Get ready for more hot weather tomorrow and then cooler temperatures into the holiday weekend.

Tomorrow’s high could hit 90.  But by Friday, into the weekend, highs will be in the mid-60′s.

A Huron County grand jury has charged two 19-year-old Bellevue men, in connection with a brutal, April attack.

Tyler Smith and Connor Holbrook each face charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, attempted murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. Smith and Holbrook are accused of using a crowbar, to attack 19-year-old Austin Thornton of St. Paris, Ohio. It happened at a home outside Willard. Thornton suffered serious head injuries. He remains in a rehab facility. Deputies said before the attack, Thornton, Smith and Holbrook exchanged various text and phone messages.

Services are set, for the infant girl killed last week in Sandusky.

Services for 11-week-old Athena Castile will be held at 2pm Wednesday, at The Chapel in Norwalk. The alleged killer, 19-year-old Denzel Castile will be arraigned this morning, in Sandusky Municipal Court. He’s facing several charges, including aggravated murder.

Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating two weekend crashes in Sandusky County.

One occurred last night on County Road 197.  Debra Klotz lost control of her motorcycle and wound up in a ditch.  She was flown to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.

The other crash occurred Saturday morning on the Ohio Turnpike in Rice Township.  A New Jersey man was exiting and hit the back of a tractor-trailer and then hit a concrete wall.  He was taken to St. V’s.  The trucker wasn’t hurt.

If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer, and didn’t have service over the weekend, you weren’t alone.

A large number of area subscribers, along with Verizon Wireless customers in Canton, Akron and Toledo were unable to make calls, send texts or go online. Verizon spokesperson Laura Merritt said the cause of the service disruption is unknown.

There’s conflicting reports, on the parole status of James Parsons.

The Norwalk Reflector said he’ll learn his fate within a week. The Sandusky Register said his parole was denied. Prison officials could not be reached for comment. Parsons has served nearly 20 years, for killing his wife, Barbara Parsons. She was found dead in her Norwalk home in 1981. Parsons was charged and convicted twelve years later, in 1993. He was sentenced to 15 years to life.

The West Seminary Street parking lot in Norwalk will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday for sealing and striping work.

The holiday weekend is fast approaching and gas prices are closing in on 4-dollars a gallon.

This morning, area gas prices ranged from $3.75 to $3.89 for self-serve unleaded.

Helping kick off the holiday weekend—the 2013 Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival.

It begins at 5pm Thursday and runs until 5pm Monday.  Featured at this year’s Walleye Festival:  Rides, food, live music, a kids fishing derby, a 5K run and walk, and the Grand Parade, which begins at 1pm Sunday. 

A Sandusky infant is dead and a relative is in jail charged in connection with her death.

Athena Castile was just 11 weeks old.  Sandusky Police said she was stabbed late last night at a home on Dewey Street.  The alleged assailant, 19-year-old Denzel Castile was arrested a short time after the attack.  Sandusky Police continue to investigate.

The city of Norwalk’s Safety-Service Director is leaving.

Mark Schloemer’s resignation will take effect
June 19^th. He’s taken a private sector job with the Westfield Group,
in Westfield Center, Ohio. Mayor Rob Duncan appointed Schloemer as
Safety-Service Director in January of 2012.

A head-on crash in western Lorain County claimed one person, and injured
two others.

28-year-old Dale Welty of Vermilion was
killed at 5:30 yesterday, on Baumhart Road in Brownhelm Township. According to
the highway patrol, Welty’s car was hit by a pickup truck. The driver of the
pickup was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center. A passenger refused treatment.

New information from the Huron County Highway Department…

Some of Ferry Road in Clarksfield Township
will close Monday, for road reconstruction. It should re-open by late June. Peru
Olena Road, between New State and Ridge roads in Bronson Township will close
Tuesday, for a bridge deck replacement. The project should last three weeks.

Just eight more days, until the 5^th annual Great
American Treasure Hunt.

It’ll be held in downtown Norwalk, Saturday,
May 25^th, between 8am and 2pm. It’ll feature dozens of vendors, live
music and more. Vendor spaces are available…If interested, go to mainstreetnorwalk.org.

At this rate, it might become the largest-ever Powerball jackpot before tomorrow night’s drawing.

Because of brisk ticket sales, lottery
officials have increased the prize from $475 million, to $550 million. If
you’re wondering, the record jackpot was $587.5 million, last November.

The State’s unemployment rate was down slightly last month.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says it was 7 percent in April, compared to 7.1 percent in March.  Officials also said 400,000 Ohioans were out of work last month.

To Ottawa County where bail is set at $10 million for a man accused of killing his estranged wife.

Randall Ross is facing several charges, including aggravated murder, for allegedly shooting and killing Amy Ross at a family member’s home near Oak Harbor.  If convicted, he could be sentenced to death.  After shooting his wife, Ross turned the gun on himself, but survived two shots to the head.

