COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has revised the state’s COVID-19 health restrictions to match the new CDC guidelines issued on Thursday. DeWine issued a statement Friday directing the Ohio Department of Health to conform the remaining health orders to CDC guidance through June 2. The governor has said he will lift all restrictions related […]
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Local coaches, ADs welcome return to normalcy when COVID-19 rules lift June 2
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton was in the gym when he found out and Lexington’s boys basketball coach couldn’t wait to share the news with his team. He certainly wasn’t alone. Coaches and athletic officials all across the region breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday afternoon when Gov. Mike DeWine announced in a televised address the […]
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COVID-19: DeWine announces Ohio will exit extra $300 federal jobless benefit
COLUMBUS — Ohio will end its participation in pandemic-era federal unemployment programs on June 26, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. The decision comes as many open jobs around the state are going unfilled as the state’s economy continues to try to rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden had announced […]
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Richland County commissioners: DeWine felt heat from state lawmakers to end COVID-19 health orders
MANSFIELD — Pressure from Ohio lawmakers forced Gov. Mike DeWine to announce the planned end to COVID-19 health restrictions, Richland County commissioners said Thursday. Darrell Banks, Tony Vero and Cliff Mears said it’s no coincidence that the governor announced Wednesday that he would lift all health orders, including a mask mandate, on June 2. Lawmakers […]
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COVID-19: State health orders to be lifted June 2, says DeWine
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced he was lifting all statewide COVID-19 health orders, effective June 2, including a mandatory mask mandate. “It’s time to end the health orders. It’s been a year. You’ve followed the protocols. You’ve done what we’ve asked. You’ve bravely fought this virus,” the governor said in a statewide […]
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OhioHealth bringing COVID-19 vaccines to the Friendly House on Friday
MANSFIELD — OhioHealth has partnered with The Friendly House to operate a “pop-up” COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday in the underserved neighborhood of Mansfield’s north end. OhioHealth Wellness on Wheels will administer the first dose of the two-stage Pfizer vaccine on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Friendly House, 380 N. Mulberry St. Walk-ins […]
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COVID-19: Richland County reports fewest number of new cases in a month
MANSFIELD — Richland County on Thursday reported the fewest number of new COVID-19 cases in a month, according to the Ohio Department of Health. There were 163 new cases of the virus in the last two weeks in Richland County, the lowest number since the April 1 reporting date of 151. It’s the first time […]
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COVID-19: Vaccinated Ohio residents don’t have to quarantine if exposed
COLUMBUS — Fully vaccinated Ohio residents will no longer have to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. The change in state health orders comes as officials continue to try to convince more Ohio residents to receive the available vaccines. It also brings Ohio in line with […]
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Johnson & Johnson vaccinations can resume in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Following the recommendation from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization (ACIP) Friday night that the use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine resume in the U.S., Governor Mike DeWine has released the following statement: “Our country’s vaccine safety system has worked as designed – these extremely rare, serious blood-clotting events were reported into the […]
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COVID-19: Richland County, statewide case levels drop slightly
COLUMBUS — Ohio is still nowhere near the COVID-19 new case threshold Gov. Mike DeWine has said in the past is necessary to lift all state health orders, though it dipped Thursday for the first time in a month. Ohio on Thursday reported 185.8 new cases per 100,000 residents during the last two weeks, down […]