East Palestine Update – 3/3/23

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio)— The following are updates from the State of Ohio regarding remediation work at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Health Assessment Surveys

Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA today released the results of health assessment surveys conducted at the East Palestine Health Assessment Clinic, a partnership between the Ohio Department of Health and the Columbiana County Health District, and door-to-door visits conducted by representatives from the U.S.… Read full story

IRS Warns Taxpayers of New Filing Season Scams Involving Form W-2 Wages; Those Filing Fake Returns Face Potential Penalties, Investigation

On: By: Roxie Bell

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund.

One scheme, which is circulating on social media, encourages people to use tax software to manually fill out Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and include false income information.… Read full story

Wind Advisory – March 3, 2023

On: By: Roxie Bell 

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1121 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023...

OHZ010>013-019>022-027>033-036>038-047-040030-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.230304T0700Z-230304T1400Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville,
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville,
Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge,
Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick,
Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield,
Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, Massillon, Alliance,
Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion, Mount Gilead,
Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, and Mount Vernon
1121 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...WIND
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Knox County Foundation Awards Public Library Major Grant for Renovations

On: By: Roxie Bell

MOUNT VERNON, OHIO – Visitors to the Main Library in Mount Vernon will soon see significant improvements to the Children’s Floor, thanks to a major grant of $25,000 from the Knox County Foundation. Library Director John K. Chidester states that “We feel incredibly blessed and grateful to have the cordial and productive relationship we’ve enjoyed with the Knox County Foundation.… Read full story

Hazardous Weather Outlook – March 3, 2023

On: By: Roxie Bell 

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
449 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

OHZ006-008-017>019-027>030-036>038-047-041000-
Wood-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
449 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio and northwest Ohio.
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