Freeze Watch issued October 22 at 11:53AM EDT until October 24 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Local education officials say three years after Common Core State Standards took effect, most of the fears they initially sparked appear to be unfounded.
Mercer County Educational Service Center Superintendent Shelly Vaughn outlined four misconceptions that came about when Common Core first hit the state: that they would take away local control, lead to mediocrity, strip school boards of authority and be too liberal without relevance to modern careers. [More]
