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NAPOLEON — Future plans — including potential development and wetlands mitigation — for several pieces of city-owned properties were discussed during a committee meeting Monday evening.

NAPOLEON — After numerous changes and discussion, city council Monday approved increases to refuse and yard waste site fees, which will be effective June 1.

NAPOLEON — City council Monday approved moving ahead with an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system and approved a conditional use permit by a 4-3 vote.

NAPOLEON — In a 4-3 vote, Napoleon City Council Monday passed the second reading on increases to refuse and yard waste fees, with the final reading planned for the March

(The Center Square) – Ohio hospitals would be required to have a specific number of nurses, and nursing students would be able to turn student loans into grants based on

NAPOLEON — City council Monday approved the first reading on a tax abatement agreement for the expansion of a local company, although council was split on whether to quickly pass

To recruit more bedside nurses, Wooster Community Hospital eliminated the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new nursing hires.

Nurse staffing shortages have been a challenge in healthcare for years, and was only made worse by the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to staffing issues that are still pervasive in the state, the Ohio Nurses Association has launched an advocacy campaign called "Code Red" in an effort to promote safer staffing ratios. The campaign will focus on a number of

Around 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce idue to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hundreds of thousands more have indicated they may leave the workforce by 2027 due to exhaustion

The Ohio Nurses Association is sounding the alarm on understaffing in hospitals with a new