MARION, Ohio — Northeast Ohioans may soon get a break from winter, according to Buckeye Chuck.
Ohio’s official groundhog did not see his shadow during his annual Groundhog Day appearance Monday morning, signaling an early spring under traditional folklore. Chuck emerged at 7:40 a.m. at the Marion County Fairgrounds Colosseum under cloudy skies, a condition that typically points to milder weather ahead.
The prediction was announced during a live Groundhog Day celebration hosted by iHeartMedia Marion’s 1490 WMRN and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where Buckeye Chuck lives when he is not making his once-a-year forecast…