Apr 24, 2021
(Chillicothe) Karlene Kellis, Frankfort, joined Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” Club today after her safety belt saved her from sustaining life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on state Route 104 in Ross County on February 5.
Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Timothy J. Karwatske, Chillicothe Post commander, presented her with a “Saved by the Belt” certificate signed by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath and Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.
“Karlene is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts,” Lieutenant Karwatske said. “Everyone needs to buckle up every trip, every time.”
Provisional data from 2020 shows 487 people in Ohio were killed in traffic crashes where a safety belt was available, but not in use.
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The REAL ID deadline is quickly approaching. (From Ohio BMV)
OHIO With just six months left until the federal enforcement of REAL ID begins for commercial domestic air travel, Ohio officials are reminding residents to prepare.
Starting in October 2021, drivers licenses and state IDs that are not REAL ID-compliant will not be accepted as identification by federal authorities.
Officials with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles said residents who want a REAL ID-compliant driver s license or photo ID card should get their documents together as soon as possible to avoid missing the deadline.
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Private Security Firm Accused of Working Illegally to Protect Oil and Gas Pipelines in Five States
While pipeline protesters risk harsh new penalties enacted in various states, security companies hired to police fossil fuel projects are operating with little oversight.
Apr 16, 2021 @ 06:36
The Michigan Attorney General’s office is investigating whether Leighton Security Services directly provided security services for Precision Pipeline during construction of Energy Transfer’s Rover Pipeline in Michigan in 2017. Credit: John Machowicz
Leighton Security Services, a private security company accused of working without a license during construction of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, is facing similar allegations in Virginia.
Several appropriations on council agenda
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council will meet for the first time in April at the Shawnee State University Ballroom starting at 6 p.m. on Monday.
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council will reconvene for the first time this month on Monday, a meeting with 11 items on its agenda and multiple appropriations at stake.
Starting with third reading, the council will review two pieces of legislation focused on renewable energy and a possible lease agreement for a museum.
The former would allow the voters of Portsmouth a say in whether or not the city should adopt a Wholesale Electricity Purchase/Renewable Energy Program. As City Manager Sam Sutherland said in a letter, Athens and Chillicothe have enacted similar systems and the council would still need to draft legislation depending on the vote.