For the community, by the community
This year has been unpredictable to say the least. The Covid-19 pandemic has upturned everything, and holiday shopping is no exception. Most shoppers are skipping the stores and heading online to purchase gifts.
While most parents have done at least some of their holiday shopping online in the past, this may be the first time you’ve decided to do all, or at least the majority, of your gift purchases for your children online.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS) – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) has announced more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to assist state and local governments in developing and implementing substance abuse treatment programs in correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders.… Read full story
By Presidential Proclamation, December 17th is Wright Brothers Day. Each year, a proclamation invites the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
The US Code directs that Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Dec 17, 2020
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
December 16
Deputies responded to the Seventh Day Adventist School due to a parent causing a disturbance at the school. The parent was trespassed from the school.… Read full story
Kick off 2021 outdoors! Plan to join us Jan. 1 for our annual First Day Hike, a nation-wide initiative in state and local parks. The 1.5-mile walk starts at the Urton Clock house where you can pick up your route map anywhere between 11 a.m.… Read full story
Fredericktown Interchurch will be closed tomorrow as it’s distribution day for Turn the Tide. Distribution is from 3-6 pm at First Presbyterian Church – basement behind the church off of W. Fourth St. Masks will be required when picking up gifts and food baskets.… Read full story
An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and to characterize the immunologic pathways associated with different disease presentations and outcomes. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.… Read full story
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today highlighted the department’s investments in 2020 that are building prosperity and strengthening the nation’s rural businesses and communities.
… Read full story“Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, USDA invested a record $40 billion in rural communities in 2020,” Brand said.
December 15, 2020 – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – released the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced changes to rules around brokered deposits and industrial loan companies:
“The FDIC and OCC have spent the last several months undermining what it means to be a bank in this country – putting the hard-earned money of millions of Americans at even more risk during a global pandemic and economic crisis.… Read full story
Starlink service by SpaceX supporting BroadbandOhio and JobsOhio in pilot providing high speed internet access to select participants in Union County
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Today, Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced that Allen Township, outside of Marysville, Ohio will be the site of a pilot project, with the Starlink satellite broadband service developed by SpaceX, to connect select households and small businesses with high speed internet access.… Read full story