Newsletter-Early-Week

Items needed after Wren house fire

WREN — On Aug. 27, the Van Wert County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was dispatched to assist the Wren Fire Department for a house fire. CERT is working to raise support for the families. After meeting with the family it is determined that clothing, and monetary donations are needed.

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Ohio legislators risk leaving rural communities behind

The Ohio Legislature’s recent passage of HB-15 is a great improvement in Ohio’s energy policy, but it doesn’t meet all the needs in some rural communities. Chiefly, it fails to address the critical issue of refitting older wind turbines built under SB 213 in Northwest Ohio — turbines that were designed and installed before lawmakers began actively blocking clean energy development through restrictive laws like HB 6 and SB 52.

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