OSU survey shows virus concerns among new moms
The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional fears about risks for moms-to-be and their babies.
Local – COVID 19
Help for cities; teachers union wants help for schools
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday unanimously a bill authorizing the distribution of $350 million of federal funding to help counties, municipalities and townships with COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses.
“Long, cold storm”: DeWine orders $775 million in budget cut as revenues crash
Governor Mike DeWine has announced he’s cutting $775 million from the state budget in the next two months because of plummeting revenue due to the pandemic.
Patience over shutdown growing thin
There are widening cracks in Gov. Mike DeWine’s foundation of support and signs that his greatest challenges during the coronavirus outbreak will comes this month as the state reopens.
Empty Columbus highways result in “extreme speeding”
Drivers encountering fewer vehicles on Ohio roads during the coronavirus shutdown are finding their feet made of lead.
DeWine lays out reopening path as Ohio death toll tops 1,000
As the death toll from COVID-19 in the state passed a grim milestone, Gov. Mike DeWine is appealing to Ohioans to stick together as the state slowly reopens.
Health officials: COVID-19 may be behind overdose spike
Local health officials say there has been a spike in drug overdoses in Franklin County this year and the coronavirus outbreak may be at least partly to blame.
Old-time games help relieve modern boredom
With everyone looking for new ways to entertain themselves and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio History Connection recommends trying the kind of entertainment families relied on in the days before automobiles, video games, computers or even electricity.
(Almost) Open for business
Ohio has begun turning the “dimmer switch” on the state’s economy, reopening businesses and workplaces that have been shut down for over a month, throwing hundreds of thousands of Ohioans out of work.
New unemployment claims still high, but declining
With many Ohio businesses scheduled to reopen in the next 12 days, the state reported another 92,920 initial jobless claims were filed last week as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak continues to rock the state’s economy.