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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 4:04PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Kathy Carnes of Coldwater buckles her son, Hunter, 5, into a booster seat inside the family's van. Hunter weighs 39 pounds and would have been able to use a standard vehicle seat belt after reaching 40 pounds, according to current law. However, new legislature goes into effect April 1 that requires all children use a booster seat until age 8 and 4-feet, 9-inches tall.

Related online story:

Boosting child safety

Sales of child booster seats could rise in coming weeks following recent passage of an Ohio law requiring all children use one until they are age 8 and 4 feet, 9 inches tall. [More]

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