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Loveland, Ohio – Anderson A., Logan P., Sam H., Hunter H., Maddie D., and Nicholas G. competed on the Loveland Robotics Team 51294 RobotActiveX and won the “Robot Design Award” which is given to a team that “uses outstanding programming principles and solid engineering practices to develop a robot that is mechanically sound, durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenging missions.”
Photo provided by Loveland Elementary School.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted yesterday provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION UPDATE
Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio received a total of 214,525 first doses of vaccine this week. A total of 223,025 first doses are scheduled to arrive in Ohio during the week of February 15.
The federal retail pharmacy program will soon begin allotting doses to Ohio’s more than 160 Rite Aid pharmacies. Vaccine distribution will also expand into all 194 Kroger pharmacies.
Those with specific medical conditions that put them at a very high risk of dying from COVID-19 will be eligible for vaccinations next week.
Ohioans born with the medical conditions outlined below, or those who were diagnosed in early childhood whose conditions continued into adulthood, will qualify to be vaccinated beginning on February 15.
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer at Ohio Department of Health, explained these conditions in more detail. His remarks are available on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page.
Approximately 12,000 individuals with these severe medical conditions and developmental disabilities have already been vaccinated, and vaccinations of those in this group will continue.
NURSING HOME CASES
Governor DeWine announced today that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio’s nursing homes has dropped more than 77 percent since late November. This dramatic drop in cases follows Ohio’s aggressive efforts to vaccinate residents and staff in Ohio’s long-term care facilities.
As outlined in the chart below, there were 2,697 COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities in Ohio during the week of November 29, 2021. During the week of January 17, there were 612 positive cases.
SCHOOL MODEL UPDATE
Governor DeWine shared the latest information on the number of school districts that are physically in school versus those that are fully or partially remote. As a condition to receive priority access to the vaccine, schools were required to commit to full or partial in-person learning by March 1. All but one school district in Ohio have committed to this plan.
OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY SYSTEM
There was no change in this week’s Ohio Public Health Advisory System map. A county-by-county breakdown outlining the presence of COVID-19 in all of Ohio’s 88 counties can be found on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System’s website.
CURRENT CASE DATA (2-12-21)
In total, there are 931,437 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 reported in Ohio and 12,577 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 48,269 people have been hospitalized throughout the pandemic, including 6,908 admissions to intensive care units. In-depth data can be accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Video of today’s full update, including versions with foreign language translation, can be viewed on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page.
For more information on Ohio’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
Willie Lutz reporting for Loveland Magazine from Tiger Stadium in 2014
by Cassie Mattia
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Magazine throughout the years has had many opportunities to both meet and mold journalism interns into talented multi-dimensional professional journalists. Many have gone on to be very successful writers, broadcasters, reporters, and filmmakers; recently one previous Loveland Magazine intern and former Loveland High School grad announced he just landed a new writing gig!
Willie Lutz was a paid intern at Loveland Magazine during his Junior and Senior years at LHS, his primary role being to write about LHS sports and to do on-air post-game reports. Lutz has since been a frequent contributor to Loveland Magazine.
Lutz recently released the news that he accepted a position at Last Word on Sports where he will be responsible for reporting all things NFL, primarily the Cincinnati Bengals.
“I’m excited to join the team at Last Word On Sports,” Lutz announced on his Facebook page, “I’ve greatly missed sports writing and I found a perfect landing spot! To kick things off, I wrote about Joe Burrow’s desire to keep Zac Taylor in Cincinnati and what that means for the Bengals.”
To check out Lutz’s first article with Last Word on Sports that was released in December of 2020 click the following link: Joe Burrow Wants Zac Taylor to Stay With Cincinnati Bengals. His latest released just today is Cincinnati Bengals Slot Cornerback Options This Off-season.
Loveland Magazine’s Editor in Chief David Miller was estatic about Lutz’s new opportunity!
“I’m not the biggest Bengal’s fan but if I was I would certainly be keeping up with what Willie is writing! He’s very, very good at what he does. I read what Willie writes and follow him and he’s now got me following the Bengals,” Miller said.
LastWordOnSports.com is essentially a network of sports-related entities encompassing type media and radio. The site was established in August 2011 with a focus on the major professional leagues.
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We would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Willie Lutz for obtaining such an awesome journalism position! Thank you so much Willie for providing Loveland Magazine with your outstanding articles! We hope that you will continue to succeed and thrive in the world of Sports Journalism! Good Luck!
Stay tuned for more of your Sports 411 With Me, Cassie Mattia!
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland School Superintendent Bradley Neavin has asked Loveland Magazine to send the below message to the community about a situation yesterday at the Loveland Middle School.
In a phone call, Neavin said, “The situation is being investigated. It is being handled. We’ve pulled our resources together, including our outside resources which include our resource officers and everybody is safe.”
Tiger Family –
We wanted to update you on a situation involving Loveland Middle School. Yesterday, the school administration was informed of a safety concern involving one of our students. This situation was reported to the school administration and an investigation, involving school and central administration, student support personnel, and the school resource officer in collaboration with the Loveland City Police Department, was initiated.
In communication with the parents of the student, the situation was addressed and per the investigation, Loveland Middle School was determined to be safe.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and collaboration.
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that the Tennessee distillery acknowledges that its official history didn’t tell the whole story of its origins?
The company now says it didn’t learn distilling from Dan Call, but from a man named Nearis Green, one of Call’s slaves.
I share with you this story from CLAY RISEN the Seattle Times and The New York Times
Take a look and welcome to Black history…
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know that David Kenyon of Company 21, an all-African-American firehouse in Chicago “had an epiphany” and they thought the idea crazy—until they saw that Company 21 was often the first to arrive on scene?
Take a look and welcome to Black history!
I share with you this story from Smithsonian Magazine:
by David Miller
One of Loveland Magazine’s favorite sons is featured in an interview by WVXU’s MICHAEL MONKS about his recently released book Abandoned Cincinnati. Sam Smith is a former intern and still a frequent contributor to the pages of Loveland Magazine. Sam is a graduate of Loveland High School.
I think his book, the photos and the writing are pretty amazing, but you can listen to the unbiased rave here:
Smith joins Cincinnati Edition to talk about his new book, Abandoned Cincinnati.
Read more about the book:
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know about Marian Croak? Take a look and welcome to Black history!
I share with you this story from BlackHistory.com:
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know Katherine Johnson’s hand-written calculations were critical to America’s success during our first human spaceflight missions? Take a look and welcome to Black history!
I share with you this Facebook post from the Northrop Grumman Corporation
In honor of Black History Month, Northrop Grumman announced this week they were proud to name their next Cygnus spacecraft in honor of the groundbreaking mathematician who “time and time again broke through barriers of gender and race.”
by Barbara Kyles
Do you know the origin of Lady Liberty? Take a look and welcome to Black history!
The Washington Post wrote, “Of the statue’s long-forgotten history: Lady Liberty was originally designed to celebrate the end of slavery, not the arrival of immigrants. Ellis Island, the inspection station through which millions of immigrants passed, didn’t open until six years after the statue was unveiled in 1886.”
I share with you this Facebook post from The Washington Post from May 23, 2019: