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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that the Ohio Department of Health will extend its order to keep schools closed through the end of April.
Ohio’s previous order was set to expire on April 3, 2020. The new order will extend the closure through May 1, 2020.… Read full story
Ohio Emergency Management Agency Will NOT Call You Asking for Personal Information
Scammers are Trying to Monopolize on Fear of COVID-19
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) is receiving reports of spam calls to Ohioans from individuals claiming to be from the Ohio EMA and requesting personal protected information, such as a Social Security number.… Read full story
Comment period runs March 30 – April 10
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is now accepting public comments on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for 2021 to 2024. The program identifies the multi-modal transportation improvement projects that are scheduled for some phase of implementation throughout the state over the next four years.… Read full story
CINCINNATI, OH – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with the entire Ohio delegation in the House of Representatives, sent a letter urging President Trump to act swiftly on Governor Mike DeWine’s request for approval of a major disaster declaration for the state of Ohio in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.… Read full story
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Tax Commissioner Jeff McClain today announced that Ohio will be following the federal government and IRS in extending the deadline to file and pay the state income tax.
The new deadline is July 15, an extension of approximately three months from the original deadline of April 15.… Read full story
A first-of-its-kind trial has demonstrated that a receptor involved in the brain’s reward system may be a viable target for treating anhedonia (or lack of pleasure), a key symptom of several mood and anxiety disorders. This innovative fast-fail trial was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the results of the trial are published in Nature Medicine.… Read full story
Knox Community is asking for support from our community. We are running short on supplies to help fight Covid-19. They are asking for masks to be made to act as a barrier.
Instructions are on the link below.
Emergency Management Agency is also accepting commercial and other PPE (not homemade) donations.… Read full story
If you have a concealed carry permit that expired on, or after 3/9/2020 you will have a 90 period (not to exceed past 12/1/2020) that it is still valid, instead of the usual 30 day period. We are processing CCW applications and renewals along with background checks on Tue.,… Read full story