URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 215 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-130300- /O.NEW.KCLE.FR.Y.0008.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/ 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- Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, Niles, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Geneva, Erie, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville, and Titusville 215 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 ...FROST… Read full story
U.S. District Court Agrees with AG Yost that Federal Tax Mandate is Unconstitutional
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The U.S. District Court of Southern Ohio has ruled that the federal government cannot tie an unconstitutionally ambiguous condition to Ohio’s COVID-19 stimulus funding, vindicating the claim made by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
Yost sought a preliminary injunction in March to bar enforcement of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act’s “Tax Mandate,” which would send Ohio $5.4 billion worth of badly needed federal funds only if the state agreed not to use the money, directly or indirectly, to offset tax cuts or credits.… Read full story
Composing Thoughts: Mental Handwriting Produces Brain Activity That can be Turned Into Text
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded project could help people with paralysis to communicate.
Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the ability to communicate in people with spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This system has the potential to work more quickly than previous BCIs, and it does so by tapping into one of the oldest means of communications we have — handwriting.… Read full story
Brown Urges Senate Colleagues to Support Overturning OCC’s Trump-era Rule Encouraging Predatory Rent-a-Bank Schemes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 11, 2021 – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today headed to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support his legislation to repeal the Trump Administration’s so-called True Lender Rule through the Congressional Review Act.… Read full story
Crew Wanted
Crew
Little Caesars
Mount Vernon, Ohio
FAMILY. FUN. PIZZA.
Do you like pizza? Do you like having fun? So, do we! Little Caesars is looking for pizza enthusiasts to come join our team!
Here at Little Caesars, we value our employee’s time on and off the clock.… Read full story
Wildlife Wednesday – The Northern Harrier
Brown, Portman Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Health Care Access for Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 11, 2021 – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), along with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), today introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act to help families access life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions.… Read full story
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 801 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-131215- 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- 801 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – May 12, 2021
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – May 12, 2021
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
May 11
A deputy was dispatched to West Scott Lane in Gambier for a reported theft. Dispatch advised that the complainant was at the location and wanted to report their bicycle stolen.… Read full story
BBB Tip: Should You Refinance Your Home for a Lower Mortgage Interest Rate?
According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) hit 2.65 percent in January 2021. That means it’s the lowest it’s been in decades. Many homeowners are rushing to take advantage of record-low rates to refinance their home, in hopes of saving money or increasing their monthly cash flow.… Read full story