THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MARCH. BACK NOW TO THE LOOMING WINTER STORM. SO WE KNOW THAT CITY, COUNTY AND STATE PLOW DRIVERS ARE GETTING READY FOR A BUSY WEEKEND. BUT SOME OTHER LOCAL LANDSCAPING AND SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO HAVE THOSE PLOW DRIVERS OUT WITH A VERY DEMANDING SCHEDULE. THE UNSUNG HEROES HERE, THEY’RE GOING TO BE WORKING TO KEEP HOSPITALS AND OTHER VITAL BUSINESSES, LIKE GROCERY STORES, PLOWED, SO THAT THEY CAN HOPEFULLY STAY OPEN. WLWT NEWS SEAN MACKINNON LIVE IN MADEIRA TONIGHT WITH MORE. HI, SEAN. HEY, SHEREE MIKE. THIS KROGER PARKING LOT WILL BE CLEARED SATURDAY BY ONE OF THE COMPANIES I SPOKE WITH TONIGHT. THEY’RE READY FOR THIS LONG WEEKEND. THEIR PLOW DRIVERS WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE OF THEIR TRUCKS INSTEAD OF STAYING AT HOME. LIKE MOST FAMILIES, EVERY YEAR I’M LIKE, I’M NOT DOING THIS NEXT YEAR. NO, IT’S TERRIBLE, BUT YOU’RE IN IT TO WIN IT. AND WHEN THE PAYCHECK HITS, YOU’RE KIND OF LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THIS THIS IS WHY WE PUT UP WITH ALL THIS. BRIAN GRINSTEAD KNOWS IT’S NO NORMAL JOB WITH A LONG LIST OF CLIENTS ALL WANTING THE SAME THING. SNOW GONE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. GRINSTEAD LANDSCAPING CLEARS KROGER PARKING LOTS AND MADEIRA, MARIEMONT AND LOVELAND DEALERSHIPS AT KINGS AUTO MALL AND APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING LOTS. WE’RE IN THE RISK MITIGATION BUSINESS. EVERYONE SUES EVERYONE THESE DAYS, AND THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS A SLIP AND FALL LAWSUIT. JUST OUTSIDE 275 STATION ROAD FARM AND LANDSCAPING. WE’VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1968. KEEPING WESTCHESTER WARM IN CASE THE POWER GOES OUT. WE HAVE BEEN SELLING THE LAST TWO DAYS MORE FIREWOOD THAN WE HAVE IN A MONTH. THEIR TRUCKS IN THE GARAGE AND NEIGHBORS ALREADY SIGNED UP. BUT WE ALSO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE THAT JUST NEED HELP THIS TIME. TAKING LAST MINUTE REQUESTS AND THE USUAL CLIENTS. WE HAVE THE LAKOTA YMCA THAT WE TAKE CARE OF, AND WE HAVE THE NEW CHICK-FIL-A AT UNION CENTER, GROCERY STORES, HOSPITALS, AND BUSINESSES WITH HIGH DEMANDS. IT COULD MEAN DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP. ONCE THE SNOW STARTS TO FALL, THEY START GETTING YOUR HEAD. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU’RE WHEN YOU’RE, THE LONGER THE SHIFT GETS AND YOU’RE LIKE, OH MY GOD, WE’RE NEVER GOING TO BE DONE WITH THIS. STATION ROAD FARM AND LANDSCAPING IN WESTCHESTER SAYS THEIR WHOLESALE SALT SUPPLIERS WERE SOLD OUT TODAY. THEY’LL BE STOCKING UP AT ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW TO BE READY FOR THE SNO
Private plow drivers prepare to keep hospitals, vital businesses clear of snow
Updated: 11:28 PM EST Jan 22, 2026
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Brian Grinsted started Grinsted Landscaping and got into the snowplow business, knowing it’s not a normal job.Clients, all at the same time, are requesting that their snow be removed quickly.And while he says he loves the work, it could mean days without sleep, once the snow starts to fall.”Every year, I’m like, I’m not doing this next year. No, it’s terrible, but you’re in it to win it, and when the paycheck hits, you’re kind of like alright, this is why we put up with all this,” Grinsted said.They clear Kroger parking lots in Madeira, Mariemont and Loveland, dealerships at Kings Auto Mall, apartment complex parking lots and driveways in Indian Hill.”We’re in the risk mitigation business,” Grinsted said. “Everyone sues everyone these days, and the last thing you want is a slip and fall lawsuit.”Just outside 275, Station Road Farm and Landscaping, since 1968, keeping West Chester warm in case the power goes out.”We have been selling more firewood the last two days than we have in a month,” Stephanie Binder-Mullins said. Neighbors are already signed up while they take last-minute requests and plan for the usual clients.”We have the Lakota YMCA, and we have the new Chick-fil-A at Union Centre,” Binder-Mullins said. “But we also take care of people that just need help this time.”Grocery stores, hospitals and businesses with high demands are all watching their parking lots with anticipation as plow drivers pull 24-hour shifts.”And you start getting in your head sometimes, the longer the shift gets, and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, we’re never going to be done with this,'” Grinsted said.
Brian Grinsted started Grinsted Landscaping and got into the snowplow business, knowing it’s not a normal job.
Clients, all at the same time, are requesting that their snow be removed quickly.
And while he says he loves the work, it could mean days without sleep, once the snow starts to fall.
“Every year, I’m like, I’m not doing this next year. No, it’s terrible, but you’re in it to win it, and when the paycheck hits, you’re kind of like alright, this is why we put up with all this,” Grinsted said.
They clear Kroger parking lots in Madeira, Mariemont and Loveland, dealerships at Kings Auto Mall, apartment complex parking lots and driveways in Indian Hill.
“We’re in the risk mitigation business,” Grinsted said. “Everyone sues everyone these days, and the last thing you want is a slip and fall lawsuit.”
Just outside 275, Station Road Farm and Landscaping, since 1968, keeping West Chester warm in case the power goes out.
“We have been selling more firewood the last two days than we have in a month,” Stephanie Binder-Mullins said.
Neighbors are already signed up while they take last-minute requests and plan for the usual clients.
“We have the Lakota YMCA, and we have the new Chick-fil-A at Union Centre,” Binder-Mullins said. “But we also take care of people that just need help this time.”
Grocery stores, hospitals and businesses with high demands are all watching their parking lots with anticipation as plow drivers pull 24-hour shifts.
“And you start getting in your head sometimes, the longer the shift gets, and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, we’re never going to be done with this,'” Grinsted said.
