Category Archives: WJFX Ohio News (Imported)

Ohio Senate passes bill allowing consumer-grade fireworks
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Senate is approving the use of commercial-grade fireworks in the state on certain holidays throughout the year. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill making co...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 29, 2021							
		
Walmart issues recall for room spray over bacterial infections
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Walmart is issuing a recall for a room spray sold in its stores in Ohio and online over a possible bacterial infection. The company sent the recall notice this week abou...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 28, 2021							
		
Ohio updates COVID guidelines with aim to keep children in school
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The state is announcing new COVID-19 exposure protocols for students in kindergarten through 12th-grade. On Monday, Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff unveiled new opt...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 27, 2021							
		
Ohio launches new driver safety program for teens
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio State Highway Patrol Colonel Richard S. Fambro joined Ohio Traffic Safety Office Director Felice Moretti on Wednesday to announce the launch of a new educational pr...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 21, 2021							
		
ODOT looking to fill seasonal plow driver positions
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Snow and ice may not be top of mind for most Ohioans in October, but that's not the case at the Ohio Department of Transportation. ODOT is prepping equipment for the upc...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 19, 2021							
		
This is National School Bus Safety Week
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The week of October 18 through 22 has been designated as National School Bus Safety Week. Troopers in Ohio will be highly visible this week along school bus routes and i...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 19, 2021							
		
Temporary layoffs coming to some workers at Ohio GM plant
		TOLEDO, Ohio (ADAMS) – Workers at the General Motors Toledo Transmission plant are about to find themselves temporarily sidelined again. Some workers at the plant are learning this week that con...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 14, 2021							
		
Ohio to mark Saturday as 'Move-Over Day'
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, AAA, the Ohio Turnpike, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and The Risk Institute are recognizing Move-Ove...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 14, 2021							
		
Ohio heads into peak time for deer-related crashes
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - AAA, The Ohio Department of Insurance, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Natural Resources want to remind motorists of the increase in deer-related traffic cras...
			
				Joey Martin				Oct 06, 2021							
		
Ohio House tables vote on Vaccine Fairness Bill
		COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A bill to allow people to opt-out of employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine requirements is heading back to committee. On Wednesday, the Ohio House tabled a vote on Bill 435...
			
				Joey Martin				Sep 30, 2021							
		





				