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Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2014

* Wet Snow Ending This Morning for KY Power, APCo, Southeast Ohio
* Major Winter Storm Tuesday Night & Wednesday for AEP Ohio & I&M Power

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Do you really want to know how cold it was in January?; or, here's why your pipes froze so often

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2014

Do you really want to know how cold it was in January? If so, open the attachment at the bottom of this story. It's worth one thousand words.

In a nutshell, January's normal average temperature is 25.4 degrees. Not this year: it was 17.6 degrees.

It gets worse. January's normal average precipitation is 2.26 inches. Not this year: 2.07 inches plus 23.6 inches of snow. That's above knees of this writer. The most snow was recorded on Jan. 5 with 7.5 inches.

Seven days in January experienced a low temperature of minus zero. It's gets worse: The final 18 days of January's daily low was below freezing.

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Austin Windle NWC wrestling champ at 160 class

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2014

In winning their second consecutive championship, Paulding scored a total of 302 points to take the 2014 Northwest Conference Tournament Championship in the event held at Allen East High School. Delphos Jefferson (279 points) took second place followed by Spencerville (265 points) in third.

Paulding senior Taylor Deatrick (132) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC. Taylor was a winner last year at 126 pounds. Tony Gonzales of Paulding was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.

Paulding, Delphos Jefferson and Allen East all had three individual champions in the tournament.

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Woman Wise Mammography hosting free mammography screening day for qualifying women and men

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2014

Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography will be offering free screening mammograms Friday, February 21 at Woman Wise located in the EasternWoods Outpatient Center, 15900 Medical Drive South, Findlay, as part of the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative (HCMSI).

Appointments for free mammograms will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to those who qualify. Women and men must be uninsured and meet eligibility criteria related to age, breast cancer risk and household income.

To learn if you qualify and to schedule an appointment, call 419.423.5451.

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Ada's "super" ball

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 1, 2014

Mark Fisher of Wilson Football factory, Ada, shows one of the most watched balls in America: an official 2014 Super Bowl football. The factory shipped off 140 balls to Denver and Seattle teams on the Monday following those team's wins, which sent them to this week's Super Bowl game.

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Cash Mob coming to Ada in February

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 1, 2014

A “cash mob” is coming to Ada in February.

The Buy Ada First Committee will hold the next cash mob on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3:00 to 5 p.m. The location will be revealed soon.

“We have been holding Cash Mobs since October 2012,” said Heather Cox, of the committee. “They have been very successful and we want to continue promoting our local businesses and the Ada community.”

What is a cash mob? A cash mob is like a flash mob, but instead of singing or dancing, cash mobbers join together to support their local economy by visiting and making purchases at a selected local business.

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