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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved their request to allow small businesses and nonprofits in Ohio to apply for low-interest, long-term loans of up to $2 million through the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. “Timing…

The following information was current at press time. If you are concerned that access or operating hours have changed for a public office, call ahead before you go. Many public offices in Brown County have eliminated public access to common areas or have made other changes in an effort to…

The Judge of the Brown County Court of Common Pleas and the Judge of the Brown County Municipal Court make the following findings of fact: 1. On March 9, 2020 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued Executive Order 2020-01D “Declaring a State of Emergency” in response to the growing COVID-19 public…

The public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 for the proposed SR 32/Brooks-Malott Rd. and SR 32/Bodman Rd. intersection improvement project has been cancelled. ODOT District 9 will make resources available so as to ensure that all interested members of the public have the opportunity to review the proposed…

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH today gave an update on the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ohio. FOURTH CASE CONFIRMED: Ohio now has four confirmed cases of COVID-19. The newest case involves a hospitalized man, age 53, in Stark County who…

By Nancy Montgomery The Feb. 12, 2020, Village of Georgetown Council Meeting continued the discussion between Rumpke and village councilmembers. Tyler Rumpke, operations manager of the Rumpke landfill at Georgetown, gave an update to council on the efforts to address council’s concerns previously expressed. These include working on improvements to…

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reports that the number of new influenza-related hospitalizations is the highest yet of the 2019-2020 flu season. The most recent data shows that from January 26 to February 1, a total of 832 people were newly hospitalized. This marks an increase of more than…

By Wayne Gates Three candidates are competing for two open seats on the Georgetown School Board. They are incumbent Raymond Virost, challenger Greg Barlow and challenger Brian Faught. All three submitted answers to written questions from The News Democrat. Their unedited responses are below in order of receipt. Why are…