Briefs: Water assistance program, Bucyrus Farmers Market, Teacher Business Boot Camps
Help with water and sewer expenses available through September
The Ohio Department of Development and Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission will help income-eligible Ohioans with water and wastewater assistance. The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying water and wastewater bills. The program runs through Sept. 30.
This program is designed to help income-eligible Ohioans with their water and wastewater bills. Those who have been disconnected (or have a disconnection notice), have a past due amount, going into lien, have current charges, need to establish new service or pay to transfer service may be helped. To be eligible clients need to be at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
To apply, contact Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission at 740-387-1039. Ohio Heartland CAC serves all Crawford, Marion and Morrow counties.
For more information, contact Ohio Heartland Community Action, call your local Energy Assistance provider at 800-282-0880 (hearing impaired clients may dial 711 for assistance) or visit energyhelp.ohio.gov.
Sweet corn at Saturday's Farmers Market
There will be bicolor sweet corn at the Bucyrus Farmers Market once again this Saturday. Those who want quantity are asked to bring boxes or totes. Other seasonal produce will be available along with organic meats, baked goods, honey, house plants, homemade soaps, maple syrup, popcorn and dog treats.
The Positive Seekers will be grilling for a donation, and pop tabs are being collected to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities.
A complete list of vendors can be found on the Bucyrus Farmers Market Facebook page.
The market will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday, rain or shine, through Oct. 28. at 2460 E. Mansfield St. in the Family Farm & Home parking lot across from Timken.
MOESC hosts manufacturing teacher boot camps
This summer, educators from districts in Richland, Crawford and Morrow counties had the opportunity to participate in the first Teacher Business Boot Camps. Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center's Business Advisory Council and Economic Development and Chamber of Commerce partners in each county organized these programs to show teachers what goes on behind the scenes in manufacturing in each county through tours of local manufacturing facilities. Participants gained firsthand experience with the careers available in manufacturing and the skills students need to obtain and retain these local positions.
Educators who applied for this professional development opportunity and were selected to participate in the boot camp received three graduate credits from Ashland University, materials to use in the classroom and instruction and guidance from top-level professionals.
During the weeklong program, educators had the opportunity to explore the workforce development needs and opportunities in their respective communities so that those educators could use the experiences to strengthen classroom career readiness connections that are embedded in core subject area instruction. All educators were required to create a project/unit to use with students during the 2023-24 school year and present this project to businesses and administrators on the final day of the boot camp.
Upcoming meetings:
● Crawford County Board of Elections, 9:30 a.m., Monday, board office, 112 E. Mansfield St., Bucyrus
● Colonel Crawford Local Board of Education, 7 p.m., Monday, Media Center, PreK-12 Building, 5444 Crestline Road, Crestline
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Water bill assistance through September, Farmers Market, boot camps
