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Health Department hope county stays at ‘yellow’
Monroe County has been at 89 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases for more than a week.
‘We can do whatever we need to do’
Many questions around the new school year remain. Will students attend Will students attend in-person classes in in-person classes in their school buildings, their school buildings, or receive remote instruction or receive remote instruction at home? If the at home? If the school buildings were to school buildings were to be reopened, what safety be reopened, what safety procedures are needed during the COVID-9 pandemic?
County EMA applying for EMPG grant
Monroe County EMA Director Phil Keevert hopes to secure some equipment through the Emergency Management Performance Grant system.
SCHOOL Summer Lunch Pick-Up
The Switzerland of Ohio Local School District Summer Lunch Pick-up Program will operate every Monday and Thursday through Aug. 13.
CORRECTION
The phone number for scheduling appointments for the Summer Crisis Program offering cooling assistance for households in need was incorrect in the July 6, 2020, Monroe County Sentinel. The phone number to call to schedule appointments is 740-955-8001.
Monroe Co. Community Foundation now accepting mini-grant applications
The Monroe County Community Foundation (MCCF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting mini-grant applications for projects serving Monroe County.
MEETING DATES
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Monroe County Board of DD will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The meeting will be held via video conference. Members of the public interested in virtually attending the meeting should email Jodi Shafer at jodi.shafer@monroecountyohio.com by 2 p.m. on July 16. She will email out the information to attend the meeting via Zoom 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Participants will be muted, but are encouraged to use the chat function in Zoom to ask questions during the hearing of visitors time frame.
REUNIONS
The descendants of August and Theressia “Miller” Rosenlieb will hold their 82 reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 26 at Shelter No. 2 at Pleasants County Park in St. Marys, West Virginia. There will be a “White Elephant Auction” and a pot luck. Masks are optional. Please do not come if you have any symptoms. If you have any questions, please call Sue Turner, president, or Charlotte Wells, secretary, 740-865-3502.
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