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Crashes involving older Ohioans increase as citizens resume pre-pandemic activities
COLUMBUS — As older adults hit the road to join family and friends over the holidays, Governor Mike DeWine, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Department of Public Safety the Ohio Department of Aging, and AAA are reminding Ohio drivers to “Stay Fit to Drive” by following a few basic safety tips.… Read full story
Department of Justice Funds will Help Victims of Crime by Expediting DNA Testing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 7 – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program has awarded six grants totaling $1,767,957 to cities and counties across Ohio to assist local crime laboratories test their backlogs of DNA kits.
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Dec 08, 2021
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
December 7
A complainant contacted the Knox County Sheriff’s Office regarding a deep slip. A Deputy arrived and provided the complainant with a deer slip.… Read full story
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 544 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-091045- Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 544 AM EST Wed Dec 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced today that more than $109 million will be awarded to help fund critical water projects in all of Ohio’s 88 counties as part of the third and final round of grants awarded through the new Ohio BUILDS water infrastructure grant program.… Read full story
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Date of Posting: 12/6/2021
Closing Date: 12/27/2021
The Board of County Commissioners of Knox County is looking to fill one opening for the Job & Family Services (JFS) Director.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the following Executive Order:
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(COLUMBUS) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced over $3.6 million in funding to reduce violence against women in Ohio.
Administered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant program assists local governments and non-profit community-based organizations in administering justice for and strengthening services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.… Read full story
The National Institutes of Health is offering up to $1 million in cash prizes for innovative diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world in conjunction with the White House “day of action” on maternal health. The NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health will seek to spur and reward the development of prototypes for low-cost, point-of-care molecular, cellular, and/or metabolic sensing and diagnostic technologies.… Read full story
COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is announcing the launch of its newly redesigned recruitment website. This user-friendly and interactive webpage includes in-depth information for applicants interested in a career with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
In an effort to recruit and better inform future applicants between the ages of 18 to 34 years old, the website includes an interactive platform with photos and video examples in the areas of: Why OSHP?;… Read full story