Governor DeWine Signs Bill Into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bill into law:

  • Senate Bill 11, sponsored by Senator Andrew O. Brenner, designates February 7 to 14 as “Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week”; makes changes regarding paid leave for Juneteenth day for all regular nonteaching school employees; makes changes to the Frontline Health Care Worker Education, Training, and Certification Pilot Program; and modifies procedures for uniformed services and overseas absent voting in the 2022 primary election.
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IRS Unveils Voice and Chat Bots to Assist Taxpayers with Simple Collection Questions and Tasks; Provides Faster Service, Reduced Wait Times

 

More functions coming later in 2022 to help taxpayers with more complex issues

WASHINGTON —  March 10, 2022 – The Internal Revenue Service today announced it has begun using voice and chat bots on two of its specialized toll-free telephone assistance lines and IRS.gov,… Read full story

Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Mar 11, 2022


Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Mar 11, 2022
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)

March 10
Dispatch was notified by a complainant that the complainant was being harassed. Deputies arrived on scene and spoke with the complainant. After speaking with deputies the complainant voluntarily went to Knox Community Hospital for evaluation.… Read full story

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
511 AM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

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Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-
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511 AM EST Fri Mar 11 2022

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

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FDA Orders Philips Respironics to Notify Patients Regarding the Recall of Certain Breathing Assistance Machines

 

March 10, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a notification order to Philips Respironics requiring the company to notify patients and others of the company’s June 14, 2021, recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines, and the unreasonable risk of substantial harm to the public health posed by the degradation of the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam used in those products.… Read full story