She said he was generous, often chopping wood and delivering to neighbors in need on cold nights. “Daddy was high energy,” she said. “His nickname was Rabbit. … My dad was a good man.

Joseph Selby was the manager of the Enchanted Forest, an amusement park in Ellicott City that closed in 1995. In Howard County, the reward for information about any cold case is up to $30,000.

As forecasts warn of extreme cold temperatures, some local school districts are announcing plans to close in-person learning or delay the start of the school day Tuesday. The National Weather ...