Ohio BMV awarded funding to continue recall notification program
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles was among the first in the nation to launch a vehicle safety recall notification program in January 2020 using the state’s vehicle registration renewal process.
Feb 2, 2021 4:45 AM By: Mahoning Matters staff
COLUMBUS The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded Ohio $1.3 million to continue its vehicle recall notification program.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles was among the first in the nation to launch a vehicle safety recall notification program in January 2020 using the state’s vehicle registration renewal process. Through the program, which was created in-house at no extra cost to taxpayers, personalized vehicle safety recall information is printed on registration renewal notices and sent through the mail. Often, drivers who are not the original owners of their vehicle may not be aware
Tyler Parker knew his whole life he would eventually need a lifesaving gift, a new liver.
The 13-year-old Columbus resident was born with Alagille syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that can affect multiple organ systems in the body, including the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes and kidneys. Liver damage is a signature feature of Alagille syndrome.
“We knew at some point he was going to need a transplant,” said Tyler’s mom, Holly Parker. “It wasn’t if it was when.”
The family, who live on the Northeast Side, got the call about Tyler’s new liver in the early hours of March 12, 2020, after waiting on the transplant list for 15 months, and the now seventh grader at Dominion Middle School received a new liver later that day at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
Investigation continues into shooting at hotel: Orange Police Blotter
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Posted Jan 31, 2021
In and out of consciousness, the victim, 24, was quickly transferred from Ahuja Medical Center to the main campus of University Hospitals, where he remained in the surgical intensive care unit on Jan. 29, with no condition report being released.
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Weapons offense: Orange Place
Detectives and Ohio Bureau of Investigation (BCI) agents continued to work the case of a Jan. 23 shooting that left one man still in the hospital with serious injuries six days later.
The victim, 24, was taken initially to Ahuja Medical Center by friends after the suspect showed up at the Extended Stay North around 1:40 a.m., reportedly broke or shot his way through the main front doors, then started firing on the third floor of the hotel.
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An ordinance to increase fees Groveport residents pay for motor vehicle registrations is expected to receive its third and final reading Feb. 8, but some on Groveport City Council believe now – with family finances affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – is not the time to seek higher taxes.
Members may decide to table the measure or “put it off until Jan. 1,” Councilman Scott Lockett said Jan. 26.
“It’s been a tough time for many people,” he said. “It’s not that it’s that much money, but when they go to pay the license fee, then they’re going to add another $5. It just sounds like a money grab.”