Buckeye Chuck signals spring coming early in Ohio

MARION (AP) -- Ohio's prognosticating groundhog says spring will come early to the state.

For the fourth year in the row, Buckeye Chuck sent a signal Saturday that spring will come soon for Ohioans. Buckeye Chuck did not see his shadow at 7:39 a.m.

According to the Mansfield News Journal (ohne.ws/XP5wR5), hundreds attended the festivities held at WMRN-AM in Marion in north-central Ohio.