Top 5 Stories to Start Your Day

Here are the top 5 stories to start your day:

Snow Emergencies

As of 7:45 A.M. Coshocoton, Muskingum, Perry and Guernsey Counties are under a Level One Snow Emergency.

Wanted: Robert Clark

29-year-old Robert Clark is wanted on a charge of murder in connection to the double homicide and abduction of Doyle and Lilian Chumney. Anyone with information is asked to call Chief Deputy Orvis Campbell at the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office at (330) 339-2000 or (330) 6682.

Gov. Kasich’s Operating Budget

The two-year operating budget that Gov. John Kasich has prepared will include a package of tax changes that delivers an overall $500 million cut. Details the republican governor provides today will show exactly what’s reduced and what’s raised in order to achieve the savings.

Human Trafficking Grant

Guernsey and Noble counties are among 21 counties across the state receiving grant money to fight against human trafficking. A children’s agency has awarded $90,000 in grants to eight organizations around the state to develop anti-human trafficking prevention programs.

ODOT Prepared for Winter Weather

The Ohio Department of transportation prepared for the worst over the weekend, despite the majority of the snow moving to our north. Nineteen ODOT trucks spread across the area over the weekend to pre-treat roadways.