Small businesses gain hope as pandemic recedes in Ohio
Ohio's small shops recover from a tough year as COVID-19 cases ease and a vaccine nears. Owners like Brandon Lambert of Geeked Out Pub and Grille recall ups and downs, PPP loans saved jobs, and St Patrick’s Day shows more reopenings boosting local commerce across Brunswick and Medina.
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Brandon Lambert
Geeked Out Pub and Grille
Lambert
Eral
Grant Aungst
Brunswick
Aungst
Foundry Social
Medina
Foundry St
Steve Madden
Ohio closes in on one million COVID-19 cases milestone
Ohio health officials report more than 1,500 new infections Friday as total confirmed and probable cases approach one million. State data show 52,000+ hospitalizations and 18,340 deaths, with new death counts updated twice weekly from CDC data. Ohio's case rate has fallen to 143.8 per 100,000 in two weeks, and several counties moved to lower risk levels. Medina County totals include 13,991 cases, 660 hospitalizations, and 247 deaths this year.
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Ohio
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
California
Texas
Florida
New York
Mike DeWine
Ohio Department of Health
Ashtabula
Carroll, Fayette
Jackson
Morrow
Tuscarawas
Auglaize
Mercer
Shelby
Vinton
Medina County
Scout Troop 500 Builds Picnic Tables For Township Complex
York Township used CARES Act funds to buy five picnic tables and two garbage cans for Norwalk Road. About 15 members of Boy Scout Troop 5000, meeting at York United Methodist Church, assembled the tables at the York Township Erhart Fire Station for service hours. The tables cost $5,000, with officials noting COVID money and spending restrictions.
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Bob Finnan
Gazette
Boy Scout Troop 500
York Township
York Twp
Norwalk Road
York United Methodist Church
Erhart
York
Rick Monroe
Peggy Russell
Summer associates anchor 1st Day School Supplies drive
Hinckley Township reports up to 85 summer associates to work from end May through early August. The interns will pack and ship school supplies worldwide at 2659 Center Road under CEO Mike Meadows who cites high standards and near flawless annual shipments. Assistant Sean Magalski, a former intern now in charge of a five-person shipping team, calls the program a key life experience and a path to real responsibility.
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Mike Meadows
Center Road
Meadows
Summer Associates
Tomers
Ager
Sean Magalski
Brunswick High School
Ohio State University
1St Day School Supplies
Hinckley Township
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Jack Kopanski
Ashley Johnson
MAD (Make A Difference Brewing Co
Fed
the Gazette
Hinckley
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