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Funds Will Go Toward Lead Testing and Services for Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 24, 2021 – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Ohio Department of Health to help reduce lead exposure and the number of children with elevated blood lead levels (BLL) across Ohio.
Mount Vernon Police Register – Sep 27, 2021
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Offenses
September 24
An officer responded to Lowe’s, on Coshocton Avenue, in reference to a shopping cart hitting a vehicle. A report was taken.… Read full story
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Fraud/Scam issue where a local citizen received a phone call advising if they don’t send $350 immediately, they will be arrested. Shortly afterward the citizen received a second phone call advising they will have to send an additional $500 to keep from being arrested.… Read full story
Road Closure
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2021 – Nestle USA Inc., a firm in Schaumburg, Ill., is recalling approximately 27,872 pounds of frozen DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust pepperoni pizza due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.… Read full story
Winners Recognized during Farm Science Review
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 24, 2021) – The Ohio Department of Agriculture recognized five families as winners of the 2021 Conservation Farm Family Awards at the Farm Science Review in London.
The five families honored were: Rodabaugh Family of Hardin County; Sluss Family of Stark County; Jeannie and the late Cliff Miller of Carroll County; Harrod Family of Darke County; and White Clover Farms of Highland County.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, OH) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that $4.25 million in grant funding is now available for safety and security enhancements at religious institutions, chartered non-public schools, licensed preschools, and nonprofit organizations.
“It’s important that we continue working together to collectively help protect entities that could be considered soft targets by those who are intent on causing harm,” said Governor DeWine.… Read full story
ODNR Releases the 2021 Fall Color Forecast
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Entering the fall season, Ohio’s forests are beginning their transformation into a dazzling display of colors as the leaves change. Throughout the season, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), in partnership with Ohio.… Read full story