Meigs Health Today: What is Environmental Justice?
What is Environmental Justice? By Dawn Keller, Registered Sanitarian Environmental Justice is the simple idea that everyone should have equal access to...
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Excitement Grows as Ohio’s Fall Hunting Seasons Approach
Excitement Grows as Ohio’s Fall Hunting Seasons Approach COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s familiar habitat mosaic of farm fields, woodlots, and wetlands...
Meigs Health Department Announces ODH Procedure for Contact Tracing
Meigs Health Department Announces ODH Procedure for Contact Tracing POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Health Department has released a...
Ohio AG: Local Government Inaction Puts $800 Million Opioid Settlement at Risk
Ohio AG: Local Government Inaction Puts $800 Million Opioid Settlement at Risk COLUMBUS, Ohio — With 86% of the state’s...
Mixed Response to Ohio Body-Camera Legislation
Mixed Response to Ohio Body-Camera Legislation By Troy PiersonKent State/Ohio News Service CollaborationCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legislators in Ohio are considering...
Proposed Statute to Expand Legal Marijuana in Ohio Rejected Over Summary
Proposed Statute to Expand Legal Marijuana in Ohio Rejected Over Summary COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected...
Meigs Health Today: WIC Program
By Amber Evans, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper The Meigs County Health Department’s (MCHD) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program joined the World Alliance for...
Law Enforcement Recruitment Grants Target Women, Minority Officers
Law Enforcement Recruitment Grants Target Women, Minority Officers COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio law enforcement agencies seeking to improve their recruitment,...
Recreational Marijuana on the Table Again in Ohio
Recreational Marijuana on the Table Again in Ohio By Troy PiersonAs more countries and states legalize marijuana, more people are...
Meigs Health Today: School Vaccinations
Meigs Health Today: School Vaccinations By Sherry Hayman, RN, Public Health Nurse If routine vaccinations escaped your mind during the...
Meigs Among Counties Receiving Grants to Support Mental Health and Addiction Services
Meigs Among Counties Receiving Grants to Support Mental Health and Addiction Services COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Department of Mental Health...
Plans Underway for Rutland Community Garden
Plans Underway for Rutland Community Garden RUTLAND, Ohio - Residents in Rutland may be able to enjoy a community garden...
Meigs Health Today: Safety with Home Pools
Meigs Health Today: Safety with Home Pools By Steve Swatzel, RS, Director of Environmental Health The number of private swimming...
DACA Legal Limbo ‘Exhausting’ for Ohio Dreamers
DACA Legal Limbo 'Exhausting' for Ohio Dreamers By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In light of a new federal...
Deadlines set for Natural Resources Council applications
Deadlines set for Natural Resources Council applications MARIETTA, Ohio – The Natural Resources Council application and guidelines are now available for...
Deadline extended for Storybook Trails Grants
Deadline extended for Storybook Trails Grants New funds will help build more Storybook Trails for Ohioans to enjoy. COLUMBUS, Ohio...
AG Yost extends application deadline for teen ambassador board
AG Yost extends application deadline for teen ambassador board COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office has extended...
Edwards supports new state budget bill
Edwards supports new state budget bill COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s new state budget is making major investments in Southeast Ohio...
Meigs Health Today: Surviving cancer and the Meigs County Cancer Initiative, Inc.
A. Lee Morris presenting a check to MCCI Members following the 2018 Ann Morris Cancer Awareness Benefit and Poker Run....
July 1 marks end of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles COVID-19 extensions
July 1 marks end of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles COVID-19 extensions Failure to renew in time could result in...
Citizens can participate in wild turkey and ruffed grouse surveying
Citizens can participate in wild turkey and ruffed grouse surveying COLUMBUS, Ohio – Citizen scientists can participate in surveying Ohio’s wild...
$155 million in business assistance programs
$155 million in business assistance programs COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced the...
Edwards back Collin’s Law
Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) Edwards backs Collin’s Law COLUMBUS, Ohio – According to State Representative Jay Edwards, a major anti-hazing...
Take precautions to avoid ticks in the outdoors this summer
Take precautions to avoid ticks in the outdoors this summer COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division...
Report suggest Ohio child well-being gains could decline
Report suggest Ohio child well-being gains could decline By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman COLUMBUS, Ohio - An annual report on child...
