Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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COLUMBUS – State Senator Chris Widener (R-Springfield) announced that Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 passed the Ohio Senate today by a vote of 32-0. The resolution urges the Federal Aviation Administration to choose Ohio as a test site for the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System.
Alice Robinson-Bond, Republican candidate for Champaign County Prosecutor, announced today that Betty Montgomery has joined Jim Petro in endorsing Robinson-Bond's campaign for Champaign County Prosecutor. Robinson-Bond worked with Attorney General Montgomery from 1996 - 2003 and with Attorney General Petro from 2004 - 2007.
COLUMBUS—State Senator Chris Widener (R- Springfield) was named the Ohio Association of Career and Technical Education’s (OACTE) 2012 Public Servant of the Year at the association’s annual legislative seminar.
Historian Revisiting Scenes Sixty Years After Publication In Landmark Book
COLUMBUS—State Senator Chris Widener (R- Springfield) released the following state in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening to Congress.
“Empty Bowls of Champaign County,” an event to raise awareness about the growing problem of hunger in Champaign County, will be held January 26, 2012 from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Sara Landess Room. The event, a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties, offers patrons a beautifully hand-crafted bowl and a simple meal of soup and bread for $15 per person.
Columbus, Ohio — In December, the Governor’s Office of Appalachia in conjunction with Connect Ohio launched a special initiative to address the broadband divide facing rural Appalachia. On Thursday, January 19, a task force comprised ofstate and local stakeholders, both public and private, conducted its first meeting and committed to help the region overcome connectivity barriers anddigital literacy gaps.
The Latino Coalition of Clark and Champaign Counties invite you to come learn with them about our neighboring City of Dayton’s recent “Welcome Dayton: Immigrant Friendly Initiative, ” from Thomas Wahlrab, who coordinated the initiative in conjunction with the City of Dayton Human Relations Commission. The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 1st from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Town and Country Early Childhood Center located at 2430 Van Buren Road in Springfield.
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