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Library offers delivery service for individuals medically unable to visit
The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is offering a home delivery service for Lucas County residents who are physically unable to visit the Library due to a medical reason. The home delivery service offers delivery and pickup of materials throughout the county. Library staff will select materials based upon the individual’s interests or requests and bring them to their door every four weeks. The service is currently used by 143 people. Patrons can request and receive a wide range of materials, including books, DVDs, audiobooks, and more without leaving the comfort of their homes. The initiative is “part of the Library's ongoing commitment to meeting the diverse needs of its users and ensuring that everyone has access to the resources they need for learning, entertainment, and personal enrichment,” officials said.
Bolton on JD Vance, childless cat ladies: Hitting opponent’s supporters a bad strategy
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton is joining those criticizing vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s past statement about “childless cat ladies.” Bolton thinks the comment could resonate politically as much as 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s remarks describing some Trump supporters as “deplorables.” “I think these comments by Vance are really the 2024…
New Ohio law mandates defibrillators in schools and sports venues after Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest
A new Ohio law will require automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, to be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in the state, a change prompted by the sudden cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game in Cincinnati last year. Hamlin praised the proposal's backers, the state Legislature and Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who signed the bill Tuesday, for saving lives. "I'll always consider Ohio my second home, and I'm delighted that this new law makes the places around the state where young people learn, play, and compete safer, more resilient,...
Ohio fire departments dealing with staffing shortfall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A special day at the Ohio Fire Academy -- 19 cadets committed to making an impact in their communities. The group graduated and is set to get to work immediately. Their efforts are needed now more than ever as departments deal with staffing shortages. It's...
Two-day Smart Pet Expo at fairgrounds to have breeders, vendors
Pet owners across the Dayton area will soon be celebrating their companions at the Smart Pet Expo. The event website states the event “was designed to offer pet enthusiasts the ability to purchase new pets from local breeders while socially engaging with other enthusiasts just like themselves.”. There will...
Buckeye Pizza of JC opens in Jackson Center
JACKSON CENTER — Buckeye Pizza of JC had a soft opening over the weekend. The family-owned establishment is located at the former Heidout Bar in Jackson Center. Along with the usual pizza shop food, the restaurant will be serving loaded nachos, salads, pasta dishes and funnel cake fries. Customer Jim Dykes stated that he is impressed by the brilliant service and great food.
Dayton-area manufacturing firm to lay off over 60 employees
DAYTON, Ohio (Dayton Business Journal) -- A Michigan-based firm manufacturer will lay off numerous employees at its Dayton location within the next few months. idX Corp. - known for manufacturing retail displays and store fixtures - is implementing a substantial reduction in workforce at its facility located at 2875 Needmore Road. The firm disclosed the layoff plans in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice, saying 62 associates would lose their jobs - most in mid-September.
Lourdes University Admissions to Host Instant Application Day Event
Lourdes University is excited to announce its upcoming Instant Application Day, an event designed to simplify the application process and minimize decision wait times for students hoping to attend Lourdes for the fall 2024 semester. This unique open house-style event will take place on August 1 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Russell J. Ebeid Hall, located at 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania.
Tenmile Creek, Swan Creek ditch projects explained at public meetings
People in a crowd of about 200 who showed up Thursday afternoon at the Sylvania library branch — with a legal notice of a proposed drainage improvement and a dollar estimate of the first-year assessment in hand — looked either carefree or preoccupied; some were frowning. “This is a money grab, that’s all it is,” said Richard Spitulski, who lives on Huntington Road in Sylvania Township. He said he feels he wouldn’t benefit from the proposed project because there are no ditches on or anywhere near his property, and a sump pump in his crawl space is sufficient to address any potential flooding. His wife, Rita said she agreed with him. Both plan to attend all and any Lucas County commissioners’ hearings of the proposed measure to make sure their opinion is heard, she said. Their estimated first-year assessment is $25.01. Their neighbor from across the street, Leo Tussing, whose estimated first-year assessment is $2.39, said he is also “unhappy” and plans to protest, adding that he also has a sump pump in his crawl space, which is all he needs to address any potential drainage problems.
UM Professor to give talk in Maumee on political misinformation
Barbara McQuade, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and a current law professor at the University of Michigan, will talk about disinformation in American politics during a program at the Maumee Branch Library. Ms. McQuade’s recently published book, Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America, explores how authoritarian regimes throughout history have utilized disinformation to consolidate power and ways to combat the rise of these trends in the United States. The event, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, is hosted by the Maumee Branch Library in association with the UM alumni association.
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