Governor DeWine makes a friendly bet with Alabama mayor ahead of the Buckeyes and Alabama game. VIa FOX19 On the line for Gov. DeWine are Bahama mamas and Buckeye cream puffs from Schmidt’s in Columbus. If Ohio State is victorious come Monday night, Gov. Ivey will have to send up a prize pack from Conecuh […]
Looks like Ohio is going to raise the minimum wage up to a whole 10 cents on Jan 1st 2021. Via Fox19 Base pay for tipped employees is rising from $4.35 to $4.40 an hour. Employees will bring home $325 for a 40-hour work week with pay at $8.80 an hour. In 2006, Ohioans passed […]
Ohio has issued a curfew until January 2nd, 2021… VIA FOX19 Ohioans are advised not to leave their homes during the curfew’s proscribed hours, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., unless they are working or engaged in an essential activity. “We believe the curfew, along with mask-wearing, have had an impact, and the next 21 days […]
Looks like the Big Ten has changed the rules so now The Ohio State Buckeyes can play for a conference title. Via FOX19 The Buckeyes (5-0) would not have reached the six-game requirement to play for the conference title with this Saturday’s game against Michigan canceled because of positive COVID-19 cases within the Wolverines’ program. […]
Looks like Ohio nurses are in huge demand. Via FOX19 Due to the record-breaking numbers from the current COVID-19 surge, the medical community nationwide is getting hit hard. The storyline is no different in Ohio, and Cleveland Naushay Adams of EduCare Medical Staffing said the demand for nurses is real. “During this pandemic, that rates […]
A new grant program has been announced for Ohio kids learning remotely. Via FOX19 Any parent in Ohio with a student who has a developmental disability and is on an IEP can apply for the grant. The grant provides for a supplemental tutoring program called Learning Aid Ohio that DeWine says can help assist parents […]
Ohio has been approved for millions of dollars in relief funds. Via FOX19 A total of $425 million in federal CARES Act funding will go towards helping small businesses, rent and mortgage assistance, higher education, rural hospitals, non-profit unemployment, and the arts, State Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) announced on Tuesday. Here is how the […]
A new bill was introduced in Ohio to overturn the state’s alcohol curfew, which currently bans sales past 10 p.m. and consumption past 11 p.m. at Ohio restaurants and bars. I think it’s about time to extend the time because a lot of these bars are losing money due to this time restriction. Via FOX19 […]
A big thank you to local volunteers who cleaned up along the Ohio River on Saturday. Via Fox19 Give Back Cincinnati teamed up with the Great Parks of Hamilton County to beautify and pick up trash along the Ohio River and Winton Woods Harbor Saturday morning. About 40 volunteers participated, picking up trash at […]
The Ohio AG Dave Yost is speaking out to Netflix to remove the show “Cuties”. Via Fox19 Yost joins Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in asking for the removal of the film. The AG said in a press release the film continuously shows kids […]
More than 1,000 students have tested positive for Covid 19. Via Fox19 Miami University reported 159 new student cases of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend for a total of 1,084 total student coronavirus cases as of Monday. There were three new staff cases reported on Tuesday, bringing the total to five. The university says […]
It’s good news to hear that the Ohio team is coming home after helping out on the Hurricane Laura Mission. Via Fox19 The task force first left the state back on Aug. 27 to begin their Hurricane Laura relief mission. Ohio Task Force 1 spent all of their time over the past few days in […]
