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Special education schools demand equal funding

The Stark County Health Department and SARTA are teaming up to offer a mobile vaccine clinic at eight Stark County McDondald's restaurants Tuesday.

Court documents say Barry Rene Isaacs’ failure to pay certain taxes cost the government about $360,000. Isaacs pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to an employment tax violation charge and identity theft, records show. Isaacs’ nonprofit, Hope 4 Change, provided housing and care for adults with developmental disabilities, drug addiction problems and mental disorders, officials said. According to prosecutors, Isaacs withheld taxes from employees’ paychecks – between 120 and 180 of them – but did not pay that money to the IRS. Between 2013 and 2014, according...

WBBJ TV April 7, 2021 JACKSON, Tenn. — Did you know that you can ask Alexa to do way more than just make your grocery list or answer a question? And that the iPhone even has ways to connect to your hearing aids and read texts out loud to you? Technology might be second nature to you. But to others, it might not be so easy to use, or to know what to use it for. Now a company is working on changing that. “We always have been focused on technology, but during the pandemic, it became really obvious that we really need to push forward faster, and be more intentional about it,” said Precious ...

Staff Writer LISBON — Changes to the way Ohio workshops operate for those with developmental disabilities have led to greater variety for the clients. Superintendent Bill Devon of the Board of Development Disabilities said when the state changed from the BDD operating the workshops to more of an oversight role for the clients, he was uncertain about the change which was mandated by the state. In the past the BDD operated three workshops. Now there are 14 workshops in Columbiana County giving people more choices for the types of work they want to learn and the facility that best fits their n...