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Area fire departments receive ODNR grants

Local News

COLUMBUS — Several area fire departments will share in more than $593,000 in grant money from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The money is being distributed through the ODNR's Volunteer Fire Assistance program and will be spread among 95 projects for fire ...

Hope Scholarship reform bill still being worked on

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CHARLESTON – House Finance Committee leaders said they are still receiving input before unveiling an updated version of its originating bill reforming the Hope Scholarship, while Hope funding received a focus as the state Senate passed its budget Friday. The House Finance Committee met ...

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Community

Monroe BDD to meet Monroe County Board of Developmental Disabilities has scheduled the regular meeting of the Board for Monday, March 9, at 6 p.m. at Monroe County Board of DD administrative office. This meeting is open to the public. Shadyside Grants Committee meets today SHADYSIDE — ...

Ex-retirement board members banned from serving

Local News

An Ohio judge ruled that two former members of the State Teachers’ Retirement System board participated in “a high-stakes scheme that jeopardized the financial security of half a million teachers and retirees.” Judge Karen Held Phelps barred the former board members, Wade Steen and Rudy ...

‘Bridge’ gets big boost

Local News

BRIDGEPORT – The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District Board of Education thanks the Lansing Sportsmen’s Club for a generous investment in the future of the youth and the community. The club has pledged an eye-opening sum of $99,999 for the walking track to be located on the second ...

U.S. stocks slip as AI fears keep rumbling and oil prices climb

Business

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Thursday, while oil prices rose with worries about a potential conflict between the United States and Iran. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 267 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite ...