Sunny skies; the low 60s….
Governor Mike DeWine met with poultry farmers in Darke County at the western end of the state last week; that area has been particularly hard-hit with bird flu… 15 and a half million chickens and other birds have had to be killed because of the HPAI outbreak…… DeWine is asking for more federal funding to further research on the influenza; there are also concerns that more humans will contract the virus.
You give the gift of life; you are further rewarded with free A-one-C testing… It’s a “gift” from the American Red Cross for all successful blood platelet and plasma donations this month, to screen for diabetes or prediabetes… There’s a blood drive with lots of openings at Mineral Ridge High School tomorrow from 8 to 2.