Loveland, Ohio – No one was injured last evening when a large tree fell onto this house and automobile in the 200 block of Cherokee Drive. These photos were taken at about 8 AM this morning.
Author: David Miller
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Last evening’s storm
The house that was damaged is to the right of this tree stump and in between the white house on the far right. There is a damaged car and house in this photo. -
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[Video] Paxton’s Grill golf outing gifts $85K to CancerFree Kids
David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – The Paxton’s Grill Golf Outing committee presented a check yesterday to CancerFree Kids for $85,000. The funds were raised during Paxton’s 18th Annual fundraiser on June 9th through 12th at both Hickory Woods Golf Course and the Oasis Golf Club.
Since the inception of this event more than 18 years ago, the golf outing has raised nearly $685,000.
Immediately after pausing for the check presentation, the committee got back to work planning their 2024 outing.
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Learn more about CancerFree Kids located in Loveland, Ohio
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Learn more about Paxton’s Grill located in Loveland’s Downtown Historic District right on the Loveland Bike trail.
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[Video] Mom and dad taxi stand dedicated at LHS to honor Josh Carrington
Loveland, Ohio – On July 14, 2023 as the sun was about to set a mom and dad taxi stand, a granite, laser-engraved bench was dedicated at the lower entrance to the Loveland High School outdoor athletic complex. The family of Josh Carrington wanted to honor his all-too-brief life and thank the School District for the myriad ways he was nurtured while he attended Loveland High School.
Family brainstorming led to the vision of a commemorative bench that would give athletes a place to sit in the shade while waiting for a ride home after practice or competition.
In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you can watch the dedication ceremony and listen to fond memories of Josh from family members. A former Tiger classmate, a teammate of Josh is interviewed. Amy Van Strien, a former District psychologist talked about how involved Josh was in helping her with her programming. There was rock painting, the release of paper balloons, and many hugs.
The painted rocks will be placed beneath the tree next to the Angles by the Trail mural in downtown Loveland.
Josh graduated from Loveland High School with the class of 2010. Over those four years, Josh participated in football, track (pole vaulting), and wrestling. He was nicknamed “Josh the Spladle” for his wrestling moves.Josh was also on the Homecoming Court his Senior Year. Josh passed in 2015.
The Josh Carrington Family Album
The Josh Carrington Family Album (2)
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Air Quality Alert for Loveland, Ohio
Loveland, Ohio – The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for Sunday and Monday, July 16 & 17 for Loveland and includes Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in KY, and Dearborn County in IN.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is returning to the Tri-State.
The Agency expects to see levels in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range on the Air Quality Index (AQI).
The public is encouraged to limit their outdoor exertion, especially children, those with respiratory illnesses, and older adults. Refer to U.S. EPA’s health guide here.
The Agency issues an Air Quality Alert when ozone or other major air pollutants are expected to reach levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.Children face special risks from air pollution
What to Do During an Air Quality Alert
- Take the bus, carpool, bike or walk instead of driving
- Refuel your vehicle after 6 p.m., do not top off when refueling and tighten the gas cap
- Do not idle your vehicle
- Combine trips or eliminate unnecessary vehicle trips
- Keep your vehicle maintained with properly-inflated tires and timely oil changes
- Avoid use of gasoline-powered lawn equipment on Air Quality Alert days
- Avoid use of oil-based paints and stains on Air Quality Alert days
- Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings
- Always burn clean, seasoned wood in outdoor fire pits, fireplaces and wood stoves
- Avoid using fire pits or fireplaces for non-essential home heating on Air Quality Alert days
- Conserve electricity
For more details on the Air Quality Index and its corresponding health messages, refer to AirNow. You may also choose to sign up for EnviroFlash, a free service and app that notifies you of daily air quality conditions based upon your personal settings that you control.
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Loveland Magazine seeking Issue 1 proponents for video interview
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Magazine seeking Issue 1 proponents for a sit-down video interview in our LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV studio. Must be a Loveland Area resident and preferably actively working in the community to get Issue 1 passed.
Ohio Issue 1, is a ballot measure regarding the process for proposing and approving amendments to the Ohio state constitution. It will be before voters in a special election on August 8.
Background
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HOW TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN OHIO
Choose one of these options!
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OPTION 1: PRINT YOUR REQUEST AND MAIL IT TO YOUR COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS -
OPTION 2: HAVE AN APPLICATION MAILED TO YOU BY YOUR BOARD OF ELECTIONS
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[Video Interview] Jane Gonzales and Patty Lawrence talk about reproductive and voting rights ballot issues
David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – Jane Gonzales from Loveland and Patty Lawrence from Miami Township sat with me this morning in the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV studio to talk about current politics and the activities they have been engaged in in recent months in the community.
