by Dave Ellis
The first month of 2026 is in the books and at the very end it was the hardest that area residents have seen. The ice on top of the snow made it hard to get around, and it didn’t help with the cold weather. This week is a little warmer than last week and some of the ice/snow should melt.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell, Carol Propst and Romona Luckel; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Kenny Williams, Neal Eye, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, David Berg, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, Tom and Judy Borror, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Chuck Hiett, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Betty Smith, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Woody Hoover, Phil Downs, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Kaylee Bennett, Paul Mallow, Kristin Bodkin, Bonnie Mitchell, Donald Burns, Wayne Simmons, Glenn Sites, Genevieve Bible, Jennifer Scott, Earl Smith, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Shirley Bland, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace Hammer and Jonie Nelson.
Prayer thought: “We have a responsibility, as God provides what we need, to live every day to bring honor to the name of Jesus Christ.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 were as follows: Jan. 26 – 26°, 9° (42°, 26°), Jan. 27 – 27°, 2° (46°, 27°), Jan. 28 – 24°, 10° (42°, 20°), Jan. 29 – 22°, 5° (45°, 34°), Jan. 30 – 21°, 4° (47°, 27°, .16”), Jan. 31 – 18°, 2° (51°, 37°, .95”) and Feb. 1 – 26°, 6° (40°, 23°, .02”).
Total rainfall for January was .95”, compared to 1.12” in January of 2025.
Total snowfall for January was 4.5”, compared to 12.5” in January of 2025.
