Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief, provided the Icon with several important steps for persons to follow if they have questions about the coronavirus. Those steps follow:
• If you believe you have virus symptoms, and need information, do not go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room.
He recommends three options people should take first:|
• Visit the Ohio Department of Health website:
coronavirus.oh.gov
• Call the Ohio Department of Health hotline for further information: 833-427-5634
Want ideas to make better use of your time?
Would you like to improve your work/life balance?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, our next email challenge will help you learn ways to manage your time, according to Jami Dellifield, of the OSU extension office.
The “It’s All About Time! Live Healthy Live Well Challenge” is an on-line challenge designed to help participants improve their health by encouraging ways to add regular movement, mindfulness techniques and healthy eating to their lifestyles.
OSU Extension professionals will share tips to help you with making the most of the time you have been given.
The ONU HealthWise Pharmacy remains open during this national emergency with regular hours Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The pharmacy is offering free prescription delivery service to anyone within a 40-mile radius of the pharmacy (including Lima and Findlay) and anyone in Hardin County.
Individuals interested in this service should call 419-772-3784. The pharmacy can transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies to allow anyone to take advantage of this service.
The Pharmacy can mail prescriptions to students at their home through the remainder of the spring and summer.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce sent the following notice to its members and it is shared on the Icon:
My heart goes out to everyone in our Ada / Hardin county area.
I have numbers for unemployment sign ups, liquor buy backs, emergency business loans, and virus hot line.
I have spoke to the county health department as well as some of you with business questions. Please contact me directly if you need any of this information.
Icon viewers:
At Liberty National Bank, the health and well-being of our customers, colleagues and communities are our top priority. Given the evolving concerns around COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and to help support community health management efforts, we are temporarily suspending lobby access at our branch locations.
These changes will go into effect Tuesday, March 17. We will continue to monitor health developments around COVID-19 and evaluate returning to lobby banking on an ongoing basis.
We continue to offer many options to serve your banking needs:
There will be no Ohio Tuesday, March 17, primary election - despite an earlier judge's ruling.
Here is the announcement of the cancellation from the Ohio Department of Health:
Ohio Department of Health Issues Order on Closure of Polling Locations
Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH, tonight issued an order regarding Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
A three-page director's order is attached at the bottom of this story.
