Don’t wait to check in with the #veterans and Service members in your life. One call or text can open the door to crisis support. Spread the word about www.VeteransCrisisLine.net and know that caring responders are available 24/7/365: Call 1-800-273-8255 & Press 1, text to 838255, or chat online.… Read full story
Prepare Your Home for Winter
Prepare your home for winter. Remove and cut away low-hanging and dead tree branches. Strong winds, ice, and snow can cause tree limbs to break and could cause damage to your home. Have your gutters cleaned. Snow and ice can build up quickly if clogged with debris.… Read full story
“Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts” Brown Bag Chat
The Gund Gallery will present “Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts” at the Brown Bag Chat on Wednesday, November 20, noon, at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
This Brown Bag Chat will center around the exhibit currently at Gund Gallery, “Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts.”… Read full story
Fall in Love – Go to Jail: BBB Report on How Some Romance Fraud Victims Become Money Mules
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Online dating sites report a surge in activity in the days before Valentine’s Day, as many singles use technology to find a match. Behind many dating profiles lurk scammers who are ready to dupe users into believing they have found love.… Read full story
Select Varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese are Voluntarily Being Recalled Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material
Select varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese are voluntarily being recalled due to the potential presence of pieces of red plastic and metal that may have been introduced during production. Consumption of hard or sharp foreign material could cause injury to teeth, mouth, throat, stomach or intestine tissues if swallowed.… Read full story
Johnston Awarded Good Citizenship Award
Congratulations to Kane Johnston for being awarded the Kiwanis Club Good Citizenship Award for all of his volunteer work. Awesome job Kane!
Exposure to HIV Drug in the Womb May Increase Risk of Microcephaly, Developmental Delays in Children
NIH-funded study finds higher risks for children of women who took efavirenz during pregnancy.
Children born to women on HIV therapy containing the drug efavirenz were 2 to 2.5 times more likely to have microcephaly, or small head size, compared to children born to women on regimens of other antiretroviral drugs, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health.… Read full story
University of Cincinnati College of Law Wins Top Honors at AG Yost’s Public Service Mock Trial Competition
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that the University of Cincinnati College of Law earned top honors at his office’s Public Service Mock Trial Competition for law school students.
The competition, which took place Friday at the Franklin County Courthouse, featured eight teams of students from six Ohio law schools.… Read full story
Urgent Need for Donations
We’ve got a few urgent needs right now: men’s gloves, bras in a variety of sizes, women’s underwear in sizes 5, 6, and 7. If you can donate any of these, please drop them off between 9 and 2 M-F or between 9 and noon on Saturdays and Sundays.… Read full story
Military Consumers at Higher Risk for Marketplace Losses, According to BBB Report
Arlington, VA (July 25, 2019) – Military consumers face unique challenges in the marketplace that can result in higher median losses to scammers and other marketplace fraud, according to the Better Business Bureau’s new report, Military Consumers & Marketplace Trust: An Analysis of Marketplace Challenges Facing the Military Community (BBB.org/MilitaryReport… Read full story