Lack of Internal Controls lead to Findings for Recovery Exceeding $22,000 in Village of Junction City

June 30, 2020      

Lack of Internal Controls lead to Findings for Recovery Exceeding $22,000 in Village of Junction City

Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office today released the 2016 – 2018 audit of the Village of Junction City (Perry County) that identified multiple instances of improper expenditures made by former Village Fiscal Officer Randi Brown.… Read full story

Brown, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Extend Nation-Wide Moratorium on Evictions

The Protecting Renters From Evictions And Fees Act Would Extend And Expand The Eviction Moratorium For Renters That Ends On July 24, 2020; Lawmakers Urge Congress To Pass Their Bill To Help Mitigate The Hardship Many Americans Continue To Or Will Experience Due To The Economic Ramifications Of The Coronavirus Crisis

Washington, DC – United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Ranking Member of the U.S.… Read full story

COVID-19 Update: Increases in Hospitalizations and Positivity Rate, Counties of Concern, Nursing Home Visitation, Order Extension

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HOSPITALIZATIONS:

Last week was the first week of increasing COVID-19 hospital utilization in Ohio after over two months of decreasing utilization since late April. … Read full story

Fredericktown Village Council to Hold Special Meeting

The Fredericktown Village Council will hold a special council meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 5:45 p.m. in the Fredericktown Senior Citizen’s Center, 2 E. Sandusky St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss entering an agreement with a contractor for 2020 street paving; entering into an agreement with ODOT for the Fredericktown Streetscape Project; and to further discuss filling the vacant council seat.… Read full story

NIH Study Shows Genomic Variation Causing Common Autoinflammatory Disease may Increase Resilience to Bubonic Plague

Genomic variants that cause common periodic fever have spread in Mediterranean populations over centuries, potentially protecting people from the plague.

Researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague. … Read full story

NIH Study Finds out why Some Words may be More Memorable Than Others

Thousands of words, big and small, are crammed inside our memory banks just waiting to be swiftly withdrawn and strung into sentences. In a recent study of epilepsy patients and healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may withdraw some common words, like “pig,” “tank,” and “door,” much more often than others, including “cat,” “street,” and “stair.”… Read full story

Auditor Faber Announces Qualifiers for Auditor of State Award with Distinction

June 29, 2020

Auditor Faber Announces Qualifiers for Auditor of State Award with Distinction

Columbus – After a recent financial audits by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office, good record keeping has qualified the following entities for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction:

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Park District (Cuyahoga County)
  • Lucas County (Lucas County)
  • City of Fairfield (Butler County)
  • City of Oxford (Butler County)
  • City of Tallmadge (Summit County)

“To earn the Award with Distinction takes hard work and a committed fiscal team,” Auditor Faber said.

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