NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Jack Frost’s frozen rampage across Ohio will spare no one or thing, including the pipes in your house. Running water is a necessity for those who plan to stay bundled up and inside this weekend. When temperatures drop below freezing, water solidifies into ice, and in the process, that ice can […]
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Level 1? Level 2? What are snow emergency levels and who calls them?
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — There are 88 counties in Ohio and 88 county sheriff’s offices this weekend that will be busy deciding on road emergency levels during the coming winter storm. Level 1. Level 2. Level 3. Weather can vary from county to county but one thing remains the same for Richland, Ashland and Knox […]
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Live ice carving, model trains return to Loudonville’s Mohican Winterfest Jan. 10
LOUDONVILLE — Live ice carving, the annual model train show, a snowmobile showcase and more return to Mohican Winterfest on Jan. 10. The annual, three-day long event has offered family-fun activities for all ages over the past 20 years. “In December, there’s already a bunch of Christmas things going on, and January is usually kind […]
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Plan to Christmas shop Saturday? Old Man Winter may dump snow on your plans
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory from Saturday at 1 p.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m.
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‘Tis the winter of our discontent: 2 to 5 inches of snow expected overnight Monday
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland is predicting two to five inches of snow overnight Monday, starting at midnight and into Tuesday.
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Do you need supplies for that Super Bowl party? Better go now … ice is coming
MANSFIELD — Those in need of groceries for their big Super Bowl party should go Saturday morning. The iceman may be coming back. And he could be bringing slippery roads with him. A winter weather advisory remains in effect from Saturday at 1 p.m. until Sunday at 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service […]
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It’s un-brrr-lievably cold out: Wind chills expected to drop to 24 below zero
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist and political activist Albert Camus was labeled an absurdist. Even he would get a kick out of the weather north central Ohio is experiencing this month — especially in the next 48 hours. […]
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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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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 […]