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The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the United States.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at publication time, 828,441 coronavirus cases and 46,379 related deaths had been reported in the US.
Et Cetera thrift shop is not taking donations, in case you wondered. This is the sign on the shop's loading dock on Washington Street. No donations accepted until further notice.
Several Interstate 75 construction updates affect local traffic patterns next week. The following information is from the Ohio Department of Transportation.
• I-75 southbound entrance ramp from SR 696 in Beaverdam will close on Sunday, May 3 for five days.
• Detour: I-75 north to SR 103 to I-75 south (see map below).
• Traffic pattern through the SR 696 interchange will change as an I-75 southbound will shift one lane onto the northbound side beginning Monday, April 27.
Citizens National Bank announce on Friday that 100 percent of the loans its customers requested through the Paycheck Protection Program have been approved through the Small Business Administration, according to Eric Faulkner, bank president.
This represents 652 businesses in the bank’s 10-county service area, allowing those businesses to continue payroll for 12,524 employees. The approved loan total is currently $97,511,807.
Area Agency on Aging 3 seeks volunteers are invited to make calls or receive calls from isolated senior adults. Contact the agency at 800-653-7723 for details.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, this week provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PPE DELIVERY:
Governor DeWine announced that the state of Ohio has shipped 4.1 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local emergency management agencies (EMA) across Ohio.
Although this is not the first shipment of PPE, this is the largest one-time distribution of PPE from the state of Ohio to the local EMAs in Ohio history.
