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Columbus City Schools arrange to feed children during closure

Schools are rushing to arrange grab-and-go lunch bags or set up delivery routes so that millions of students in Ohio and across the U.S. do not go without free lunches and breakfasts many of America’s poorest children receive at schools now closed due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases grow to 13

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ohio nearly tripled overrnight to 13 on Friday, according to the Ohio Departmenty of Health website.

State, local governments agree on opioid settlement plan

Ohio’s governor and attorney general say local governments representing most of the state’s population have signed onto a plan for dividing any future money from drug companies being sued over the toll the opioid addiction crisis has taken on communities.

Events cancelled as governor urges caution

Gov. Mike DeWine has promised an order on mass gatherings in Ohio as the state copes with the coronavirus outbreak but some large organizations are getting ahead of the curve by canceling events or limiting attendance.