DeWine appoints locals to state committees

Dean Brown, The Lima News, Ohio
·1 min read

Mar. 17—COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed the following people to committees in Ohio: Jodi L. Young of Columbus Grove has been reappointed to the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council for a term beginning February 24, 2023, and ending December 31, 2025; Keith A. Cheney of Lima has been appointed to the Ohio Casino Control Commission for a term beginning February 24, 2023, and ending February 21, 2027 and Kathryn N. Farmer of Bluffton has been reappointed to the Ohio AMBER Alert Committee for a term beginning February 24, 2023, and ending February 6, 2025.

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