Icicles danger and cost prompt insurance cautions
icicles from eaves pose risk and expense as melting begins insurance agencies report busy phones and warn homeowners about coverage gaps basic homeowners policy often excludes ice and water damage and roof collapses while broader Nos 2 3 4 policies may cover certain contingencies and protections for awnings carports and patio covers are noted with required ground support
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Agee
Agee Insurance
Agee
Sheckler
Weather talk and safety notes blur local issues
Residents discuss weather impacts from icicles and snow while departments cope with rescues and hydrant clearing. Homeowners face ice dangers on sidewalks and shoveling to prevent injuries, and a Middletown court report lists an incorrect address for Ralph D. Crihfield on Waite Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph D. Crihfield
Middletown
Friday's
Waite Street
Crihfield
Sewer Woes Persist As City Cleans Snow Choked Streets
Streets and Sewers Supervisor Bob Back said crews worked downtown during off hours to haul snow to Smith Park, with rain forecast possibly hampering openings as ice blocks many storm sewers. Public Service Director Richard Goecke noted efforts to balance costs and progress while garbage pickup resumes behind homes. city edges toward reopening intakes and preparing salt stock, with about 300 tons on hand and a 1000 ton delivery expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Back
Smith Park
Public Service
Richard Goecke
Goecke
County data system bid dispute hits county board
Hamilton county faces a heated clash as Computer Systems and Services Inc led by J Wayne Moore accuses the data processing board of favoring Sabre Systems in a bid dispute. Moore claims Sabre’s bid was non responsive and questions a local official’s influence while Auditor James Tilton defends the board and asserts Sabre best meets county needs amid cost concerns.
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Lolly Wissing
Hamilton
County Data Processing Board
Dayton
J. Wayne Moore
Computer Systems and Services Inc
Springfield
Sabre Systems of
Data Processing Boards
Sabre
Moore
Buller County
Ment
Data Processing Board
Siemel
Butler County
James Tilton
Ohio
Tilton
Longtime educators recall snow days of past eras
In Middletown and surrounding areas, veteran teachers remember when snow rarely closed schools. They contrast walking to school in the past with today’s bus system, larger districts, and heavier traffic. Several recall blizzards and floods affecting openings, and one 92 year old former social studies teacher notes never missing school for weather.
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Mabel
Eldridge
Middletown High School
Snow
Middletown
John F. Winkelman
Winkelman
Preble County Historical Society Meeting Rescheduled
The annual Preble County Historical Society meeting was postponed from yesterday and rescheduled for February 26 at 2 p.m. at Brace Elementary School on St. Clair Street. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for paying membership dues and viewing exhibits.
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Baton
Prebie County Historical Society
Brace Elementary School
St. Clair Street
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Dobrozsi Insurance
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Bill Shera
Franklin
Franklin Golf Club
Michigan
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Hine
Lymouth
Esther Anstaett
Clermont County
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Mabel Eldridge
Preble
Harry
Norris Insurance
N. Verity
Williams
aRael
Y. Bie
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NEMA
CSA
DENNY
First Avenue
Grimes Street
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