Reopening plans slowly coming into focus
Six-foot gaps between workers. Masks, gloves, barriers, hand sanitizer. These are things Ohioans can expect to find commonplace when life in the state enters the next phase of the battle against COVID-19.
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Unemployment rate jumps amid COVID-19 job losses
Ohio’s unemployment rate increased from 4.1 percent in February to 5.5 in March, reflecting the first massive wave of job losses blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.
DeWine says some businesses may reopen after May 1
Governor Mike DeWine says some businesses taking proper precautions amid the pandemic could begin reopening after May 1.
Pledge brings Ohio neighborhood together — at a distance
One mom’s morning Pledge of Allegiance has become a tradition in a neighborhood in Kettering.
Small plane makes emergency landing on highway in Cincinnati
A small plane made an emergency landing on an interstate highway in Cincinnati, but authorities say only one person aboard the aircraft was injured.
Over 158,000 more Ohioans file for unemployment
The number of Ohioans thrown out of work in the past month exceeds that of the past two years as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to bring the world’s economy to a grinding halt and throw it into a depression of historic proportions.
Memorial rescheduled for July
The 45th edition of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide has been rescheduled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and officials say they are prepared to hold it without fans in attendance.
Baby steps on the road back
New guidelines expected Thursday from President Donald Trump are aiming to ease restrictions in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus but the ultimate decisions will remain with governors, like Mike DeWine, who is thinking in terms of steps, not leaps.
Battelle will sterilize masks for all local agencies
As everyone on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 virus struggles to find a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment, PPE, Battelle has agreed to sterilize N-95 masks for all of Ohio’s first responders for free.
DeWine Ok’s prisoner releases amid more inmate deaths
More deaths are being reported in Ohio’s state and federal prisons.