Region and Beyond
-
Great Oaks Fire Academy earns state accreditation renewal
Promoted Post The Fire Academy at Great Oaks Career Campuses has earned a 3-year accreditation renewal from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS (ODPS). The announcement was made after a recent site visit from an ODPS team in which Great Oaks met all requirements with no recommendations for improvement. The accreditation renewal…
Written by
-
Schedule Sensory Sensitive Santa Session
Santa welcomes people of all ages and abilities! Autism Speaks is thrilled to be partnering with Cherry Hill Programs again this holiday season to provide sensory-friendly Santa Experiences for families, now in more premier destinations than ever before! All families with children with autism and other special needs can enjoy the time-honored tradition of a…
Written by
-
Youth suicide deaths increased by 56% from 2007-2018
Suicide Deaths Increased by 45% Among All Ohioans and by 56% Among Youth Ages 10-24 From 2007-2018 Columbus, Ohio – In a report issued by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) on November 13, in Ohio, five people die by suicide every day, and one youth dies by suicide every 33 hours, according to a new…
Written by
-
Disability-Related Hate Crimes up sharply, FBI data shows
Newly-released data indicates that hate crime incidents targeting people with disabilities are on the rise. There were 177 reported hate crime offenses stemming from disability bias in 2018, according to figures out this week from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. By comparison, there were 128 similar offenses the year prior. Read on at Disability…
Written by
-
Detective DelRio served 30 years on Dayton Police Department
Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took to the Senate floor to honor the memory of Dayton Detective Jorge DelRio. Detective DelRio was killed in the line of duty while serving a drug-related search warrant in Dayton.
Written by
-
[Veterans Day News] Brown urges Senate to take action on Agent Orange bill
Washington, D.C. – On the Senate floor yesterday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, led his colleagues in urging the President to take action on behalf of thousands of Vietnam veterans across the country living with chronic health conditions, by expanding the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ list of…
Written by
![[Veterans Day News] Brown urges Senate to take action on Agent Orange bill](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sherrod_brown_feature-unage-100x65.jpg)
-
Governor DeWine announces Children Services Transformation Advisory Council, Regional Forums
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the formation of the Children Services Transformation Advisory Council aimed at reviewing the state of Ohio’s foster care system and developing recommendations for improving the experience of children and families. The advisory council was created to build on the investments included in the State Operating Budget…
Written by
-
Ricky and David break down the end of the General Motors strike with United Auto Workers, Apple’s quarter, and MORE
(like why police literally blew up a guy’s house and aren’t paying for it) Ricky and David break down the end of the General Motors strike with United Auto Workers, Apple’s quarter, and MORE (like why police literally blew up a guy’s house and aren’t paying for it). 0:00 — 25:30 Aneesh joins Ricky to…
Written by
-
$3 Million in Grant funds to support more College Credit Plus teachers
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Education together with the Ohio Department of Higher Education has announced the release of $3 million in grant funding to help high school teachers obtain qualifications to teach college courses in high school as part of the College Credit Plus Program. The funding was allocated in the biennium…
Written by
-
AG Yost Announces $10 Million in Grants for School Safety Initiatives
All public schools, chartered nonpublic school and schools operated by county boards of developmental disabilities are eligible to receive either $2,500 or $4.49 per student, whichever amount is greater.
Written by