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By Steve Bennish, Kyle Nagel and Dave Larsen, Staff Writers Updated 11:15 PM Tuesday, February 9, 2010

College and university campuses closed early, workers cut their day short, and flights were delayed and cancelled at Dayton International Airport as snow again fell on the Miami Valley on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

In Washington, D.C., the snow kept 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week in a region that got up to 3 feet of snow. Federal offices there were remaining closed at least through today. In perhaps an unsurprising statement, an IRS spokeswoman said tax returns should not be affected.

Linda Hughes, spokeswoman for the Dayton International Airport said anyone planning to fly from the airport should contact their airline — not the airport — to check on flights.

Some flights are arriving and departing, she said, but travelers need to allow more time to get to the airport. She said several airlines said they would allow passengers to change travel plans sooner without imposing a fee because of the weather, but passengers needed to contact their airline promptly.

Wright State University, open Tuesday morning for classes, announced it closed the campus at 2 p.m. Sinclair Community College closed at noon and the University of Dayton’s campus closed at 1:30 p.m.

Around Ohio, deep snow was implicated in the death of a 63-year-old Boardman man. George Harris was found dead in his yard with a snow shovel by his side. He was discovered Monday morning by search crews using dogs. Authorities suspect he died while clearing snow sometime over the weekend. The area outside Youngstown received 9 inches of snow Friday and Saturday.

Police said neighbors of Harris contacted his relatives when he wasn’t seen during the weekend. The Mahoning County Coroner’s office said Tuesday that Harris had coronary artery disease and died of natural causes.

School basketball games and wrestling meets were called off Tuesday, but Xavier University announced its women’s basketball team would still play St. Joseph’s this morning and offered free admission.

The Cincinnati and Toledo school districts were among dozens that closed for the day.

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