Ohio accepts plan for $300 in federal unemployment aid
Gov. Mike DeWine has accepted a White House proposal for Ohio unemployment claimants to receive $300 in weekly unemployment compensation assistance with no state money involved.
Local – COVID 19
Reports: Big 10 postpones football season
The presidents of the Big Ten Conference member universities reportedly have voted to postpone their fall sports seasons, including football, to the spring of 2021.
MAC scraps fall sports
The Mid-American Conference has become the first league at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season, surrendering to the pandemic that is threatening to halt the entire sport.
DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus
The fourth COVID-19 test result for Gov. Mike DeWine came back negative Saturday after the governor received conflicting positive and negative results ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Trump on Thursday.
DeWine tests positive, then negative, for COVID-19
Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine plan to undergo more COVID-19 tests today after the governor tested positive, then negative, for the virus on Thursday, according to a statement from his office.
New unemployment claims decline while COVID-19 cases rise
The state reported that 25,952 initial jobless claims were filed during the week that ended on August 1, 7% fewer than the week before.
Buckeyes hit practice field amid looming uncertainty
Ohio State will open its 2020 football fall camp today even though there is still the possibility that there will be no college football season.
OSU-Michigan game moved up to Oct. 24
For the first time since 1942, the Buckeyes will not play their rivals from the State Up North as the final game of the regular season in 2020. And they have the coronavirus to blame.
Acton returns to Columbus Foundation
Former Ohio health director Dr. Amy Acton, who at one time had her own large fan club but also faced armed protesters outside her Bexley home, is leaving the DeWine administration to return to the Columbus Foundation.
DeWine not considering closing schools
Gov. Mike DeWine says he is not contemplating closing Ohio’s schools but kids in kindergarten through high school will be required to wear masks if they return to classrooms to give schools a “fighting chance” at staving off the coronavirus.