PRIDE Clean Up Week set

PRIDE Clean Up Week has been designated for April 12-26 in Wayne County, according to an announcement by County Judge-Executive Bruce Ramsey and Solid Waste Coordinator Andrew Parmley. During this time, large household items, like refrigerators, will be picked up during a door-to-door effort.

"We appreciate working with PRIDE and the clean up dates that they have established," said Parmley. "PRIDE has been good to Wayne County and without them we would have had difficulties making the progress that we have."

Calls to schedule pickup of items will be taken starting April 1. For more information call Andrew Parmley at 348-8522, Ramsey’s office at 348-4241, Mayor Thurston Frye’s office at 348-5719 or the Cooperative Extension Service at 348-8453.

Commonwealth Clean Up Week is March 22-29

Commonwealth Clean Up Week has been set for March 22-29 in Wayne County. Anyone who would like to pick up trash along roadways or waterways should contact Solid Waste Coordinator Andrew Parmley at 348-8522 or the County Judge-Executive’s office at 348-4241 to receive garbage bags for these projects.

Commonwealth Clean Up is a voluntary effort and is different than the PRIDE Clean Up Week.

Little League sign-ups

Due to inclement weather, Wayne County Little League will continue sign-ups through March 15. The park office will be open weekdays from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. for sign-ups, excluding Wednesdays.

Minor and Major League tryouts will be held Saturday, March 15. Major League tryouts will be at 10 a.m. Minor League tryouts will be at 1 p.m. The rain date will be March 22.

Everyone interested in Little League is encouraged to sign-up.

February precipitation was well above normal

Precipitation in February was well above normal, according to J. D. Rogers, observer for the National Weather Service. Rogers reported 7.42 inches for the month, well above the average of 3.96 inches.

Total precipitation for the year is 9.57 inches, about 1.81 inches above normal. Snowfall for the month was 6.7 inches, with a maximum depth on the ground of two inches measured at 7 a.m. on February 10.

The average temperature for the month was 35.2 degrees, which was 1.2 degrees below normal. Rogers noted last month was the coldest February recorded in Wayne County since 1995. February was the fourth consecutive month with below normal temperatures.

The maximum temperature for the month was 66 degrees, recorded on February 22. The coldest day of the month was February 8, when the thermometer dipped to six degrees.

Relay for Life kickoff

The Wayne County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will have their breakfast kickoff for Relay for Life on Saturday, March 8 at 8 a.m. at the Tiffany Inn Restaurant.

Anyone interested in being a part of Relay for Life is welcome to attend.

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