Local Briefs: 5-24-19

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Holiday delays and closures
The City of Bowling Green offices will be closed on Monday in observation of Memorial Day.
As a result, all refuse and recycling collection will be delayed by one day per the following:
Regular Monday collection will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday collection will be Wednesday, Wednesday
collection will be Thursday and Thursday collection will be Friday.
Questions about this schedule or the city’s refuse/recycling program may be directed to the public works
department at 419-354-6227.
Bowling Green Municipal Court will be closed on Monday.
Buckle up and Drive Sober for Memorial Day
COLUMBUS – During the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible
on Ohio’s roadways to promote safety, according to a press release. As part of the Click it or Ticket
campaign troopers are encouraging drivers to wear their safety belts. The campaign began May 13 and will
continue through June 2.
Last year in Ohio, 17 fatal crashes killed 18 people during the Memorial Day weekend. Of those
fatalities, seven were OVI-related and seven were unbelted. Troopers are also reminding motorists to
drive sober. The patrol made 789 OVI arrests during last year’s Memorial Day weekend.
“We want everyone on Ohio’s roadways to arrive safely at their destination,” said Col. Richard S. Fambro,
patrol superintendent. “It’s important to designate a sober driver and buckle up every trip, every
time.”
In addition to the Memorial Day reporting period, the patrol has joined forces with other members of the
6-State Trooper Project to focus on occupant protection. The high-visibility enforcement includes the
Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, West
Virginia State Police and the Patrol. The initiative began Monday, May 20 and will continue through
Monday.
The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and
coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of highway safety, criminal patrol and
intelligence sharing.
You can help contribute to a safer Ohio by calling #677 to report drug activity and dangerous or impaired
driving.
Forecast
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South
wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth
of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms at
night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between
a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Extended: Showers and thunderstorms likely Sunday. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of
precipitation is 60%. A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance
of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers on Memorial Day. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance
of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday. Partly sunny,
with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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