Category Archives: WJFX Ohio News (Imported)

Ohio-based hospital groups team to promote face-mask mandates
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A pair of Ohio-based hospital groups want local school districts to consider imposing mask mandates ahead of the new school term. In the joint letter issued early this w...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 30, 2021							
		
Ohio minimum wage to increase beginning January 1st
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Columbus are set to get a raise starting this weekend. Beginning January 1st, 2022, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $9.30 an hour for ...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 29, 2021							
		
Ohio Highway Patrol releases Christmas holiday traffic death totals
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says seven people died on the highways during the Christmas holiday this year. According to yesterday’s report, three of the seven de...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 28, 2021							
		
Gov. DeWine warns of possible month-long surge of omicron in Ohio
		SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (ADAMS) – Governor Mike DeWine is warning Ohioans that the next 30-days could see a large surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. On Monday, DeWine spoke at a super...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 21, 2021							
		
Ohio National Guard deployed to hospitals for COVID while flu cases rise
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Officials in Ohio are warning of not just COVID but also the flu this season. It comes as soldiers with the Ohio National Guard are deploying to hospitals around the sta...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 20, 2021							
		
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich to co-host podcast with Daily Show star
		TOLEDO, Ohio (ADAMS) – Northwest Ohio Republicans who twice helped to elect John Kasich as the state’s governor will soon have the opportunity to listen as he co-hosts a new podcast. Produ...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 17, 2021							
		
Survey: Ohio residents 'above average' in charitable giving
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio residents are slightly above average when it comes to giving to charity. According to a recent survey, folks in the Buckeye State reportedly ponied up an average of...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 16, 2021							
		
New Omicron variant strain of COVID-19 confirmed in Ohio
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Infectious disease experts say a new variant strain of COVID-19 has reached Central Ohio. Over the weekend, the Ohio Department of Health said that the new Omicron mutat...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 13, 2021							
		
Over 200 cited for impaired driving during 6-State Trooper Project
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on impaired driving enforcement. During the project, 219 people in Ohio ...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 09, 2021							
		
Ohio State Highway Patrol launches new recruitment website
		COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Tuesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced the launch of its newly redesigned recruitment website. The user-friendly and interactive webpage includes in-depth informati...
			
				Joey Martin				Dec 08, 2021							
		





				