Lakelynn Design, owned by Abbie Fox, was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the annual business and industry awards ceremony of the Ottawa County Improvement Corp.
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The Bill Mack Business Leader Award was posthumously presented to Joy Roth, founder of the Ottawa County Community Foundation. Accepting the award were Joy Roth’s family (left to right), husband Jeff, daughter Alison, and son Walker, who accepted the award presented by OCIC Board President Ken Williams of the Catawba Island Club.
The Ottawa County Improvement Corporation held its annual Business and Industry Awards at Gideon Owen Wine Company last Thursday evening, honoring the stellar efforts of community businesses and leaders.
Lakelynn Design was named Entrepreneur of the Year. When the pandemic hit and small businesses were informed they had to shut down, owner Abbie Fox had to think fast and come up with a different way to reach her customers.
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PORT CLINTON - Ottawa County has dropped down to orange on the state s COVID-19 health advisory system, with the county s incidence rate falling well below the state s average.
County Commissioner Mark Stahl said Monday the county had been red for a long time before Thursday s announcement. It s nice to see we re moving in a positive direction, Stahl said.
In order for a county to be downgraded from red to orange, the average number of cases has to fall below 100 per 100,000 residents for two consecutive weeks.
Goal was 50 or fewer new coronavirus cases
In March, Ottawa County Health Commissioner Jerry Bingham referenced Gov. Mike DeWine’s stated goal of having Ohio hit 50 or fewer new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents during the previous two weeks, at which point the governor said all coronavirus health orders, including a statewide mask mandate, will be rolled back or lifted.