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Stay At Home FAQ

March 22, 2020

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Ohio Department of Health Stay At Home Order

March 22, 2020

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Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during Gov. Mike DeWine's daily press briefing in Columbus on March 20, 2020. Acton issued a stay at home order for the state, effective Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread

Associated Press March 22, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.DeWine said the stay-at-home order (see documents below) will start...

Supply chain woes hit health care workers in need of protective equipment

(CNN) -- The cries from health care employees forced to work without personal protective equipment like gowns, masks and gloves during a pandemic is growing louder as the number of coronavirus cases increase...

Spring flooding in Ohio

Eric Albrecht March 20, 2020

A car is submerged in the eastbound lane of Frank Road west of I-71 on Friday, March 20, 2020, in Galloway, Ohio. Thousands of people remain without power after severe thunderstorms roared through Ohio,...

First Ohio coronavirus death; 11 nursing home cases suspected

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed the state's first death from the coronavirus was a 76-year-old attorney from the Toledo area who recently traveled to California. Near Dayton, 11...

Senate races for a stimulus deal, but ‘significant outstanding issues’ remain

(CNN) -- Negotiations to secure a bipartisan deal on a far-reaching economic stimulus package moved ahead in the Senate on Friday amid dire fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus, but key lawmakers...

Kent State addresses students’ concerns, provides grading options

Maria McGinnis, Featuers/opinon editor Sara Crawford, Assigning editor March 20, 2020

As a part of the “Flashes take care of Flashes” commitment, Melody Tankersley, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost, sent an email to all students Friday afternoon regarding changes to the current...

The cover of Derf Backderf's graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead In Ohio,” which will now release on Sept. 4. 

May 4 graphic novel release postponed until September

Derf Backderf’s newest graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” has been postponed to be released later this year on Sept. 4 due to the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.The new graphic novel...

Kent firefighter tests positive for coronavirus

Madison MacArthur March 20, 2020

The City of Kent Unified Command issued a press release Friday that stated a Kent firefighter tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is not a resident of Portage County and was counted as a case in...

Press release: Kent firefighter tests positive for coronavirus

March 20, 2020

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