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59,000 Ohioans without power tonight

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

A severe weather front has moved through parts of Ohio July 26 causing widespread damage and customer outages.

As of 7:15 p.m., just over 59,000 customers are without power. Most of these customers are located in the New Philadelphia, Columbus, and Newark areas.

AEP Ohio anticipates the number of customer outages will increase as the storm continues to travel across the state. AEP Ohio already has requested outside assistance from other companies, including companies within the AEP System.

In addition to restoration efforts, AEP Ohio personnel will be assessing the damage caused by the storm in order to get a more adequate estimate of restoration times.

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AEP expects severe thunderstorms today

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

AEP provided The Icon with the following weather information for July 26:

The atmosphere will become hot and extremely unstable ahead of an approaching cold front today. The result will be severe thunderstorms over much of the Upper Ohio Valley. Scattered severe thunderstorms will erupt early this afternoon across Indiana and northwest Ohio.

Severe storms will become more numerous as they spread southeast across the heart of AEP Ohio late this afternoon.  Expect damaging wind gusts to 65 mph over Ohio.
Severe storms of this coverage and intensity typically cause moderate problems for AEP Ohio. 

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Music on Main - wait until next year - it might get bigger!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Check out the photos at the bottom of the story.

Did you like the July 12 Music on Main party? Good, because next summer there may be more parties downtown. The Buy-Local Committee, meeting July 25, reviewed their first attempt at a downtown promotion and are in the discussion stages of doing more next summer.

Although no plans are set, Music on Main might appear once a month in June, July and August.

The ad hoc committee has several ideas in the thinking stage. For example, how about an Ada garden tour next summer? Or, a downtown cash mob?  These are two ideas being explored by the committee.

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AEP issues severe weather warning

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Western Ohio (west areas only) 
Multiple Rounds of Strong-Severe Storms
(50-60 mph 9am-3pm)          

Severe thunderstorms will impact AEP's East Utilities Tuesday, July 24.

This morning radar showed a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through I&M Power. This line of storms was producing wind gusts of 60 m.p.h.
Elsewhere, radar showed numerous showers and non-severe thunderstorms across much of the region.

By late afternoon a more significant line of severe thunderstorms may take shape across southern Ohio. This line of storms would move south across Kentucky Power and APCo producing damaging wind gusts. 

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Here's the Ada elementary supply lists and workshop fee lists

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 23, 2012

The countdown is on. The 2012-13 Ada school year is weeks...days... away. The school has released the elementary school supply list. Also released is the elementary school class fee list.

Parents are asked to purchase these supplies over the summer so children will be able to bring them to school on the first day of school or during the annual school open house.

The school open house is Monday, Aug. 13. The first day of school is Thursday, Aug. 16.

Click here for a printer-friendly copy of the elementary supply list.

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Cancer Society look good feel better events set

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC), 15990 Medical Drive South, Findlay, will be hosting three American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better events throughout the remainder of 2012. The events will be held Aug. 6, Oct. 1 and Dec. 3 from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. in the BVRCC family room.

Look Good Feel Better is an American Cancer Society program that teaches beauty techniques to women who are actively undergoing cancer treatment. This program helps women combat the appearance-related side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Each participant will receive a free makeup kit worth $250.

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