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Agency hosting feedback forums on assisted living facilities
BOWLING GREEN — The Ohio Department of Aging will host assisted living feedback forums across the state in August and September. The forums will solicit opinions from assisted living residents and their loved ones, as well as facility staff and administrators. A forum will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Wood County Senior Center, 140 S. Grove St. These forums will be similar in setup to listening sessions that ran as part of the Governor’s Nursing Quality & Accountability Task Force. The May, 2023, report laid the foundation for the governor and General Assembly to pass a package of historic nursing home investments and policy reforms as part of the state operating budget, according to the Ohio Department of Aging.
Why flags are at half staff in Ohio on August 15 and 16, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered U.S. and Ohio flags to be flown at half staff. On Friday morning, flags will be lowered at all public buildings and grounds in Greene County. They will stay lowered through sunset Saturday. All other public buildings and grounds throughout the state are advised to lower […]
Ohio Valley to Experience Warmer Temperatures with Increased Chance of Storms, NWS Advises
Ohioans can expect a marked shift in weather today, according to the latest from the National Weather Service in Wilmington. The NWS reports that as high-pressure swings east of the Ohio Valley, the region will experience warmer temperatures, increased humidity, and a raised possibility of showers and thunderstorms heading into the weekend.
Professor’s book signing, release Aug. 17
Jerry C. Jaffe, professor of theater at Lake Erie College in Painesville, will hold a book release and signing for his book, “Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism: Do You ‘Seriously Believe That’ After 9/11” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Barnes & Noble at 7900 Mentor Ave.
Worst power outage in 30 years left 429,000 in the dark
On the afternoon of Aug. 6, University Heights resident Shawn Fink was on his way home after picking up his 9-year-old son, Eddie, from his in-laws’ house in Mayfield Heights. The pair arrived home just as the weather alert rang through his phone. Fink, a congregant of Green Road...
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...
Ohio Ballot Board OKs language for redistricting issue; backers plan to challenge it
The Ohio Ballot Board voted 3 to 2 on Friday to certify ballot language for a redistricting amendment to the Ohio Constitution on the November ballot. Supporters of the issue plan to challenge the wording saying it will deceive voters. The board is a five-member panel including the Ohio secretary of state, two...
High school scoreboard for Aug. 15
South: Hace 40, Lavrisha 42, Zappola 43, Hart 46; Mayfield: Daher 38, Beers 43, Paratta 44, Nicolli 48. Edgewood: Howard 37, Feathen 39, DeFrazio 43, Peany 44; Madison: Elliott 40, Mullins 45, Amos 47, Smith 48. Cardinal 164, Wickliffe 215. Girls golf. Kenston 196, Mayfield 207. Kenston: Mighton 40, Solak...
Kroger, Albertsons merger pushed by Ohio attorney general
(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing the federal government to allow a planned merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery store chains. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, announced plans to buy Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons in October 2022 for $24.6 billion. If allowed to go through, the merger would create a company with nearly 5,000 stories and 700,000 employees. Last month, the two announced plans to...
Debate continues on Ohio’s heartbeat act which would ban abortion after six weeks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The debate about whether part of the state’s Heartbeat Act, which bans abortion after six weeks, can go into effect is still underway. Back in 2022, when Roe V Wade was overturned, Ohio’s heartbeat act went into effect — banning abortions after six weeks. It was quickly taken to court and […]
Rain returns to end the week in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky
(WOWK) – It has been a hot and dry week so far in the Appalachia, but StormTracker 13 Meteorologists predict big changes in the forecast will move in early Friday morning. A warm front will pass through early tomorrow morning bringing in widespread chances for scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Several other fronts will follow […]
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