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Dog waits 830 days to be adopted from Wayne County shelter
WOOSTER, Ohio (WOIO) - Athena has spent more than half her life hoping to find a “fur-ever” family, and she’s waiting for you at the Wayne County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. She came to WCDS on April 9, 2022, and July 19 marks her 832nd day...
Richland County restaurant inspections: The latest reports and critical violations
Richland Public Health's food services program is the licensing and inspection department for food service operations, temporary and mobile food services, vending locations and retail food establishments. "When a health code violation is observed, education regarding the issue is provided to the operator and corrective measures are provided," according to the department.
Cleveland Public Health Department plans to relocate clinic to serve more clients, develop existing site as affordable housing
The City of Cleveland is looking at relocating a “lonely” clinic to a shared location and turning the former site at 3232 Lorain into affordable housing. Built in 1971, the 19,000 square-foot Thomas McCafferty building sits on 1.5 acres. Turning the largely unused clinic into affordable housing – housing is a key root cause for health outcomes – and moving Cleveland Public Health (CDPH) direct services in testing and prevention could benefit more communities, officials said.
Canton to pay $25,000 to settle federal civil rights lawsuit
CANTON – The city will pay $25,000 to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a protester who was arrested after cursing at a city police officer. Destinee Jackson, an activist and content creator from Plain Township who is known as Destinee Stark on social media, sued the city in April in U.S. District Court for violating her civil rights when Canton police officers arrested her in April 2022 while she was attending a public protest...
Missing endangered child recovered after Ohio Amber Alert
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The child who was the subject of an Ohio Amber Alert has been safely recovered. A four-year-old child was last seen early Friday morning in west Columbus, in the area of Wedgewood Drive and Eakin Road of the Holly Hill neighborhood. He was recovered in the 600 block of Dexter Avenue, […]
Winning Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket wins top prize of $500,000: Find out where the lucky ticket was sold in Northeast Ohio
One fortunate individual in Northeast Ohio has clinched the top prize of $500,000 in the Ohio Lottery scratch-off game Triple Red 777. According to the Ohio Lottery, the ticket was purchased at Circle K on 30 East Cook Road in Mansfield. After deducting mandatory state and federal taxes totaling 28...
Tech outage affects central Ohio businesses, travel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio, as well as other parts of the world, has been affected by a technology outage Friday morning. All Columbus government resource websites are currently down (fire departments, police departments, etc.), as well as certain Ohio medical websites (such as the Wexner Medical Center website).
Ohio bill advanced to observe daylight saving time permanently
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bipartisan Ohio bill to urge observing daylight saving time permanently has taken another step forward at the Statehouse after passing the House last year. Concurrent Resolution 7 was considered in a Senate General Government Committee hearing late last month, marking the first time the bill has been debated at the […]
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...
A President Harris economic agenda would be even more radical than Biden’s
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine extended Ohio’s first-in-the-nation ballot deadline to allow Democrats until September to nominate their presidential candidate this year, solving a filing date technicality that had seemed to threaten President Joe Biden’s Buckeye State ballot status. Still, Democratic power brokers have proceeded as though the Democratic National Committee has only until Aug. 7 […]
Ohio universities comment on effect of FAFSA changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as FAFSA, have created a lot of uncertainty for students heading off to college. Has this new ‘simplified’ student aid form hurt local universities when it comes to enrollment? This new form was supposed to be easier for families to […]
Pohlman named to Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan Board of Trustees
Craig Pohlman of Venedocia was recently named to the seven-member Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan Board of Trustees. Pohlman and his wife, Sheila, raise corn, soybeans and grain sorghum. A 19-year Van Wert County Farm Bureau member, he currently serves on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Board of Trustees...
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