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Road Closure
Mansfield Avenue between Nash Street and Swingle Street will be closed on April 2, 2018, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Emergency traffic will not be able to pass through. (lh)
Tuesday evening was busy around the firehouse as Fredericktown Cub Scout Pack 350 came for a visit. Scouts learned about the role of a firefighter, the training, education, and what we do in the community.
Cadet Gannon talked about the role of the fire cadet within our organization and what as high school students they are able to achieve.
CH411, E419, E413, T417, R415, and G414 were dispatched at 4:18 pm on Tuesday evening to the 14000 block of Lucerne Road in Wayne Township on the report of a fully engulfed barn fire with an exposure nearby. Tankers from College Township and the Big Walnut Joint Fire District (Morrow County) responded mutual-aid on the call
When CH411 arrived to scene, he found a fully engulfed barn fire, roughly 20×30 that was mostly on the ground with a home nearby to the north.… Read full story
COLUMBUS – Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment is encouraging all soon-to-be Medicare eligible Ohioans to attend free “Welcome to Medicare” events sponsored by the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP), a division of the Ohio Department of Insurance.… Read full story
COLUMBUS, OH – With spring officially here, now is the time to start making plans to see wildflowers out on the trail! The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is offering some fun and free outdoor events scheduled at state parks and state nature identify for people to enjoy in April.… Read full story
Sure, you know that dogs have a much better sense of smell than humans, but do you know why? Here’s some trivia to impress your friends: when dogs breathe in through their nose, a flap separates the incoming air. Part of the air goes in for respiration, while the other part goes into the olfactory (smelling) sensors.… Read full story
Join our friends from the Knox County Park District for a Once in a Blue Moon Hike – March 31, 8-10 p.m., at Thayer Ridge Park (7770 Thayer Road). This blue moon hike is a great way for a family to experience the out-of-doors after dark and hone those non-visual senses by using your ears (for hearing), fingers (for touching), nose (for smelling) and even your mouth (for tasting).… Read full story
Diuretic therapy — commonly given to extremely preterm infants to help them overcome respiratory problems — appears to offer no benefit for this purpose, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Surprisingly, infants in the study who received diuretic therapy were more likely to require respiratory support, compared to extremely preterm infants with similar respiratory problems who did not receive the therapy.… Read full story