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National grant to enhance local dementia-specific respite care
Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati received $147,206 from the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to enhance the quality and availability of dementia-specific respite care for people living with dementia and their caregivers across the region. Nationwide, 21 organizations received the grant and JFS was the only one...
Out with drought across parts of the area
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The latest drought monitor updated Thursday and there is some improvement in parts of our region across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. We will see more improvement as showers and storms return to the forecast to end the week and push into the weekend. What...
Ohio State Fair was a vehicle to inform the public about divisive private school voucher issues
Some years ago, while planning my upcoming retirement, I asked a fellow school administrator what it was like for him to be physically and emotionally away from the job and career. “Every day is Saturday morning,” he replied without hesitation. In my case, as a way to resist the every-day-is-Saturday-morning syndrome, I signed up to […]
Ohio wildlife area to be fracked along with four ODOT properties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTRF) — The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) has announced the selection of winning bids to lease mineral rights under select Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) properties on Monday. Under Ohio law, the commission was required to select the “highest and best bid.” […]
Flushing Township board to consider regulations for wind energy, farm animals
FLUSHING TWP, MI -- Flushing Township is looking to clarify its regulations for farm animals and establish new regulations for commercial and industrial wind energy. Public hearings on both proposed regulations will be held during the Flushing Township Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. At...
Local 9-year-old and her “Hazel’s Heroes” honors veterans and first responders
BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF) — Hazel’s Heroes visited the Ohio State Highway Patrol in St. Clairsville today. Hazel Koveleskie, a nine-year-old Barnesville girl, created a group that honors local veterans, police officers, and firefighters. They give them “blessing bags” filled with snacks, pens, notepads and treats. Hazel says she got the idea when helping her […]
West Virginia school district hosts first-ever resource fair for faculty and staff
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Students and teachers in Marshall County are preparing for a return to school next Tuesday, August 20. For the very first time, the county held a Back-to-School Resource Fair for their faculty and staff at John Marshall High School Thursday morning. Marshall County School employees were able to interact with […]
WVU Medicine's aspiring nurse program tackles shortage, offers financial aid, mentorship
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — WVU Medicine signed four additional nurses from West Virginia Northern Community College to its aspiring nurse program on Thursday. Established in 2023, the scholarship program was developed to support nurse recruitment and retention in West Virginia. Yet, after just a few months, hospital officials noticed...
Downtown Wheeling sees major new childcare facility with Newbridge Academy
The need for childcare continues to grow in the Ohio Valley, but some relief is near, as the ribbon was cut Thursday for the Newbridge Academy for Kids in downtown Wheeling. This new resource will provide a 25 percent availability increase in local daycare, starting this fall. "We are amazed,...
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