The William Pollock Clothing Company, a regional custom menswear provider servicing Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio has devoted the month of September to helping veterans, and a non-profit organization focused on the same goal. William Pollock Clothing will be accepting donations of gently worn suits throughout the month of September 2014 through any of their […]
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TRICARE Awareness Week runs Sept. 8-11
COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich, in partnership with the Ohio National Guard and statewide health care and behavioral health association leaders, is celebrating TRICARE Awareness Week Sept. 8-11, 2014. TRICARE is the health care delivery system serving active-duty service members, National Guard members and Reservists, retirees, their Families, survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. TRICARE […]
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Brown invites Ohioans to apply for nomination to U.S. Service Academies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) encouraged Ohioans to seek nomination from his office to U.S. Military Service Academies for 2015 admission. “Ohio’s students have the integrity, courage, and knowledge needed to enroll in our nation’s prestigious military academies and I am honored to nominate students for this high honor,” said Brown. “These […]
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Ohio State Mansfield waives application fee for 179th Airlift Wing personnel
MANSFIELD – The Ohio State University at Mansfield will waive the $60 application fee for Ohio Air National Guard members and military personnel of the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio who wish to attend the university. Ohio State Mansfield fulfills Ohio State’s land grant mission as an accessible and affordable gateway for higher education […]
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Toledo public water system restored to safe levels
Distribution centers in the city of Toledo closed at 11 a.m. on Tuesday after Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins declared water in Toledo safe for consumption. Residents were finally safe to drink tap water after consistent test results showed microcystin no longer exceeded the recommended drinking water warning of 1 microgram per liter standard set […]
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Ohio National Guard activated to support water emergency in Lucas, Wood and Fulton counties
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In response to a state of emergency declared on Saturday, Aug. 2 in Lucas County and the greater Toledo area, Gov. John Kasich ordered a contingent of the Ohio National Guard to state active duty. Ohio National Guard members are deploying to support residents in Lucas, Wood and Fulton counties. They will […]
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Robert “Bob” McDonald confirmed as VA Secretary
Robert “Bob” McDonald was confirmed as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on July 29 following a 97-0 vote in the U.S. Senate. A former Procter & Gamble CEO, McDonald, 61, of Cincinnati, is also an Army veteran. The White House issued the following statement from Pres. Barack Obama following the confirmation: “I applaud the overwhelming, […]
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Robert McDonald confirmed by Senate Committee for secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee endorsed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald, 61, of Cincinnati, as a nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday, July 23. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) – a senior member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and a member of the 2014 […]
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Brown introduces Secretary of U.S. Veterans’ Affairs nominee from Ohio
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and a member of the 2014 veterans’ conference committee, introduced Robert “Bob” McDonald before the committee. McDonald, a veteran of the U.S. Army and former CEO of Procter and Gamble, is the nominee for Secretary of the U.S. […]
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Russo: A tribute to the “veteran’s veteran” of Richland County
One of the most prominent U.S. military figures in history, General Douglas MacArthur, once said, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” It’s a comforting, appropriate sentiment to describe one of the most prominent U.S. military figures in Richland County. Francis J. Russo, known to many simply as Frank, died at the age of […]