CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 8 -- Cincinnati Public Schools issued the following news: In a heartwarming ceremony during the Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education Meeting on May 6, the district celebrated the exceptional academic achievements of its valedictorians, salutatorians and other exceptional student achievers. Board President Eve Bolton, Board Vice President Mary Wineberg, Superintendent Iranetta Wright, Treasurer Jen Wagner and other board members congratulated the students and   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8 -- Cuyahoga County issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, Cuyahoga County Executive Ronayne and the mayors of five eastern suburbs announced a collaborative crisis response program to better serve people with mental health needs. Leaders from the mental health, law enforcement, emergency response, and funding communities attended the news conference at Shaker Heights Fire Station 1. The mental health response program is called First CALL (for Crisis Ass  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska Photo by Katrina Norris The Ohio State University Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska will serve as the University of Wisconsin-Madison's vice chancellor for research. Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin named Brzezinska, a longtime Ohio State University engineering professor and GPS researcher, to the post today. She begins Sept. 1. "Wisconsin has so many strong research instit  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- Grange Insurance Co. issued the following news: Grange Insurance Company is proud to announce that its headquarters, located at 671 South High Street in Columbus, has received the LEED(R) Gold certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations prac  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, May 8 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture has announced its August 2023, December 2023 and Spring 2024 classes of National Society of ACTA Scholars. The Marshall University Chapter of the National Society of ACTA Scholars saw a total of 56 students graduate in the 2023-2024 academic year. These students come from 23 different counties in West V  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 7 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following statement on May 6, 2024: * * * McDonald Hopkins is proud to congratulate member and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Co-Chair Dominic Paluzzi on his selection to Cybersecurity Docket's Incident Response 50 for 2024. Cybersecurity Docket calls the Incident Response 50 "our list of the 50 best data breach response lawyers in the business. Based on nominations, input from numerous senior lawyers and other professionals i  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 (TNSres) -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: By Mike Switzer In a year when more Americans will turn 65 in the United States than at any point in history, one-third of current retirees aged 60-65 are considering returning to work, with half citing the fear of running out of money as their top reason for doing so according to a recent study from the Nationwide Retirement Institute(R) (https://news.nationwide.com/new-report-economic-fears-driving-retir  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- Nationwide Children's Hospital issued the following news release: Jennifer Muszynski, MD, a critical care physician and a principal investigator in the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been appointed associate chief clinical research officer for research informatics. "In this new role, Dr. Muszynski will champion the data science needs of clinician-researchers, not only to serve as a vital link between clinical resea  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: There are six months until the #OHSEN general election and Ohioans are learning that they "can't trust Bernie Moreno" as he makes it clear he only looks out for himself and will not fight for Ohioans. Six Things Ohioans Need To Know About Bernie Moreno: 1. Moreno is facing scrutiny for the "dubious claims" and "string of inconsistencies that have dogged his campaign" as lie after lie is exposed. Moreno is refusing t  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: After reporting found that car salesman Bernie Moreno never reimbursed the North Olmsted Police Department for a joyride in his $3.4 million Aston Martin, video surfaced of Moreno wasting taxpayer dollars to drive his supercar on closed public roads. Watch the video here and read more from Heartland Signal below. Heartland Signal: Report: Bernie Moreno closed down local roads to test drive $3.4M imported car Richar  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 8 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding $64,200 in OWU Connection grants this spring to help students explore entrepreneurism in Sicily, research chemical contaminants in local drinking water, sing and study music in Central Italy and the Vatican, explore how to reduce jetlag, and more. The university awards multiple rounds of Theory-to-Practice Grants (TPGs) each academic year to support its signature student ex  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 8 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Meredith Delaney has been appointed president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund, the philanthropic arm of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), effective May 8. She succeeds Liz Carter, whose retirement was announced in January. Delaney currently serves as director of philanthropic strategies for the Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity that supports philanthropic and journalism causes i  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 8 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: In its second season broadcasting WNBA games on ION, Scripps Sports is adding weekly studio shows to supplement the State Farm(R) WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION. ION will air 43 regular-season games, the most of any broadcast partner, including eight Indiana Fever games with 2024 No. 1 overall draft pick Caitlin Clark. The first of those is May 24 against the Los Angeles Sp  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 8 -- Clark State College issued the following news: In a tribute to the memory of Matthew Yates, the Clark State College Foundation received a substantial donation of more than $27,000 from the organizers of the Matthew Yates Memorial Basketball Tournament. These funds will be dedicated by Clark State College to the Matthew Yates Memorial Scholarship, an initiative that pays homage to Yates, a member of the Clark County Sheriff's Department who made the ultimate sacrifice  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: Battelle has been selected by SOCOM to continue providing Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCVs) under a new seven-year contract with a $350 million ceiling. This sole-source overarching contract allows SOCOM to place armored vehicle orders to Battelle. "Battelle has provided armored vehicles to SOCOM for over 10 years now, and this new contract award ensures we are positi  more

FINDLAY, Ohio, May 8 -- The University of Findlay issued the following news release: For their contributions to University of Findlay's performing arts community, three individuals have been named to the Curtain Raisers Wall of Fame for 2024 - Denise (Reno) Anders, David Hinds, and Jeffrey Lee. The three new inductees were honored by Mike Anders, Ph.D., emeritus professor of music and producer of UF's Donnell Broadway Concert Series, and Diana Montague, Ph.D., professor of communication, at a   more