Boil Water Advisory June 19, 2020 Due to a water main break, The City of Ironton is putting a Boil Water Advisory in place for the following area: South 2nd Street and 3rd Street from Monroe Street to Ellison Street. The City is advising all residents in the area, that until further notice, [...]
COVID-19 Update: Fraudulent Activity June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Husted also reminded Ohioans to be on alert for individuals that may want to take advantage of them with potential fraudulent cures, work-from-home offers, and messages asking for personal information. He also warned Ohioans of fraudulent unemployment claims. For resources on how to [...]
COVID-19 Update: OBM, InnovateOhio Savings June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Husted announced that the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) and InnovateOhio have identified $950,027 in savings to state taxpayers through data analytics applied to state agency spending ledgers. These are actual taxpayer dollars recovered, not just potential savings identified. The total [...]
COVID-19 Update: Multi-System Youth Grant June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced $1 million in grant funding to Ohio’s local Family and Children First Councils (FCFC). Local FCFC’s serve some for Ohio’s must vulnerable children and often need services from many different agencies. These grant dollars will help local FCFC’s ensure that children [...]
COVID-19 Update: Houses of Worship Reminder June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine reminded houses of worship to continue utilizing the best practices when resuming in-person services. While these are not requirements, they are best practices that include having families sit socially-distant from other families; encouraging members to wear face coverings; and eliminating the [...]
COVID-19 Update: Unemployment Insurance June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced that Ohio will borrow money to meet its unemployment obligation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state requested $3.1 billion in borrowing authority from the U.S. Department of Labor. This is not an unprecedented situation, Ohio borrowed more than $3.3 billion during the last [...]
COVID-19 Update: Pop-Up Sites June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced additional pop-up testing sites will be available throughout the state this week. Testing began this morning at CityLink Center in Cincinnati and will also be available on Thursday and Friday from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Testing will resume at the CityLink Center next [...]
COVID-19 Update: Basic Reproduction Number June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine released the latest basic reproduction number or R0 (pronounced “R naught”) for eight regions of Ohio. The R0 represents the number of people, on average, that a person will spread a disease to. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that [...]
COVID-19 Update: Summer Food Program June 16, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—More than 65,000 children a day are expected to take part in Ohio’s Summer Food Service Program this summer. With more than 1,500 sites across the state, many of the programs have set up new guidelines for distributing food to kids. Additional information can [...]
COVID-19 Update: Minority-Owned Businesses To Join ELITE USA June 11, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—JobsOhio today announced that minority-owned Stark County businesses will participate in ELITE, London Stock Exchange Group’s business support and development program. In collaboration with JobsOhio and the Stark County Minority Business Association, ELITE USA announced that 13 minority-owned businesses will make [...]
