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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) offers home heating safety reminders as the winter season arrives.
The warming station is open today Thursday 1/31 from 9am-7pm. Food is available today for breakfast lunch and dinner, please if you do not have water, electricity, or Gas come down and get warm. Movies will be playing all day, we have playing cards and board games, Charge your phone and keep warm!… Read full story
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – is calling on the Federal Reserve Board Governors to use all of its prudential authorities, including the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) for the biggest banks, to strengthen the resiliency of the financial system and protect working families from the next economic downturn.… Read full story
Monmouth Junction, NJ, Tris Pharma, Inc. is expanding the scope of its November 2018 recall by adding three (3) additional lots of Ibuprofen Oral Suspension Drops, USP, 50 mg per 1.25 mL, to the retail (pharmacy) level. Some units from these batches have been found to have higher levels of Ibuprofen concentration.… Read full story
Researchers have discovered how specific cells in the guts of mice slow down metabolism and eventually contribute to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. The findings, scientists say, could have important implications for the prevention and treatment of these kinds of metabolic diseases in humans.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Jan 31, 2019
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
A Deputy was traveling on Gilchrist Road and observed an injured deer lying in the roadway. The deer was found to have all four legs broken.… Read full story
COLUMBUS – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against a Florida man after a traffic stop in Summit County. During the traffic stop, troopers seized 25 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $75,000.
On January 23, at 3:48 p.m.,… Read full story
NIH-funded study identifies risk factors for neuropsychiatric conditions after concussion.
A new study reveals that approximately 1 in 5 individuals may experience mental health symptoms up to six months after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), suggesting the importance of follow-up care for these patients.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today signed an executive order that offers new protections to employees of state government who are victims of domestic violence.
The new workplace domestic violence policy in state government updates the 2008 “Barbara Warner Workplace Domestic Violence Policy” and expands the definition of domestic violence to include victims of dating violence.… Read full story
Oskri Organics Corporation of Lake Mills, WI is recalling ALL Oskri Corporation manufactured nut butters.
This recall has been initiated due to positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes found in multiple Oskri Corporation manufactured nut butters. Consumption of this product may cause potential health risk.… Read full story