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A proposal by the Pike County Commissioners to use $2 million in matching federal American Recovery Act COVID-19 relief funds to help ambulance companies would be best directed to the companies once they respond to a call, Lance Spodak, president of the Emergency Services Commission at Blooming Grove Township said. He shared his view with the supervisors at the May 3rd meeting and reiterated it again at the May 17th meetings. The offer was made at the township s third, monthly special ambulance services meeting held April 27, with representatives of various Pike County municipalities. Commissioners Matthew Osterberg and Ronald Schmalzle spoke at that meeting. ....
WAYNE â As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep families and loved ones apart, the disease is making it harder for people to perform a simple act of kindness â sending someone flowers. âHardly anybody wants flowers anymore, especially the real ones, so I donât even sell them anymore,â said Jay Osburn, owner of Wayne Florist. âYou canât really deliver to nursing homes, either. We take them down there, and they put the flowers in quarantine for two days.â Since visitation has been restricted in nursing homes and hospitals, some people have tried to send flowers to those they cannot see, but changes in protocol have led some people to give up on sending floral arrangements all together. ....
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020, 7:26 am By: Caleb Califano The new COVID-19 relief plan Congress just approved will provide an additional $300 of weekly federal unemployment aid, starting at the end of December. That means there is hope for jobless Oklahomans, deciding between paying bills or buying Christmas gifts this year. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the U.S. Department of Labor will be directing them on the next steps for this new funding. This announcement comes just weeks after the OESC said they would be ending their part of the states extended benefit program. For people like Tammy Gillette who lost her job at the start of the pandemic, that extra $300 from the federal government will help her make ends meet for now. ....
Tammy Gillette currently receives benefits from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. She said her benefits right now are just not cutting it. I am only getting $196 a week, Gillette, who lost her job at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before Congress, the latest plan would provide an additional $300 of weekly aid from the federal government from the end of this month to mid-March. Gillette said having an extra $300 would help her pay her rent and car payments and help many others. Relief. For families and people in Oklahoma, said Gillette. Washington s action comes a little over a week after OESC said it would be ending part of the state extended benefits program. ....