Both have circulated petitions to place a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot that they say if passed would protect women’s reproductive rights and health. The petitions they asked local residents to sign were earlier in the week delivered to the Ohio Secretary of State where it will be determined if the petitions contain enough valid signatures to place the amendment before voters in the November general election. (Ohio abortion rights supporters submit signatures for November ballot)
After Ohio citizens began collecting signatures, the Ohio legislature passed their own legislation, Issue 1, which will be before voters in a special election in August that directly affects the amendment both Lawrence and Gonzales have collected signatures for.
Issue 1 will be the only issue on the August special election ballot.
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State Board of Education of Ohio discusses changes coming with budget approval
In their first meeting since the state budget was approved with sweeping changes to Ohio’s State Board of Education, the group discussed the impacts it will face.
“This is going to be another chapter here and I want to be as proactive and on top of this chapter as I can, and as we can,” said Paul LaRue, president of the board.
Among the billions of dollars and hundreds of things approved by Gov. Mike DeWine last week were the provisions previously contained in Senate Bill 1, which transfer most of the powers away from the board and into the executive branch.
The changes would rename the department overseeing the board to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and create a cabinet-level position that would direct the department. Two deputy directors would also be a part of the new department, one for primary and secondary education and another for workforce.
“The board needs to be thinking about in the upcoming months, about what these things look like,” said Chris Woolard, interim superintendent of public instruction.
Woolard’s job will change as well, though he will remain the secretary of the board and serve as the board’s “executive officer,” conducting policy and administrative functions of the board and staff of the board, according to Tony Palmer, chief legal counsel for the ODE.
“Most of the responsibilities that are currently with the superintendent are transferred under the budget bill to the director of the Department of Education and Workforce,” Palmer told the board.
As for the board, it will retain powers related to educator licensure, discipline, teacher evaluation systems, and appointment of the superintendent. They can also make recommendations to the DEW directors regarding priorities for education, according to Palmer.
Several board members wrote to DeWine prior to his signing of the budget to ask him to remove the SB 1 provisions, calling the changing of the roles a “power grab.”
At this week’s board of ed meetings, members continued to criticize the move, questioning the enforcement measures to make sure the new oversight is the right move and truly improves the state of student test scores and education in general.
“What we kept hearing was that they needed to get rid of the state board because somebody was not being held accountable, but they never defined what that meant,” said board member Antoinette Miranda. “I’m just wondering if (the DEW directors) are going to get fired when the scores come back the same.”
Miranda’s fellow board member Diana Fessler claimed Pearson Education, a company who creates student assessment tests, would help with the change “by changing the test questions, and they can change the scores and the cutoff scores besides.”
“I think the kids are going to be doing amazingly well in no time at all,” Fessler said. “But it’ll be a lie from the pit of hell.”
Jessica Voltolini, chief of staff for the ODE, said officials are still reviewing all of the provisions of the budget and the changeover, working on a 180-day timeline: 90 days preparing before the October effective date of the bill, and the 90 days following, when implementation of all of the changes will be made.
But Voltolini said the “very high-level overview” the department has taken so far hasn’t shown any additional level of accountability for the directors, other than that they would need to confirmed by the Ohio Senate.
Teresa Fedor, one of the most recently elected board members and a former state senator, accused the governor of going against a constitutional amendment passed in 1953, in which voters moved the ODE into its own department.
“Not some of it, all of it,” Fedor said. “And (DeWine) is breaking the constitutional intent and message right now, so we need to have clarification on how decisions are going to be made by this group.”
The board may face further changes if just-introduced legislation makes its way through the General Assembly. Former board member, now state Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur, R-Ashtabula, introduced a measure this month that would eliminate governor-appointed positions on the board and reduce the group to 15 elected-only positions.
That measure will be assigned to a committee for consideration before it can move for a full vote of the House and Senate.
SUSAN TEBBEN
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Clermont County Board of Commissioners select partnerships for Federal grants
Batavia, Ohio – Nearly $1.75 million in federal funds have been targeted for a variety of projects to benefit communities and non-profits throughout Clermont County, ranging from home repairs for seniors to a program that teaches about gardening and healthy food preparation.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on June 28 selected the 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) projects to be included in the Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
CDBG projects were selected from 2023 CDBG applications as submitted from local jurisdictions and non-profits. Projects were awarded based on the overall benefit to low and moderate income areas and persons.
