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Gov. Mike DeWine announced on his Twitter account that the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will be removing all of the pandemic health orders on June 2, ex

Gov DeWine: Pfizer vaccines available at Wolstein Center for children 12 and older beginning Tuesday, May 18 The first shot of the two-dose vaccine will be administered to 12 to 17 year olds through May 31. Author: Hope Sloop Updated: 6:58 PM EDT May 12, 2021 CLEVELAND — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that beginning Tuesday, May 18, the mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State Universitys Wolstein Center will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vacci...

Sen. Johnson, Rep. Baldridge backing firework legislation By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com COLUMBUS — With the Fourth of July less than two months away, Ohioans wishing to light fireworks in their backyards may be granted that ability depending on votes from the statehouse. Current state law permits the purchase, but not the use of consumer-grade fireworks for residents 18 and older within the state. Instead, they must be transported out of the state within 48 hours following the p...

I was a teenager in 1967 when Sen. Bobby Kennedy visited the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia to assess the extent of hunger in America. His sad conversations with hungry children were broadcast broadly and profoundly changed the nation. After that, no one could deny that within our wealthy country, deep poverty and hunger existed. Many federal nutrition programs had their origins in the bipartisan response that followed, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Spe...

UPDATE YOUR LISTING: To update information, resubmit your health notes by email to tmunnell@tribtoday.com. MOM’S HEALTH: In celebration of National Women’s Health Week, through Saturday, Buckeye Health Plan is spotlighting the need for moms to put their own health first, by staying up-to-date on important health screenings and preventative care appointments. Many preventive screenings can be completed or prescribed at an annual well visit. These visits are just as important in adulthood as ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Barbara B. Amstutz, 85, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Park Vista Assisted Living. Barb was born Nov. 14, 1935, in New York City (Staten Island), to the late William and Marion Behlen. She grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Glen Ridge High School, where she was an All-State field hockey player. She attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She graduated with a B.A. degree in sociology and psychology. Barb...

Tuscarawas Parks to celebrate bike safety COURTESY OF THE TUSCARAWAS COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT The Tuscarawas County Park Department will celebrate Bike Helmet Safety Awareness Month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 15 at the Canal Lands Park Trailhead, 8645 Dover-Zoar Road NE, Dover.  The department will provide bike safety and trail guidance and give away 67 children’s bike helmets to families in the area on a first-come, first-served basis. Helmets were provided by the Ohio Chapter of the America...

2:59 In 2008 and 2020 Ohios unemployment insurance fund was tested by a national recession, and failed both times.    This resulted in the state needing to borrow money from the federal government to payout unemployment benefits. Those billions of dollars in loans had to be paid back with interest.   Ohio plans to use COVID recovery dollars to pay the current $1.4 billion it owes the feds this time around but Gov. Mike DeWine wants lawmakers to make the fund solvent.    "So were recomm...

Ohio Public Radio In December 2016, then-Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) gathered with representatives from labor and business groups to announce a plan to change the unemployment system. However, legislation was never approved. Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on state lawmakers to take on the task of finally finishing a reform of Ohios unemployment compensation system. The legislature has fallen short of accomplishing this, though bills have been proposed multiple times...

  The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati has named Tamara Harkavy as its Chief Development Officer (CDO). As CDO, Harkavy will be responsible for working with professionals and volunteers to steward the Federation Endowment, whose assets are more than one hundred million dollars. She will also oversee the Federation’s annual fundraising effort of eight to ten million dollars, and lead the day-to-day management and supervision of a team of sixteen professionals plus nearly a hundred volunte...