Columbus, Central Ohio school closings and delays due to winter weather advisory

Columbus Dispatch
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With a wind chill advisory in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday, several area schools across Central Ohio canceled or delayed classes for Tuesday.

The closings and cancelations come after The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a sweeping hazardous-weather outlook for the region.

The list below will be updated as new information comes in. If you would like your school included, please email newsroom@dispatch.com.

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Hayes High School dismisses due to lack of heat

Delaware City Schools announced Tuesday morning that Hayes High School would dismiss classes at 10:10 Tuesday due to a lack of heat in the building. The district stressed that the closure only applies to the high schools and that all other schools in the district would remain in session throughout the day.

These schools are closed or delayed Tuesday in Central Ohio

  • Ada Exempted Village Schools (Hardin County) – two-hour delay

  • Athens City Schools (Athens County) – closed

  • Berne Union Schools (Fairfield County) – closed

  • Buckeye Central (Crawford County) – two-hour delay

  • Bucyrus City (Crawford County) – two-hour delay

  • Crestline Exempted Village School District (Crawford County) – two-hour delay

  • Eastern Local School District (Pike County) – closed

  • Elgin Local Schools (Marion County) – two-hour delay

  • Fairbanks Local School District (Union County) – two-hour delay

  • Fairway School (Crawford County) – one-hour delay

  • Hardin Northern Local District (Hardin County) – two-hour delay

  • Highland Local Schools (Morrow County) – two-hour delay

  • Indian Lake Local School District (Logan County) – two-hour delay

  • Jonathan Alder Schools (Madison County) – two-hour delay

  • London City Schools (Madison County ) – two-hour delay

  • Madison Plains Local (Madison County) – two-hour delay

  • Marysville Exempted Village Schools District (Union County) – two-hour delay

  • Miami Trace Local Schools (Fayette County) – two-hour delay

  • Morgan Local Schools (Morgan County) – closed

  • Mt. Gilead Ex Village Schools (Morrow County) – two-hour delay

  • Northmor Local Schools – two-hour delay

  • Pleasant Local School District – two-hour delay

  • Ridgedale Local Schools (Marion County) – two-hour delay

  • Ridgemont Local Schools (Hardin County) – two-hour delay

  • River Valley Local Schools (Marion County) – two-hour delay

  • Southern Local Schools (Perry County) – closed

  • Springfield City Schools (Clark County) – two-hour delay

  • Teays Valley Local Schools (Pickaway County) -- closed

  • Urbana City Schools (Champaign County) – two-hour delay

  • Wellston City Schools (Jackson County) – closed

  • West Liberty-Salem Local Schools (Champaign County) – two-hour delay

  • Wynford School District (Crawford County) – two-hour delay

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Central Ohio school closings, delays, January 16, 2024