Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Discovered in Northwest Ohio
Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a herring gull in Erie County, Ohio, on March 9. ODNR photo. Highly...
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Recognized
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Recognized March is recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This is a great time to learn...
National Nutrition Month Observed in March
National Nutrition Month Observed in March Holzer is observing National Nutrition Month which is the month of March. Throughout this...
Underage Drinking Prevention Gets Boost from Congress
Underage Drinking Prevention Gets Boost from Congress By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Programs designed to help curb a prevalent problem among...
Meigs Health Today: Colic Awareness
Meigs Health Today: Colic Awareness By Amber Evans, WIC Clerk Did you know March is Colic Awareness Month? Colic is a word used to characterize...
Chow Line: food safety knowledge, not luck, needed to cook corned beef safely for St. Patrick’s Day
Chow Line: food safety knowledge, not luck, needed to cook corned beef safely for St. Patrick’s Day I’m new to...
Meigs Health Today: Drinking Water PFAS Testing
Meigs Health Today: Drinking Water PFAS Testing By Dawn Keller, Registered Environmental Health Specialist In September of 2019 Governor DeWine directed...
Report: Thousands of Ohio Kids Risk Losing Medicaid/CHIP Coverage
Report: Thousands of Ohio Kids Risk Losing Medicaid/CHIP Coverage By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program...
Meigs Health Today: Children’s Dental Health
Meigs Health Today: Children’s Dental Health By Jennifer Richmond, HR Coordinator, MCHD February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. This...
Study Finds COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Linked to Record Increase in Opioid Deaths
Study Finds COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Linked to Record Increase in Opioid Deaths COLUMBUS, Ohio — Economic stimulus checks meant to...
Hopewell Offers Dental Services Throughout Meigs County
From left, dental assistants, Codey Fink, Olivia Davis, Sable Geiger, Ashley Myers, Tori Workman and Matt Finlaw. Together, they keep...
Screen Time, Social Media, Sleep Quality and Mental Health
Screen Time, Social Media, Sleep Quality and Mental Health By Marc Barr, Meigs County Health Commissioner Living in a digital era, it...
Heart Disease: Not an ‘Old Person’s Disease’
Heart Disease: Not an 'Old Person's Disease' By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Whether you're hunkered down at home or out on...
Board Approves Funds for Field of Hope Project
Board Approves Funds for Field of Hope Project COLUMBUS, Ohio – The State Controlling Board has approved the release of...
Emotional Near Enemies
Emotional Near Enemies Emotional Near Enemies There’s a quote in the Godfather: Part II, “Keep your friends close, but your...
Meigs Health Today: Building a Support System During Pregnancy
Meigs Health Today: Building a Support System During Pregnancy By Jenna Petry, RN, WIC Health Professional Pregnancy can be a...
Demolition Advanced at Former Philip Sporn Plant
The Frontier Group of Companies (FGC) announced that it had safely demolished Boiler #5 (seen above prior to demolition) at...
Meigs Health Today: How to Motivate Your Child to Exercise
Meigs Health Today: How to Motivate Your Child to Exercise By Juli Simpson, RN, BSN, LSN Maternal & Child Health,...
Ohio’s No Surprise Medical Billing Law Becomes Effective
Ohio’s No Surprise Medical Billing Law Becomes Effective COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new Ohio law went into effect Jan. 12...
Ohio EMA Offers Rebates to Homeowners for Tornado Safe Rooms
A below the slab version of a tornado safe room. Ohio EMA Offers Rebates to Homeowners forTornado Safe Rooms Application...
“Illumination of Hope” Tree Lighting Held
Holzer Center for Cancer Care (HCCC) kicked off the holiday season with an “Illumination of Hope” Christmas Tree Lighting. Submitted...
Meigs Health Today: The Board of Health
Edna Weber Meigs Health Today: The Board of Health By Edna Weber The governing entity of the Meigs County Health...
Meigs Health Today: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Meigs Health Today: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month By Courtney Midkiff November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Lung...
Chow Line: Refrigerated leftovers safe to eat up to four days after Thanksgiving
Chow Line: Refrigerated leftovers safe to eat up to four days after Thanksgiving Even though I’m only celebrating Thanksgiving this...
Ohio AG Warns of Scammers Claiming to be Amazon or Other Big Companies
Ohio AG Warns of Scammers Claiming to be Amazon or Other Big Companies COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the holiday shopping...
