Governor Mike DeWine signed that order on Sunday as he began his second term. He cited concerns that personal information and business data collected by those platforms may be shared with the Chinese government. The order prohibits state agencies, boards, and commissions from using social media platforms whose owners are in China.

A recent study found children who play video games for three hours a day or more seemed to have better impulse control and memory.

That was compared to children who did not play video games.

So, what does that mean for parents?

First lady Fran DeWine had a goal of getting books into the hands of kids in all 88 counties in the state. So, she has been working hard to promote getting kids birth to 5 years old signed up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which mails out free books to the kids each month.  This year, Ohio has 362,000 books hitting mailboxes each month, which is the most of any state that is using the Imagination Library program. 

 Chef Abdul Jaad of Abdul's 5 Star Catering started the idea to give back to the community in the summer, when he wanted to do a movie night, but unfortunately couldn’t raise enough money to do it.  So, he and his wife came up with he idea of doing a free meal for people who needed something on the holiday.  Fresh and faded let them use their space, and 419 Drywall Repair helped with the water to pass out with the meal.  Jaad felt it was important to offer this meal to others, because what happened in his life.

A local family continues their tradition of giving back, by hosting their annual Christmas Eve meal at Our Daily Bread.  This is the 16th year that the Murphy family has put on the free meal.   They purchase all the food, cook it up, and serve it out themselves.  The meal was started by Terry Murphy, who passed away a few years ago, and the family looks forward to helping others around Christmas time to keep going what he started. 

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The Kibby Street offices will be observing holiday hours of operation. They will be closed from Monday, December 26th through Monday, December 2nd. If anyone is in emergency need of food, they encourage you to find one of the local food pantries they serve. The West Ohio Food Bank provides for dozens of panties in an 11-county area.

The Lima Police Department has posted information on their Facebook page on where homeless people can get shelter and a meal when the weather hits. Organizations like the Red Cross and the local soup kitchen have offered their services to those that are homeless. Lima Police Department will also be handing out food to those in need thanks to their gap program.