The Clermont County Department of Community and Economic Development (CED) works with communities to leverage multiple funding sources for their projects, such as CDBG, HOME, Capital Bill Funds, ODOD Demolition Funds, OPWC, FEMA, FAA, OEPA, as well as others.
The 2023 CDBG projects include:
Clermont Senior Services Inc. Home Safety Repair Program: $115,000
Home Repairs for Seniors including accessibility, furnace, plumbing, electrical repairs. Many wheel chair ramps and grab bars that keep seniors living in their homes and damaged floor repairs will be completed. It is estimated that 36 families and over 50 people will be assisted.Clermont County Community Alternative Sentencing Center (CASC): $71,000
This is the very successful program the Board has funded for a number of years as an alternative to jail for those residents struggling with addictions. This provides much needed counseling and treatment and helps many of our residents turn their lives around.Clermont County General Health District Homeowner Septic Rehab Program: $100,000
Fund 10-15 septic system repairs or replacements for Low income residents through forgivable loan. The Health Department will combine these funds with WPCLF and H2Ohio funding from Ohio EPA.Clermont County General Health District Newtonsville Sewer Connection Program: $100,000
Fund 10-15 sewer connections for low income residents through forgivable loan.Housing Opportunities Made Equal Fair Housing Program: $15,000
HUD required Fair Housing Program. This organization provides fair housing training to groups such as realtors and landlords and assists renters when they have complaints or concerns about their housing situation.Ohio Township Mt. Pisgah Playground Phase 2: $12,000
Replace outdated playground equipment at Mt. Pisgah Park.OSU Extension Clermont County Demonstration Gardens/Food Science Lab: $82,000
Construct demonstration vegetable gardens and replace outdated food science kitchen for demonstration of gardening and healthy food preparation to JFS Clients and other low to moderate income persons.Felicity Franklin PTO Felicity Cool Tools for School: $10,000
Purchase of school supplies for children of needy families including backpacks, binders, pencils. This program was run successfully before but funding has been lost currently for the program. Approximately 300 back packs will be stocked with supplies and additional supplies on hand during the school year.Streetlight Ministry Homeless Outreach Program: $25,000
Outreach to homeless in form of sleeping bags, meals, clothing, transportation, ID and Birth certificates, and connecting clients with services such as helping them with IDs and Birth Certificates.Tate Township Parking Lot at Bethel Cemetery/Park: $90,000
Construction of parking lot with paving. Township has provided the gravel base which is installed. The Township has purchased additional land adjacent for a park and plans for trails.Wayne Township Former Newtonsville School Roof: $70,000
Pay 70% of Roof for building up to maximum of $70,000. The building houses two non-profit food pantries that serve the LMI community.Williamsburg Township Emergency Service Building Upgrades: $147,000
Upgrade outdated and dangerous electric system in building to operate while on backup generator already purchased. Switch electric from 3 phase to 1 phase.3 new HVAC Units that operate on 1 phase electric. Update Kitchen for EMS/ Fire employees.Clermont County Community and Economic Development (CED) planning and administration of grants: $189,469
The 2023 HOME projects include:
Clermont Housing Corporation (CMHA) Veterans Village Housing Project: $640,000
Clermont County Community and Economic Development (CED) planning and administration of grants: $70,000
- Clermont County Community and Economic Development (CED) activity delivery: $40,000
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“Pops for Pups” will help Maddie Feder raise funds to train her service dog?
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If you watch the video message above you will understand why a service dog is so absolutely necessary for Maddie.
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Maddie has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dysautonomia, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. She also has Cranial Cervical Instability and will require neurosurgery one day. The above has led to many other conditions such as Addison’s Disease, Diabetes, 3 or 4 types of anemia, etc. She recently became paraplegic and they are trying to find the cause. Maddie has a port and a double-tunneled Picc line for IV nutrition, fluids, and meds.Her family is currently waiting for her new personalized wheelchair to come. “Fortunately, we got a chairlift installed quickly,” said her mom, Heather Feder. “A split-level house is quite the challenge.”
Maddie has been through dozens and dozens of painful procedures and yet she still forges ahead. She cannot eat anything without going into anaphylaxis, yet remarkably she is an amazing baker and an amazing artist.
She has made hundreds of cake pops and cupcakes, as well as dog treats to sell at her fundraisers. People can enter a raffle to win $40 worth of baked goods from Maddie.
The Fundraising Dates are:
July 15 and 23, and on August 5th.
You can look up “Pops for Pups” and “Maddie’s Bakery” on Facebook.
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