As progress is being made, H2Ohio is now extending its reach into other parts of the state. A key part of this expansion involves the Ohio Department of Agriculture working directly with farmers to implement water-friendly practices.
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The governor and lieutenant governor have awarded Bath Local Schools to receive a little over $2 million in career tech grant money. With this multi-million dollar grant coming to the school district, school administrators will be using the funds to further expand and build upon career technical education in fields like health sciences, engineering, and manufacturing at Bath. To see what future plans are in place, Your Hometown Stations spoke with Bath Middle School and High School Principals on what's next and the grant's impact for students.
On Tuesday, the Governor giving Your Hometown Stations a sit-down interview at Ohio's historic Governor's residence in the Columbus suburb of Bexley. The Governor talked about the unprecedented challenges of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic during his first term, and the economic development achievements of his administration. That includes a major expansion of chip maker Intel here in Ohio.
The latest proposal to give Ohio's governor more power over-seeing K-12 education cleared the Ohio Senate last week. The bill would significantly change decision making about academic standards, on guidance on curriculum, and on school district ratings. If passed, the state education department will be run by a director appointed by the governor rather than the state board of education and the superintendent that the board hires. Supporters of the bill say the changes would promote more accountability and transparency. But teachers’ unions and advocacy groups say lawmakers are rushing the bill. The 2,000 page bill only has around a week to get Ohio House approval before the legislative session ends. Speaker of the House Bob Cupp says discussion are ongoing.
Jon Husted connected with professors as well as industry leaders on how technology is having an impact on how agricultural methods are done. The Lt. Governor emphasized the importance of investing time into learning more about these technological advancements, while also stating that the next generation must learn now versus later on how to implement these methods on their farm.
Ohio's first lady has also been diagnosed with COVID-19. Last week, Governor Mike DeWine announced that he had a mild symptom of COVID-19, now Fran DeWine has come down with the virus. Both are in quarantine at home and have similar symptoms. Last week it was announced that the governor had headaches, body aches, runny nose, and sore throat. Mrs. DeWine also got an antibody treatment, like the governor. Both are fully vaccinated and have their booster shots.
A candidate for Ohio Governor visited Lima to connect with Voters. Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley appeared at Western Sizzlin for the Allen County Women's Luncheon. Whaley discussed what her campaign represents, focusing on helping the working class.
Mayor Sharetta Smith endorsing Nan Whaley to be the Democratic candidate for Ohio's Governor. Whaley came to Lima in support of Smith when she was running to lead Lima, and she also spoke during Smith's swearing-in when she became the city's first African American and female mayor. Smith says that she and Whaley come from working-class backgrounds and that her experience as mayor will help her and the state in Columbus.
Jane Timken appeared at Lima Harley-Davidson in order to connect with voters in the area. Also attending the event was South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD). Noem stated that she came all the way to Lima in order to show her support of Timken, and shared why she thinks that Timken should be elected for the United States Senate.
With legislation regarding wind and solar energy recently being signed into law, there’s been a lot of talk about how renewable energy will be spreading through the state.