Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission operates an Emergency HEAP Winter Crisis Program.
It is a federally funded program for people who have had their heat sources disconnected or are threatened with disconnection, a
release issued on the commission’s website said.
Assistance is limited to once her heating season, which runs from Nov. 2, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
Eligible PUCO-regulated gas or electric customers can receive up to $175, and non-regulated electric or gas co-ops may receive a benefit amount of up to $750. Assistance of up to $500 is also available for furnace repairs.
“Households using bulk fuel must have a tank containing less than 25% of its capacity,” the release said. “Also, this year, households that were diagnosed with COVID-19 are eligible without a disconnect.”
Assistance available for home energy bills
SIDNEY – The Ohio Development Services Agency reminded Ohioans that assistance is available to help with home energy bills.
The Home Energy Assistance Program helps Ohioans at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines pay their heating bills.
Applied directly to the customer’s utility or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage heating costs. Ohioans can visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online, download a copy of the application or find contact information for a local energy assistance provider.
When applying, individuals need to have copies of the following documents:
• Most recent utility bills.
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Ross-Pike County Educational Service District Meeting
The Governing Board of the Ross-Pike County Educational Service District will convene for their regular monthly board meeting March 22, 2021 which will begin at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Pike County CTC, 175 Beaver Creek Rd, Piketon, Ohio 45661.
If you have any questions, please call Todd Burkitt at 740-702-3120.
Community Scholarship Applications
Community scholarship applications for the J.B. Wilson and Garnet A. Wilson Charitable Scholarship are available at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County, the Piketon Branch Library, Eastern Branch Library, in Beaver and the Western Branch Library, in Latham/Idaho.