Nursing home evacuated after water pipe break
A sprinkler system pipe break forced evacuation of Janet's Nursing Home at 3100 S Main St. Residents, 23 in total, were moved to the Loyal Order of Moose lodge next door around 6 a.m. by regional fire departments and life squads. No injuries. renovations expected before return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet
S. Main Street
Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
South Middletown
LeSourdsville
Monroe
Trenton
Life Squads
Lemon Township
Officials in Canton place ads for substitutes
Canton Ohio officials amid a month long teachers strike advertise in newspapers seeking substitute teachers. Superintendent Henry Kurdziel says the board hopes the strike ends before schools reopen, otherwise more substitutes will be hired. Substitutes will be paid at least 47 dollars daily as about 21 percent of Canton's 900 teachers have reported to open classes since the Jan. 3 walkout.
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Canton
Ohio
Board of Education
Weesee
Henry Kurdziel
Stranger saved by kind family during brutal blizzard
Larry Penny, 32, Middletown, spent nine hours stranded on Wayne Trace Road Somerville after his Jeep froze in a snowdrift. He climbed toward a farmhouse, was cared for by the Marvin Halsey family, treated for frostbite, and airlifted to Middletown Hospital. Penny credits the Halseys and responders for saving his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Penny
Wayne Trace Road
Somerville
Wayne Township
Middletown Hospital
Halsey
Halseys
Wayne Township Life Squad
Ohio State Patrol
Hook Field
Geneva
Armco
Middletown Police Thank Helpers After Blizzard Weekend
Middletown and area residents rallied to aid the city during a severe weekend blizzard. Capt. Earl Smith highlighted about 70 to 75 volunteers with four wheel drive vehicles, snowmobiles, and generous donors who kept city services running. The effort included dialysis transport, fuel and food for workers, and expanded police facilities proving essential in the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Earl Smith
Cincinnati
Madison Township
John Lansing
North Dakota
Cotton Run Road
Jacksonburg
Peggy Hinkle
Smith
Dick Lewis
Lewis Drugs
Frisch
Barbara Park
John Gill
National Guard
Souickly
Garbage pickup on schedule this week by Big M Trucking
The Big M Trucking Co will collect garbage this week on its regular routes and delay trash from last week due to weather will be collected then. Health Department officials say the excess garbage poses no health hazard.
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Big M Trucking Co
Health Department
Ice Lingers as Area Roads Struggle to Clear
Ice from last week’s blizzard remains a major problem for crews clearing area roadways. With one lane cleared on most streets, workers combat 12 to 18 inches of ice while salt supplies dwindle in Butler and Warren counties and equipment takes heavy damage from the storm. Interstate 75 closure persists from U S 20 to Bowling Green as Officials brace for more snow and cold temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Middletown
Shelby County
S. Main Street Armory
Madison Township
U.S. 20
Bowling Green
Faci
Public Service
Richard Goecke
Cleveland
Ohio River
Butler County
William Foster
Foster
Warren County
District 8
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio
ODT
Ohio National Guard
All time high grocery business as shoppers stock up
Area grocers reported weekend and Sunday sales remained high despite some limits. Kroger on Oxford State Road saw orders near 80 to 90 dollars with shortages of milk and bread. McGee's on Manchester Road recorded $100 to $150 orders while others noted plenty of stock arriving over the weekend and many new customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger
Oxford State Road
McGee's
Manchester Road
Dillman's
University Boulevard
United Dairy Farmers
Breiel Boulevard
Citizens Band
Trenton Park-N
Snow pile halts convoy on U.S. 30 in Van Wert
State crews piled a 15 foot snow heap on U S 30 Van Wert to stop a caravan of 69 trucks from Fort Wayne Indiana. Van Wert County Sheriff Don Thomas said the convoy would have been trapped by 20 foot drifts in the Delphos area and would have needed rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Ohio
U.S
Fort Wayne
Ind
Don Thomas
Delphos
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Walter Shifler
Lodge
Lynn Weber
Garden Manor
Hamilton-Middletown Road
Barry Krohn
Moose Lodge
Wendt
Williams
Man
Larry Penny
S. Main St
Marvin Halsey
Plymouth
Rinks
B. Ute
W.E. Shute
Canada
Prevention Magazine
By Donna Witte
Tournal Staff
Wes
Norris Insurance
Verity Pkvy
By Ellis Hall
Hall
Yankee Road
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