ASHLAND, Ohio, Feb. 18 (TNSres) -- Ashland University issued the following news: The department of English at Ashland University is sponsoring a poetry reading by visiting writer Saeed Jones on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. It will take place at the Student Center Auditorium inside the Hawkins-Conard Student Center (847 Claremont Ave.), and is free and open to the public. Jones will read excerpts from his critically-acclaimed book, "Alive at the End of the World." A collection of poems that con  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 16 (TNSawa) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Myroslava Gongadze, a journalist and free-press and human-rights advocate, with the 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize. "Ms. Gongadze is a journalist of tremendous integrity," said Case Western Reserve President Eric W. Kaler. "Her commitment to upholding justice and ensuring civil liberties--for   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2023: * * * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ("DEEP") has a statewide air quality monitoring network in place that constantly monitors the air we breathe and a practice of issuing air quality alerts if we have reason to believe our air quality will be impaired. We have been tracking potential air quality impacts to Conn  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a strong start for new business growth this year with 17,006 new business filings in January 2023, the highest January number of business filings in Ohio history. "This new state record is a testament to the resilience of Ohio's job creators and the work we've done to support new business growth," said Secretary LaRose. "We will keep innovat  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16 -- Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and First Lady Shannon Ginther today named three new commissioners to the Columbus Women's Commission. The commission, first seated in January 2017, works to dismantle barriers and reduce gender-based inequities to improve the economic position of women across the community. "Throughout these unprecedented times, the Columbus Women's Commission has continued t  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 18 (TNSres) -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: * * * Two MSJ Psychology Seniors have been accepted to present their senior thesis projects at the 95th annual spring 2023 Midwestern Psychology Associate Conference in Chicago, IL April 20th-22nd. * * * "The purpose of the MPA annual meeting is to share research across all areas of psychology. The annual meeting features invited addresses and talks from leading psychologists across the United State  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 18 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Two Columbus contractors who renamed their business multiple times are being sued by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for performing shoddy driveway resurfacing work, leaving their consumers feeling both dissatisfied and cheated out of money. "Sadly, the days of hiring a contractor with a handshake are over - consumers need to be aware of contractors like these who change their name to hide shoddy work  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 18 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed lawsuits seeking to dial back odometer-tampering schemes at two Columbus-area used-car dealerships. The lawsuits against S Automotive and its owner, Simon Nwaru Jr., and Kalango Links and its owner, Korite Michael Kalango, also accuse both dealerships of failing to inform consumers when they were buying rebuilt salvaged vehicles. "These dealers went out of th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, announced his intentions to conduct a fact-finding public hearing on hazardous materials transported by rail in this Commonwealth. "The recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has generated tremendous concern over the transportation of hazardous materials by railroads through our communities," sa  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University's College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture will be offered  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 (TNSpp) -- Pennsylvania State University's Mont Alto campus issued the following news: Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University's College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture wi  more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 16 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: An Ohio educator and philanthropist who has devoted her career to reading and literacy enhancement efforts has given a $1 million gift to support Texas Woman's Reading Recovery program. The gift, made by Ohio State University Professor Emerita Gay Su Pinnell through her charitable fund, The Columbus Foundation, will support an endowed chair position and activities in TWU's Reading Recovery/Descubriendo la L  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 16 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: West Virginia American Water announced today that the alternate intake on the Guyandotte River is now operational and currently supplying a majority of the water to its Huntington Water Treatment Plant. Work continues on increasing water flow from this temporary intake to supply all of the source water to the treatment plant. This precautionar  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 16 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: West Virginia American Water announced today that the alternate intake on the Guyandotte River is now fully operational and currently supplying all the water to its Huntington Water Treatment Plant. This precautionary measure follows a chemical release impacting the Ohio River due to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The company implemented i  more