Jul 9, 2021 / 05:35 PM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services reports that unemployment claims have significantly gone up in recent weeks. The reports show 10,900 Ohioans filed unemployment in the last week, over 400 more than the previous week.
“10’s of thousands hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who’ve been hit by this. We don’t always see their struggles publicly, but I’ve seen a few of them myself and it’s unfortunate,” said Ohio Policy Matters Researcher Zach Schiller.
These numbers come after Governor DeWine ditched the extra $300 dollars of unemployment benefits, over a month earlier than planned. This decision has caused multiple people to sue him.
Jul 2, 2021 / 10:50 PM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A Fourth of July event that draws thousands of people to Downtown Dayton is back this year after the COVID-19 pandemic caused last year’s festival to be canceled.
Saturday is the City of Dayton’s Lights in Flight Festival at RiverScape MetroPark.
“It’s coming back with a bang, there’s something so celebratory about fireworks,” RiverScape Manager with Five Rivers MetroParks Meredith Adamisin said.
Lights in Flight will be the first big festival in RiverScape MetroPark since the pandemic.
“Riverscape is known for its events,” Adamisin said. “Riverscape holds big festivals, it was highlighted as a priority in our comprehensive master plan, community surveys, people love coming here.”
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