City council talks lodging tax funds distribution, OKs 2021 budget
Wilmington City Council meets for the last time in 202o.
John Hamilton | News Journal
WILMINGTON Funds for the coming year was the main discussion for the final Wilmington City Council meeting of the year.
Hotel Lodging Tax
At Thursday’s meeting held via Zoom, council approved the city’s 2021 budget and discussed what to do about the money from the Hotel Lodging Tax.
During the Judiciary Committee report, Councilmember and Committee Member Michael Snarr wanted to discuss what would be the best way to distribute money to organizations with that money.
Local COVID-19 pop up testing event yields 44+ positive tests
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WILMINGTON The Clinton County Health District reported Friday that, of the 278 people tested during the COVID-19 pop up testing event last Saturday in Wilmington, 44 people tested positive for COVID-19, with another three inconclusive.
“This is almost exactly in line with the 15 percent positivity rate reflected in both the region and the state,” said Clinton County Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer.
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(Story updated) 8 more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, CCHD reports; DeWine announces vaccinations underway
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
Eight more Clinton Countians have died from COVID-19, the Clinton County Health District reported Monday morning.
Sixteen local residents have now died from coronavirus-related causes within an 18-day period.
The latest victims are:
• A man in his 60s
• Two women in their 70s
• A woman in her 80s
• A woman in her 90s
• Two more deaths have been reported; they have not yet been entered into the Ohio Department of Health Dashboard “as we are awaiting the official lab results,” said Clinton County Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer.
True teamwork & community spirit: County ensures pop up success as 278 tested
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
Member of the Ohio National Guard were part of the pop testing team.
Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dessie Rogers gets her nose swabbed for testing as the chamber’s Molly Boatman records the process along with narration.
County Commissioner Brenda Woods (standing) was among the volunteers involved in recording all the pertinent information into computers.
It took the work of dozens of volunteers to bring free local COVID-19 popup testing to Clinton County Saturday at the Engineer’s Office on Fife Ave. in Wilmington.