MANSFIELD — It’s back. As in winter. As if it ever left. A few decent winter weather days after a January arctic chill may have had some folks pining for an early spring, a claim supported by Buckeye Chuck on Sunday during annual Groundhog Day festivities. As it turns out, Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow, […]
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Polar plunge: North central Ohio braces for below-zero temps next week
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” — Author John Rushkin Enjoy the weekend thaw, folks. With apologies to playwright Eugene O’Neill, the iceman cometh. And right fast. Cold temperatures, the likes of which north central […]
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Slip, sliding away: 2 to 3 inches of snow today may make drive home a challenge
Your drive home from work today may be a bit messy. And slippery. Two to three inches of snow is possible today as a fast-moving clipper system rolls across Ohio, dropping light but steady snow that could make daytime travel interesting in north central Ohio. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a […]
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It’s winter until March 20: Snow expected across north central Ohio on Friday night
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” — Anne Bradstreet MANSFIELD — Thank goodness spring is just a couple of months away. But between now and March 20, Old Man Winter is calling north central Ohio his home. And here we go again. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has […]
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Dodging a bullet: Winter storm is forecast to largely miss north central Ohio
The ease of Monday morning commutes may depend upon which side of the winter storm dividing line you live on in north central Ohio. The question remains … where exactly will that line be established by the first storm of 2025, a wintry mix that’s been dubbed Winter storm Blair. As of Sunday afternoon, it […]
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Enjoy that cup of kindness tonight: Arctic blast to bring snow and cold in January
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’” — Alfred Lord Tennyson Hope does indeed spring eternal when a New Year begins — at least if you trust the words of the 19th-century English poet best known for his efforts describing the ill-fated efforts of the famed Light […]
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A nostalgic yearning: Why do we all long for a white Christmas?
“I’m dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glistenAnd children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow” — Irving Berlin Why do so many people hope for a white Christmas, “just like the ones I used to know?” Blame song writers like Irving Berlin. Crooners […]
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Arctic cold front to bring snow showers, below-zero wind chills tonight
The weather outside is gonna be a little more frightful tonight and into Thursday, just two weeks before Christmas. An arctic cold front will move west to east through north central Ohio on Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning with scattered snow showers and possible snow squalls developing along the front. The National Weather […]
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Too soon for pumpkin spice lattes: Summer’s not done cooking just yet
“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures and fears it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It appears summer, like a house guest overstaying his welcome, is not quite […]
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Rocking the Brickyard: Final Friday free concert series returns with a musical bang
MANSFIELD — No one watches weekend weather reports this time of year more than Jamie Thompson. And her official forecast for Friday night is party. That’s when Downtown Mansfield Inc. fires off its first “Final Friday” of the season at The Brickyard. “It’s very important to us to have a great Friday night,” said Thompson, […]