The Perkins Board of Education has scheduled an early morning meeting to discuss personnel.

Tomorrow’s special session will begin at 7am at the district’s Administrative Service Center.

In sports…

The Indians are set to open a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners.  Tonight’s game begins at 7:05.  Tomorrow and Sunday, it’s 1:05 and Monday’s it’s a noon start.  You can hear all four games on 95.3, WLKR.

It’s the second biggest Powerball jackpot ever.

Saturday’s prize is worth $475 million, and it could grow to $500 million or more, before the drawing. While no tickets had the correct numbers to win yesterday’s $360 million jackpot, at least one ticket sold in Ohio matched five numbers, but not the Powerball…It’s worth $1 million.

He’s been in prison since 1993 for allegedly killing his wife.

Now, 75-year-old James Parsons of Norwalk has a chance to get out.  He’ll speak at a parole hearing tomorrow.  His wife, Barbara Parsons was found bludgeoned to death in her Sycamore Hills home in 1981.  It was 12 years later when Parsons was charged and found guilty of murder…He was sentenced to 15 years to life.

The head of the Sandusky NAACP is stepping down.

Barbara Clark is resigning due to time constraints.

State Route 303, near Route 60 in Wakeman is now open.

It was closed for drainage improvements.

According to a national study, Ohio ranks 10^th, in boating accidents.

Last year, 11 people died on Ohio waterways, and out of those victims, none of them wore a life jacket.

Two former dealers at Ohio casinos have been banned indefinitely, for cheating.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has banned Ryan Straker of Steubenville, and Cordero Young of Southfield, Michigan. The two also had their gaming licenses revoked by the commission. Straker was a dealer at the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland last year, when he was caught stealing three $500 chips from a roulette table. He was fired, and later found guilty of theft. Young was a blackjack dealer at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo last year, when he was caught accepting fraudulent bets. He was eventually convicted of cheating at a casino.

A new study says Ohioans are number one, when it comes to swearing.

Ohio topped Maryland, New Jersey, Louisiana and Illinois. The study by the Marchex Institute also found the Buckeye State is the 5^th least courteous state in the country, behind Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Indiana and Tennessee.

In sports…

We’ll soon know if the majority of member schools approved the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s revised ‘competitive balance proposal.’  An announcement is expected this afternoon.

It’s an off-day for the Cleveland Indians.  The Tribe will begin a six-game homestand tomorrow—four against Seattle and then two against Detroit.

A Castalia resident was flown to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, after her car was hit by a dump truck.

Hospital officials did not provide a condition update, on 20-year-old Kaitlin Tuttle. She was injured early yesterday afternoon, when she pulled in front of the dump truck at Billings and Portland roads in Groton Township. Her mother, Rebecca Tuttle was taken to The Bellevue Hospital. The truck driver, Christopher Royster of Sandusky was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center, for treatment of minor injuries.

A Norwalk woman injured in a Monday night rollover crash remains incritical condition.

Theresa Franz is a patient at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center. As we first told you yesterday, she was flown there, after the crash on Washington Road, near Halfway Road in Ridgefield Township. The State Highway Patrol’s Norwalk Post is investigating the crash.

A decision on possible charges could be made soon in the case of a Norwalk police officer accused of hitting his girlfriend.

The Mansfield Law Director’s Office is investigating the allegations and will decide within several days if charges should be filed.  The alleged April assault occurred in Richland County.  The victim is a corrections officer in Huron County.

Sandusky school officials have unveiled plans for a new school.

The Regional Center for Advanced Academic Studies will open in August, in the former Jackson Junior High building. The school will be open to younger, gifted students from Sandusky and surrounding districts.

Charges are pending, against a Western Reserve High School student accused of taking part in two burglaries in Wakeman.

According to reports, the 17-year-old boy told other students about the late April, and early May break-ins. When interviewed by deputies and Wakeman police, the boy admitted his role, and turned over stolen property from one of the burglaries. He also led to the recovery of items taken in the second break-in. He’s in juvenile lockup. Others will be charged in connection with the crimes.

With casinos and ‘racinos’ up and running in Ohio, sales of instant lottery tickets are down.

Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket sales have fallen four percent since last May…That translates into nearly $57 million.

The Huron County Board of Elections will meet twice next week.

The Board will meet at 8:30 Monday morning to accept or reject provisional ballots from the May 7^th election. The board will meet again Wednesday at 8:30, to certify results from the election. Both meetings will be held in the Huron County Administration building.

The Edison school board meeting scheduled for later today has been pushed back to 7pm next Wednesday.

The Board of Education will discuss the district’s new five-year forecast, and will eliminate pay-to-play fees.

Coming up this afternoon on 95.3, WLKR:

Interleague baseball between the Cleveland Indians and the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.  Indians Warm-Up begins at 12:37, with game time at 1:05.