Today’s forecast shows mostly sunny with a high of 85
Mostly sunny day with a high of 85 and humidity around 70 percent. Light winds. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low near 62. Record high for today is 94 set in 1949.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2016
Page
2
Mostly sunny day with a high of 85 and humidity around 70 percent. Light winds. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low near 62. Record high for today is 94 set in 1949.
Severe storms felled trees and power lines across southwestern and central Ohio with thousands left without electricity. The Weather Service will investigate if a tornado touched down near Warren and Clinton counties as barns and farm equipment were damaged from Waynesville to Wilmington. No injuries reported as utilities race to restore power after outages exceeding 25,000 in central Ohio and scattered flooding.
Multiple tornadoes struck central Illinois damaging a gas station canopy and at least four homes near Pontiac. Emergency managers report minor injuries and a couple briefly trapped. A separate tornado touched down near Amboy and Earlville as storms swept across the region.
In Cleveland, a massive crowd estimated at up to 1.5 million packed streets for the Cavaliers victory parade. Fans cheered as LeBron James spoke on stage, reflecting on a historic comeback against the Warriors and the city’s long championship drought ending with a title town ethos.
Wymer and Rural Action collaborate to curb waste at Boogie on the Bricks on Court Street. Patrons may drink only within designated caution lines and on the bricks, with alcohol restricted to festival grounds. Donations support Athens summer tradition. more details available at boogieon thebricks.com.
In San Jose California ten year old Julian Brown uses autism glass a wearable device that records and analyzes faces in real time and signals the emotions shown. The facial recognition software from Stanford runs on Google Glass and is part of a Stanford study involving about 100 autistic children to test improved face reading.
Nick Rose shines in a game against the Xenia Scouts, going 1 for 3 with a home run, three RBIs and a walk as Randy Rose reflects on a lifelong father son bond through baseball. The Roses balance sport with academics, with Nick taking online summer classes from Columbus State.
Athens City Schools executives outline how high school and post secondary enrollment reduce class sizes and strain budgets. In 2014 2015 seventy five students took classes at OU or Hocking College, rising to over 135 in 2016 2017 with growth expected. University officials plan data driven studies to craft a long term plan for student success while protecting finances. The 2017 budget includes the Ohio Guarantee Signature Scholarship and student success initiatives.
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