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HUD awards $104 million to improve, preserve public housing in OHIO
Columbus, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $2.7 billion in funding to nearly 2,900 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to make capital investments in their public housing units. This…
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Chances for Ohio death penalty repeal appear to be growing
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal The biggest-ever bipartisan coalition on Thursday announced a renewed effort to repeal the death penalty in Ohio. State Sen. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, hosted a virtual press conference to announce that they and three other Republican and four Democratic senators so far have said…
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Catherine Stein: Ohio public health professor by day; a COVID-19 truther by night
The Wolstein Research Building at Case Western Reserve University. Photo from Google Maps. By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal More than 500,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, but that’s not scaring Catherine Stein. As the pandemic’s death toll rises and the scientific consensus has crystalized regarding how COVID-19 spreads and how to prevent it, Stein,…
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Virtual Book Talk: BED Time Book Talk from the Library
Loveland, Ohio – This book reading series is Co-sponsored by the Loveland Diversity Advisory Board and the Library. Virtual Book Talk: BED Time Book Talk Monday, March 8, 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Monthly at Loveland Branch The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County wants you and your children to join them for a BED (Books…
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Become a Skywarn Weather Spotter for the National Weather Service
Loveland, Ohio – Here’s a great opportunity for public service for individuals with interests in weather and communication: Take a 2-hour virtual class led by a National Weather Service meteorologist to become a Skywarn Weather Spotter. Skywarn spotters volunteer to become the “eyes and ears” of the National Weather Service. Spotters serve their community by…
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Calls to Clermont County 528-SAVE crisis hotline increase
Help is available 24/7 through the Clermont County Crisis Hotline at 528-SAVE (7283). The Hotline is staffed by trained and licensed mental health providers who can assist with connection to needed services. There is also a crisis text line that can be accessed 24/7. Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741. Ongoing stress due to…
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Job fair features openings in manufacturing, healthcare, and more
Clermont County, Ohio – On Tuesday, March 9 OhioMeansJobs of Clermont County will present its first Virtual Job Fair. This event is hosted by the BCW|Workforce, operated by the Workforce Investment Board of Butler, Clermont, and Warren Counties, along with OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) and REDI Cincinnati, (a JobsOhio Network Partner). This virtual career fair will be…
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Did you know this about Black History?
by Barbara Kyles Do you know this about the Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963? Deana Wright tells us, “Sarah was in the bathroom with Addie Mae when the bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church, in Birmingham, Alabama on that Sunday in 1963. She lost her right eye and was…
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Updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: WEATHER DELAY UPDATE Due to last week’s winter weather, the delivery of some Pfizer vaccines and all Moderna vaccines were delayed. Some providers used second doses that they had already received to avoid clinic cancelations.…
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DeWine’s nursing home visitation report
Governor Mike DeWine today issued the following statement on nursing home visitation: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio’s nursing homes has dropped significantly to 343 new cases last week compared to the peak of 2,832 new cases in December. As the number of nursing-home cases continues to drop due to vaccinations in long-term…
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