Community Corner

Fall Back: Change Your Clocks, Smoke Detector Batteries

Daylight savings time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Daylight savings time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, rolling clocks back one hour.

So.... if you turn on the Packers game at 3:15 p.m. Sunday and there's no Packers... it's probably 2:15 and you didn't miss any downs. Of course, these days many electronics set it back for you.

And while you're thinking of it, daylight savings is a great time to check your smoke detectors and change the batteries. 

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It's estimated a third of smoke alarms are not working, often due to failure to replace a worn out battery.


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