Here’s a quick way to get caught up on what’s going on in the world. Everyday B-105’s StattMan puts together a collection of news stories that might impact the average person in Cincinnati. In no particular order. Nothing political or to heavy, just good country fun.
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Gov. Mike DeWine vows action if establishments don’t restrain crowds
Cranley: ‘Consider yourself warned’ after reports of crowded bars
Fred Willard Passed Away
News started to trickled in a little while ago that actor/comedian Fred Willard has passed away at the age of 86. From Anchorman to Best In Show Fred was hilarious in anything. Anytime you saw him on screen you couldn’t help but smile. #FredWillard #RIPFredWillard pic.twitter.com/f37kFk2kXG
— MOVIEDEATHS (@MOVIEDEATHBLOWS) May 16, 2020
The comic actor who delighted audiences in beloved films like This is Spinal Tap and Best in Show over his more than 50-year-career died Friday at age 86 of natural causes. “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old,” his daughter Hope Mulbarger said in a statement, “He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end.” Willard received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series Everybody Loves Raymond. He also had roles in the popular series Roseanne, Mad About You, and most recently, Modern Family, which also landed him an Emmy nod.
Huge Lottery Scratch-Off Winner
Lottery – An iron worker in North Carolina bought a scratch-off lottery ticket on the way home from work and won $10 million, according to lottery officials. Wade Harmon, from Kenly, stopped by a truck stop to play his luck on the lottery games Pick 3 and Pick 4 when he decided to purchase a single $30 scratch off ticket. “I went home and fired up my grill and I said, ‘Well I might as well scratch my ticket,'” said Harmon in a news release by lottery officials on Saturday. “I looked down and I said, ‘Woah!'” Harmon claimed his prize, which is the largest scratch off prize in the state, on Friday at the lottery headquarters in Raleigh,
Priest Uses Squirt Gun To Shoot Holy Water
A Priest giving social distance blessings with a squirt pistol and what, I'm assuming, is Holy water. 2020 folks. pic.twitter.com/iDnYs33hs9
— Jeff Barnaby (@tripgore) May 15, 2020
Bar In Ocean City, Maryland Shows Off Drinking Inner Tubes For Social Distancing
People are hitting the bar in Ocean City, Maryland with these giant intertube contraptions for social distancing. pic.twitter.com/o6OyvdLyPR
— brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) May 17, 2020
And this restaurant is using foam noodles.
Oh my god, this is amazing. A German cafe is making people wear swimming pool noodles as hats to enforce social distancing.
Pic via Cafe & Konditorei Rothe on Facebook https://t.co/fMgqgbTdt6 pic.twitter.com/ds0whysqqi
— Katy Lee (@kjalee) May 14, 2020
Gameplay Footage Of New Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Remasters Has Come Out
#THPS is back! Break skateboarding boundaries with the fully-remastered Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 collection. Available September 4, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Pre-Order Now. pic.twitter.com/RaZQrXSNgP
— Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 (@TonyHawkTheGame) May 12, 2020