Local News Briefs: Grant funding ceremony, nursing expo, rock 'n roll historians in town
Ceremony to announce grant funding
COSHOCTON − A public announcement ceremony for the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program will be at 1 p.m. May 19 at 128 N. Sixth St. The event is through Heritage Ohio, Ohio State Historic Preservation Office, the National Park Service and Our Town Coshocton.
The Honey House at 422 to 424 Main St. will receive $59,990 for restoration of the structure's wooden windows. The Row Houses at 128 N. Sixth St. will get $50,000 for masonry work and repairs to the gutters and downspouts, exterior wood elements and porches. Attendees can tour both properties.
Board of Revision to meet
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton County Board of Revision will meet in regular session at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Coshocton County Treasurer's Office, 349 Main St. For details, contact the Coshocton County Auditor's Office 740-622-1243.
Port authority to meet Tuesday
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton Port Authority will meet in regular session at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at the CPA office, 534 Main St. The agenda include and update on the Coshocton Collaborative and an application for the revolving loan fund.
RPC committee meeting canceled
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton County Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee meeting for Monday has been canceled. The next regular meeting is at 3:30 p.m. June 12 in the conference room of Coshocton County Commissioners.
NPD gets grand funding
COLUMBUS − The Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment has awarded grants to 31 local law enforcement agencies to strengthen recruitment efforts. This includes $13,600 to the Newcomerstown Police Department for officer recruitment.
Nursing expo at COTC
COSHOCTON − Central Ohio Technical College of Coshocton will have a nursing and health care career education event on May 18.
Prospective students and visitors can tour the labs and experience equipment. Throughout the event, admissions representatives and faculty will be available to answer questions. The full practical nursing program is offered at the Coshocton campus.
For more information, call 740-622-1408 or email cotcgateway@cotch.edu for more information.
Rock historians visiting Coshocton
COSHOCTON − Rock 'n roll historians interested in "The Day the Music Died" and the Winter Dance Party tour connected to it will be visiting Coshocton Monday and Tuesday.
They will be meeting with locals who attended the concert tour stop in Coshocton on Feb. 12, 1959, and visiting spots related to the stop, including the concert site at the Coshocton Armory.
On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson died in an airplane crash shortly after it took off from Clear Lake, Iowa, on its way to Moorehead, Minnesota. Music historians have noted the event as the end of rock's golden era and christened it "The Day the Music Died."
Those who attended the concert or have information or memorabilia related to it can contact Sevan Garabedian at sevan1@sympatico.ca or 514-970-1959.
Balderson introduces electrical grid legislation
WASHINGTON D.C. − U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson of Ohio's 12th District has announced the introduction of legislation that would provide increased transparency and information on the long-term reliability of America’s electrical grid.
The Grid Reliability and Resiliency Improvements Act (H.R. 2875) would require the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), in consultation with the Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to submit a report to Congress every two years identifying risks to the long-term reliability of the electric grid and electricity generation.
The report would identify state and federal policies that are driving retirements of facilities that generate electricity, describes the impact of environmental, social and governance commitments and policies on electric grid reliability and outlines the estimated increase in demand for electricity through the end of the decade,and whether the amount of new, renewable generation connecting to the grid is sufficient to meet the growing demand and offset the retirements of fossil fuel generation.
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