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'All offices were affected.' Stark County offices back online following global tech outage
CANTON − Stark County computer systems are back online following a global outage of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The firm said the outage was as a result of a faulty system update impacting Microsoft's Windows Operating System, "not a security incident or cyber attack," USA TODAY reported. County Auditor Alan Harold, who oversees the...
Route 46 closure in Canfield will bring 13 mile detour
Hundreds of drivers that would usually travel a mile-long stretch of State Route 46 south of the Canfield Fairgrounds will face a nearly 13-mile detour next week. The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that Route 46 will be closed between Leffingwell and Western Reserve Road for five days beginning Monday, July 22, 2024.
Columbiana American Legion hosting Veterans, Community Appreciation Festival
Folks looking to spend an afternoon celebrating veterans will soon get the opportunity to do so. The American Legion - Benjamin Firestone Post #290 will be hosting their third veterans and community appreciation festival. Time: 2p.m.-5p.m. When: Saturday, July 27th. Where: Columbiana American Legion - 44403 State Route 14. There...
Columbiana hosting 'Christmas in July' event this month
The Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "Christmas in July" event this weekend to "bring holiday cheer to the community" this summer. The event kicks off Friday, July 26 at the Firestone Pool at Firestone Park in Columbiana from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Attendees can Swim with...
Utica Shale Academy expands welding program with $2.5 million state funding
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio — Utica Shale Academy received a one-time appropriation fund that will allow the school to expand its welding program even further. The academy received $2.5 million in funding from the State Senate's Strategic Community Investment Appropriation Fund. Superintendent William Watson outlined plans to allocate $1.2 million...
Free "Bubblemania" at Alliance's Silver Park drew hundreds
ALLIANCE ‒ Bubbles drew hundreds of families to Silver Park on Thursday. In collaboration, the Early Childhood Education Alliance and the Great Lakes Science Center hosted "Bubblemania" − a free family event − at the amphitheater. The one-hour show explored bubble science, and Kyle Rickert, a specialist...
Drought continues in Cleveland-area despite recent rain; Some parts of Ohio now in ‘severe drought’
CLEVELAND, Ohio — While drought conditions remain unchanged in Northeast Ohio despite recent rains, conditions in parts of southern Ohio have worsened, transitioning from a moderate drought to a severe drought, according to this week’s drought update released on Thursday. Even though last week brought on some much-needed...
Northeast Ohio impact of global tech outage extends to utilities, hospitals, government
A Friday morning global tech outage impacted multiple institutions throughout Northeast Ohio, leading to flight delays, disrupting some Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services and forcing at least one local City Hall to shut down for the day. The outage impacted Enbridge Gas Ohio's call center, some flights at the Akron-Canton Airport, the...
Ohio airman accounted for from WWII
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Edward K. Pyle, 31, of Alliance, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for. In December 1943, Pyle was a member of the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group during World War II. On Dec....
Here's the updated mosquito spraying schedule for Stark County
The Stark County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes next week according to the following schedule:. Wednesday: Jackson and Plain townships, with north boundary of Hills & Dales Road and Fulton Drive NW, south boundary of township limits, east boundary of Lakeside Avenue NW, and west boundary of Brunnerdale Avenue NW.
Substantial funding cuts undermine gun violence reduction efforts, Northeast Ohio hospitals say
Despite the federal government recently naming gun violence as a national health emergency, cuts to crucial federal grant programs undermine efforts to reduce such risks, according to Northeast Ohio hospital and state officials. The Surgeon General's Advisory on Firearm Violence issued in late June declared gun violence a national public...
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