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Public Alert Issued After Foreign Meat, Poultry Illegally Shipped to Ohio
According to the USDA meat and poultry products from this country aren't even eligible to be exported to the United States. A public health alert was just issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) after a routine inspection found illegal meat and poultry products. As far as...
Groundbreaking of Ohio’s first Buc-ee’s set for August
HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio’s first Buc-ee’s is getting closer to reality. According to a Facebook post from Huber Height’s Mayor Jeff Gore, the official groundbreaking is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8. Huber Heights’ planning commission unanimously approved Buc-ee’s nearly 700-page final report on May 14. The report outlined building plans, construction details and […]
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 lawmakers look to stop foreign entity land buys
(The Center Square) – A bill expected to be taken up by the Ohio House later this year would stop specific foreign countries from buying land near an Ohio military installation or critical infrastructure. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, already passed the Senate with just one no vote and no opposition testimony in committee. "It is absurd to think that our adversaries can purchase land within close...
Over 500 people participate in the 2024 "Run to the Moon"
WAPAKONETA, OHIO (WLIO) - The Run to the Moon has a new organizer and a new mission to help those around Auglaize County. The United Way of Auglaize County took over the annual run this year. There were over 500 runners and walkers that took to the streets around Wapakoneta to finish either a 10K, 5K, or one mile run.
Responders clean up small nitric acid spill in Shawnee Township
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — A small nitric acid spill Friday morning in Shawnee Township was quickly neutralized, according to the Shawnee Township Fire Department. The incident involved a tanker truck carrying the corrosive acid. At 10:17 a.m., the fire department was notified of two small pools of acid on the roadway, one on Adgate Road and the other on Buckeye Road, with the total amount of acid in both spills totaling less than one gallon. According to the fire department, the spills likely took place when the truck was starting and stopping on the road.
Rural Hardin County schools join voucher lawsuit
Jul. 19—KENTON — Hardin County superintendents fear Ohio's next budget crisis will force lawmakers to choose between funding public schools and the state's private-school voucher system. The county's six public school districts — Ada, Kenton, Hardin Northern, Upper Scioto, Ridgemont and Riverdale — came together earlier this year to join the coalition of public schools suing the EdChoice ...
Putnam County confirms case of rabies
Jul. 19—PUTNAM CO. — The first bat from Putnam County since 2006 has tested positive for rabies. The Putnam County Health Department made the announcement after receiving confirmation from the Ohio Department of Health that the bat a Union Township resident brought in for testing has the viral disease. "Bats provide many benefits such as pollination and pest control but are also a known source ...
Local church turns overgrown park into ideal hiking, fishing spot
David Schwieterman (in orange) points out the route the new trail takes around Fred Carter Park off Lakewood Drive, Bellefontaine. Jamison Thornton, right, was also instrumental in the work Vineyard Christian Fellowship put into making the park more accessible to the community. David Wilt (in blue) stopped by Friday to help as well. (EXAMINER PHOTO | SHARYN KOPF)
Setting the scene: Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo festival gets underway
Brock Behlke couldn't wait to get back to the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival. "I only went for a day last year," the 22-year-old Mansfield resident said. "It was my first concert ever." A Wooster graduate, Behlke planned to be there for all three days of the festival, which kicked...
Liberty-Benton Update On Athletic Conference Search
(7-19-24) Below you will read Liberty-Benton Local Schools Superintendent Bruce A. Otley‘s email reply to SSN on the Eagle’s current athletic conference situation- Related- (5-6-22) — Liberty-Benton Set To Leave Blanchard Valley Conference. The district has been actively searching for a new athletics home since the spring/summer...
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