Local – COVID 19

Pandemic precautions have tamped down flu

February is usually the peak of flu season, but not this year. Health officials in Ohio and elsewhere say flu cases and hospitalizations have been at their lowest levels in decades.

DeWine will veto bill to limit health orders

Republican lawmakers advanced the latest legislative action aimed at limiting the emergency powers of Ohio’s governor, sending a Senate bill to the House but also to an almost certain veto.