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Eagle Produce LLC Scottsdale, AZ is initiating a voluntary recall of 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella following a test conducted on cantaloupe in a distribution center by the FDA. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.… Read full story
AG Yost Announces Expansion of Charitable U. Webinars
(WELLSTON, Ohio) — A Wellston woman who stole charitable funds from a local booster club was sentenced Wednesday to one year of community control and will repay the more than $9,000 that she took, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Jackson County Prosecutor Randy Dupree announced.… Read full story
Fires can happen while the vehicle is parked and turned off or while driving
September 27, 2023 | Washington, DC
Hyundai Motor America and Kia America have issued “park outside” recalls for more than 3.3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire.… Read full story
Awards to community organizations will enable examination of structural drivers of health.
September 27, 2023 – The National Institutes of Health is funding a first-of-its-kind community-led research program to study ways to address the underlying structural factors within communities that affect health, such as access to safe spaces, healthy food, employment opportunities, transportation, and quality health care.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Sep 25 – 27, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
September 25
• A caller reported her cell phone missing. A report is being done for documentation.
September 26
• A complainant states that she believes that the individual who lives in apartment #1 is having underage parties on the weekends.… Read full story
National Good Neighbor Day on September 28th creates an opportunity for neighbors to get to know each other better. This day acknowledges and celebrates the importance of a good neighbor.
It is a blessing to have a good neighbor, but it is even a greater thing to BE a good neighbor.… Read full story
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $232.2 million in grants for suicide prevention and behavioral health care for at-risk communities, including more than $200 million in new funding for states, territories, and Tribal nations and organizations to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related crisis services. … Read full story
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to prevent another infant formula shortage. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr.… Read full story
New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (link is external).… Read full story