AnnaKathryn Patterson

Thirty minutes ago, a twin-engine plane crashed one mile north of the local airport. The plane was approaching the airport for landing when it crashed into a dense growth of trees, according to airport manager Dave Christopher. We have received information from Acme Construction that the company plane was due in at the same time, and that the city manager, a city councilman and the construction company president are among those supposed to be on its plane. No condition reports are available at this time, but a hospital spokesperson has confirmed that six people from a plane crash were brought in.

The National Weather Service indicates that the official low temperature last night was eighteen degrees below zero, causing much chaos for the school system. Lincoln Elementary will not open because the heating plant failed, and fewer than half the city's school buses started this morning. Dr. Ken Gray, school superintendent, reports schools will open, but buses will run only on country routes to pick up students who live farthest from schools. Washington Elementary will hold classes, but several parents decided to keep their children home even though their school was open. Marjorie Thomas, president of the Washington School PTA, says all the schools should close.