It's a snowmobiler's paradise. At least until Saturday when it's going to hit 50 degrees. Here's a snowmobile track paralleling State Route 81 west of Ada.
Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on that date after updating forms and completing programming and testing of its processing systems. This will reflect the bulk of the late tax law changes enacted Jan. 2. The announcement means that the vast majority of tax filers -- more than 120 million households -- should be able to start filing tax returns starting Jan 30.
The Ohio Northern wrestling team is ranked No. 19 in the fifth weekly Brute-National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll for the 2012-13 season.
The Polar Bears (6-1 overall), under 25th-year head coach Ron Beaschler, one of only two Ohio Athletic Conference teams in the poll, which ranks the top 30 teams in the country.
Northern was ranked No. 19 in the fourth poll, was No. 17 in the third poll, was No. 13 in the second poll and was No. 10 in the first poll.
Individually, two ONU wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 of their respective weight classes.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team moved up three more spots to a season-high ranking of No. 9 in the sixth weekly D3hoops.com poll.
The Polar Bears received 412 votes in the poll, 76 more than the 336 they received in last week's poll.
DePauw (Ind.) stayed at the top of the poll with 623 points and 24 of the 25 first place votes, Calvin (Mich) is ranked second with 574 points and the remaining first place vote and Washington (Mo.) is third with 567 points.
ONU was ranked No. 12 in last week's poll, was No. 15 in the fourth poll, was No. 17 in the third poll, was No. 20 in the second poll and was No. 24 in the first poll.
The first week of the new year experienced highs slightly above freezing and lows in mostly in the teens. Here's the report from Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer. Date Maximum Minimum Prec.
1 31 14
2 22 5
3 28 12 trace
4 27 16
5 36 17
6 35 26
7 35 21
