLEY IS WARNING CASH-STRAPPED FAMILIES TO BEWARE OF SOME ONLINE PAYDAY LENDERS CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES OR CAPS ON INTEREST RATES.  JOHN NORTH, BBB PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAYS THAT “DESPERATE TIMES ARE LEADING PEOPLE TO THE INTERNET TO APPLY FOR PAYDAY LOANS AND MANY ARE FALLING DEEPER INTO DEBT AFTER GETTING TANGLED UP WITH LENDERS WHO HAVE ZERO REGARD FOR THE LAW.”  HE WENT ON, “UNLIKE PAYDAY LOANS YOU MIGHT GET FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES, ONLINE PAYDAY LOANS REQUIRE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS, AND AS A RESULT, BORROWERS ARE AT LENDERS’ MERCY WHEN MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED IS WITHDRAWN FROM ACCOUNTS.”  HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ---SAYING THEY HAD SIGNED UP FOR ONE-TIME PAYDAY LOANS – WHICH WERE DEPOSITED INTO THEIR ACCOUNTS, TO BE PAID OFF IN TWO WEEKS.  HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS THAT THEY MADE WENT TOWARD PAYING OFF RECURRING FINANCE CHARGES AND NEVER TOWARD PRINCIPALS.  MANY REPORTED PAYING TWO TO THREE TIMES WHAT THE ORIGINAL LOAN AMOUNTS WERE FOR.  CHECK THINGS OUT WITH YOUR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU BY CALLING 1/800/776-5301 OR YOU CAN GO ON-LINE TO  WWW.BBB.ORG .

A NEW FEDERAL POVERTY STANDARD COULD HELP MORE STRUGGLING OHIOANS GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO GET BY.  THE SUPPLEMENTAL POVERTY MEASURE WILL SOON USE NEW DATA AND METHODS TO UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES.  BARBARA TURPIN WITH THE CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND IN OHIO SAYS THE CURRENT POVERTY MEASURE IS DECADES OLD, AND DOESN’T REFLECT REALITY.  THE CURRENT POVERTY LEVEL IN OHIO IS ABOUT $22,000 A YEAR FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.  TURPIN SAYS THIS MEASURE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FOR FAMILIES TO GET SERVICES THEY NEED.  TURPIN SAYS THAT ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS LIVING IN POVERTY IN OHIO.

CARING ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES IN OUR LISTENING AREA…WE ARE WEEC!!