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Student athletes in Jeffco schools are required to either be vaccinated, or get tested for COVID once a week.

COLUMBUS – A week after the Ohio House of Representatives voted to oust indicted lawmaker Larry Householder, his son Derek applied to be the next Rep. Householder.  Perry County Commissioner Derek Householder was one of 19 who applied to represent the 72nd House District, which includes Coshocton and Perry counties and portions of Licking County. Derek Householder was first elected in 2020, aided by donations from his father's allies.  Derek Householder applied just before the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday, ultimately convinced that Perry, Coshocton and Licking county voters should have a c...

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May 27, 2021 Patrick Simpson of Anchorage wants to try and solve the astronomical costs of lumber and building materials when shipped to his home state of Alaska. His goal: he wants to create artificial lumber from plastic ocean debris.  Simpson, an engineer and entrepreneur, has been granted $100,000 by the EPA to develop his idea of a mobile plastic-waste recycler that could be deployed to coastal communities in Alaska and produce building materials. His current plan is to find material collected in community beach cleanups and intercept it before it goes to landfills.   This...

Seafood marketing organization vies for pandemic funding May 20th 11:22 am |   Alaska's lone seafood marketing arm gets zero budget from the state and to date, has received no pandemic funds. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is hoping to get a breather from the more than $1 billion coming to Alaska in the latest round of federal relief dollars under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The influx also provides $518 million of nondiscretionary funds to Alaska and $220 million for public health and safety, workforce development, education, transportation, and emergency management. ASMI p...