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Red Cross urges communities to give blood as winter threat continues

Posted by Staff on Monday, February 12, 2024

The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to
strengthen the national blood supply. To book a time to give, visit
RedCrossBlood.org, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

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Ada Schools kindergarten registration begins March 4

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, February 9, 2024

The Ada Exempted Village Schools have announced that kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year will begin on Monday, March 4, 2024 and continue through Friday, March 15, 2024.

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Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group issues recommendations

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 1, 2024

Group finds districts have "unique needs," does not mandate seat belts

COLUMBUS__On January 31, more than two dozen recommendations were issued by the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group to enhance the safety of school bus travel in Ohio.

Governor DeWine created the working group in August, following the death of a Northwestern Local School District student who was killed in Clark County after another vehicle collided with his school bus. 

The report lists a total of 17 recommendations related to bus driver recruitment and retention; training and education; school bus safety features; road and traffic safety; emergency response; and commercial bus services. 

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Amber Alert update allows for more information

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 26, 2024

COLUMBUS__The Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee has announced a recent change to how the public will receive notifications when Ohio’s AMBER Alert system is activated. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs)--emergency messages that are broadcast to enabled mobile devices--are now capable of transmitting 360-character text messages in addition to the traditional 90-character text messages. This change is due to increased technology by both wireless carriers and wireless device manufacturers.

Traditional 90-character messages are limited to including basic vehicle information and notification for device users to check local media outlets for additional details. The increase in characters allows public safety officials to provide more in-depth details on the suspect(s), victim(s), vehicle(s), and other urgent information when an AMBER Alert is activated. Furthermore, the changes enable a URL that redirects the device user to Ohio’s AMBER Alert website or other social media for additional information. Once redirected, the user will be able to see all information regarding the AMBER Alert as well as any available photos.

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Mercy Health-St. Rita’s accepting scholarship applications

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 19, 2024

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center is pleased to announce the 2024 Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. The program allocates 12 one-time $1,500 scholarships to high achieving graduating high school seniors who plan to major in a medical-related field of study. In addition to being awarded financial support, the St. Rita’s team also makes great connections with students and their families so that we can be a resource throughout the students’ college career.

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McGuffey issues boil water advisory

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, January 18, 2024

On the evening of Thursday, January 18, the Village of McGuffey announced a village-wide boil water advisory until further notice.

Visit the McGuffey Facebook page for updates. 

https://www.facebook.com/villageofmcguffey

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