Pictured: Empty glass bottles in a blue plastic crate.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, we will be going back to Standard Time and moving the clock back one hour. Sleep medicine professionals say that an extra hour of sleep this weekend will help most wake up rested but that change in "light" could affect some people's sleep patterns. Doctors say you should practice good sleep hygiene.
The sounds of bagpipes bellowed through the sanctuary of the Market Street Presbyterian Church as they held their 3rd Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan. A Tartan is a cloth with a distinct colorful pattern that represents a specific Scottish clan, and many different clans were showcased during the service. While this tradition was started in the United States, the roots of this service date back to the 1700’s when Scotland was taken over by British rule.
The City of Lima has completed the roundabout and installed a new parking pattern in front of the courthouse that has now allowed Allen County Commissioners to approve maintenance projects outside the courthouse with the installation of a new retaining wall and new landscaping at the justice center. The Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center getting a new roof over the theatre atrium which was seeing a lot of water damage. Capital projects are always on the minds of commissioners.
Groundhog Day means Punxsutawney Phil makes his grand appearance to see whether spring is right around the corner, or six more harsh weeks of winter are ahead. The rodent has predicted the weather for the past 135 years, but his yearly prediction is only accurate about 38% of the time, meaning you are better off flipping a coin. His shadow has been seen about 80% of those years, meaning the groundhog will return to its burrow with six more weeks of winter.
A "balmy" morning for January with temperatures near 40°. The warmth has been funneled in by breezy southwest winds ahead of a cold front. Temperatures will fall for the afternoon after the front passes around midday. By 5PM, areawide temperatures should drop below freezing. Skies will turn mostly cloudy, but precipitation chances are low outside of a few sprinkles or a flurry.