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Megan Gildow of the News-Sun newspaper in Springfield, Ohio, covers local school districts, their teachers, students and anything in between. Districts she covers include: Springfield City Schools, Clark-Shawnee Local Schools, Northeastern Local Schools, Northwestern Local Schools, Tecumseh Local Schools, Southeastern Local Schools, Greenon Local Schools, Catholic Central Schools, Emmanuel Christian, and area charter schools.

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Home > Blogs > Springfield Schools News and Issues > Archives > 2008 > December > 17 > Entry

A Miracle on Columbia Street

By Megan Gildow | Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 12:59 PM

Okay, not a miracle exactly but a nice moment near the holidays, nonetheless. Un-related to education but I thought it was worth a mention.

Just in case you haven’t left the house today, the sidewalks out there are slick. Very slick.

I was coming down Columbia Street into downtown today when I saw a man who had fallen on the sidewalk.

While I was calling 911, an Ohio Edison worker stopped to help as well. He had seen the man actually fall and helped me make sure he was okay then waited with me for the medics to come.

Then a nurse on her lunch break stopped as well and checked to make sure the man didn’t have any severe injuries and waited with him until the paramedics took over.

The EMT workers were fantastic and showed up very quickly even though I’m sure they’re busy today.

The Ohio Edison worker - whose name I didn’t get - also made sure I got back across Columbia to my car safely and helped me merge back into traffic during the busy lunch hour.

Luckily, the man is going to be fine but remember to be careful on foot and on wheels out there.

And thanks to everyone who reminded me today about all the great people living in Clark County.

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