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COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) should establish a formal process for prioritizing and planning the systematic removal of sediment from the state’s inland lakes, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced Tuesday.
The recommendation was included in a review of ODNR’s dredging program, which works to maintain the water quality of Ohio’s inland lakes and water depths to allow boating and other recreational activities.… Read full story
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) again visited East Palestine to host a roundtable discussion with residents, business owners, and local officials regarding their ongoing needs and concerns as they deal with the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment.… Read full story
New program makes one-time payment to rice farmers based on 2022 plantings and prevented plantings
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today previewed plans to provide up to $250 million in assistance to rice farmers and what steps they can take to be prepared to sign up when the program is released later this spring.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 453 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023... OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-011000- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 453 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Feb 28, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
February 27
•Deputies were dispatched to take a fraud report on Upper Gilchrist Road. The complainant advised that an unknown person filed for unemployment in their name.… Read full story
Each year on the last day in February, Rare Disease Day brings awareness and education about rare diseases and the suffering they cause.
A rare disease is defined differently in different parts of the world. In Europe, a rare disease is one that affects fewer than one in 2,000 people, and in the United States, the standard is 1 in 200,000.… Read full story
NIH grantees report results of first multi-site randomized trial comparing the two diets.
Eliminating animal milk alone from the diet of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, is as effective at treating the disease as eliminating animal milk plus five other common foods, a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.… Read full story
(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Old-fashioned detective work, modern DNA technology, and a serendipitous tip that was offered in one case but proved vital in another case have led to the identification of two John Does in northeast and central Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced this afternoon.… Read full story
Announcements Include New Inter-Agency Child Labor Task Force
Since 2018, the Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase in children being employed illegally by companies. In the last fiscal year, the department found 835 companies it investigated had employed more than 3,800 children in violation of labor laws.
