Copters Aid Stranded Families in Snowbound Ohio Towns
Helicopters from Ohio Army National Guard ferried food and fuel to families snowbound in uron County over the weekend. Guard units from Norwalk Akron Sandusky and Canton Akron operated rescue missions including hospital runs to Toledo and searches for missing motorists. John Wyatt co pilots a Huey from the Norwalk American Legion Hall parking lot.
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Uron County
Ohio Army Guard
National Guard
Norwalk
Toledo
Army Guard
Akron
Ohio
Sandusky
Canton-Akron
Norwalk Suspends Garbage Pickup Amid Snowbound Roads
Sanitarian Raymond Lescher said garbage collection ended Friday as two city trucks remain full after last week. Routes to the Huron County Landfill are blocked by drifting snow, forcing reliance on backyards and emergency air transport for medical and other urgent needs. Wyatt reported helicopters aiding transport and recovering stranded residents.
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Norwalk
Huron County
Sanitarian
Raymond Lescher
Lescher
Quarter Horse Clinic at Findlay 4H event
The Ohio Junior Quarter Horse Association hosts a Youth Clinic for 4H youths and others in Findlay at Dale Wilkinson’s indoor arena. Activities include reining, horsemanship, showmanship, western pleasure, English hunt seat, jumping, roping, barrels and poles with teachers such as Dale Wilkinson Clark Bradley Charles Menker Alan Potts Burnell Bishop. The program runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch on the grounds and a registration fee.
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Ohio Junior Quarter Horse Association
Carlos Tucker
Dale Wilkinson
Findlay
Clarkradley
Clark Bradley
Charles Menker
Alan Potts
Norwalk Recreation Center to close over gas shortage
The Norwalk Recreation Center will shut for at least two weeks and likely three as a natural gas shortage hits. Director Robert Barnes says enough gas will be burned to prevent gym pipes from freezing. Water service on Reed Street north of League Street was out seven hours after a city water main cracked at 2 p.m. and was repaired by 9 p.m., according to Walter Wise.
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Robert Barnes
Reed Street
League Street
Walter
Red) Wise
Wise
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