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Trumbull County officials warn of potential measles exposure

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Because Ashtabula County residents with measles were at a July 18 horse sale auction in Bloomfield, the Trumbull County Combined Health District is warning of a potential exposure to what it calls “a highly contagious respiratory virus.” The Ashtabula County Health Department confirmed two measles cases in the county. Ashtabula County had an outbreak last year of measles with 10 unvaccinated people contracting the disease. The two Ashtabula County residents who have measles were at the Bloomfield Horse Sale Auction, 2211 Kinsman Road N.W., on July 18. Most people have immunity to ...

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PARTNERSHIP FORMED: Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Northeast Ohio Medical University recently formed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding workforce development initiatives and building a strong pipeline of physicians to serve communities statewide. Mercy Health operates the largest number of hospitals in Ohio. NEOMED students now have increased access to Mercy Health’s hospitals and clinical sites in the Youngstown, Lorain and Cincinnati regions, where they are gaining real-world experience caring for a broad range of patient populations. The expanded rotations are expected ...

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Bristol WHAT: Township trustee meetings July 7 and 21 PRESENT: Jeff Waldeck, Rhonda Snyder and Doug Seemann Trustees: • Approved work on the Sager Cemetery old stone chapel wall at $4,200 with a Department of Commerce grant of $3,000 to help cover costs. • Discussed plans for filling and burying a time capsule at the park at the Bristol Historical Society re-enactment weekend Oct. 17. Plans are to bury it for 50 years and open it during the country’s tricentennial. Seemann said Ventling Memorial suggested an urn vault as it would be water tight and a marker. • Approved ...

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• TRUMBULL BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the board room at the Tomaski Center in Niles. • NEWTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall. • HUBBARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the board meeting room. • LIBERTY BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the high school auditorium. • GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building, with streets/sidewalks committee at 6 p.m., economic development committee at 6:20 p.m. and buildings and grounds committee ...