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State employees get Friday off in observance of the new federal Juneteenth holiday; the College of Wooster says it will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the fall semester; more COVID restrictions and orders end Friday in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine says the state of emergency, which streamlined the purchasing process for things like PPE, will be lifted, along with more state restrictions on nursing homes and assisted living centers. DeWine says just under 47% of Ohioans are vaccinated. He says that number doesn't include those who were vaccinated in other states, or through the VA.

PARTA, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, is modifying some of its routes because it cannot find enough drivers.

Federal funding will work to address COVID-19-related health disparities in Ohio; a lawyer says a Malaysian court has ruled in favor of 65 migrant workers who sued Akron-based Goodyear for underpaying them; the Ohio State Medical Board has approved three new conditions eligible for patients to receive medical marijuana; and more stories.

Researchers say the 165 stone tools found in Mount Vernon, Ohio could date to around 13,000 years.

While chimney swifts are not new to the city, a proposed tower structure will help provide shelter for the birds that find their potential nesting sites are dwindling.

While chimney swifts are not new to the city, a proposed tower structure will help provide shelter for the birds that find their potential nesting sites are dwindling.

Bill Arthrell was at the 1970 protests and discusses that same spirit in his book "Ukrainian Heart."

Cleveland tourism leaders say the draft helped bring us one step closer to getting back to normal after the pandemic; six seniors at Walsh Jesuit High School won’t graduate this spring after an alleged assault during a party at a Silver Lake home in late March; Wisconsin-based home improvement chain Menards has won approval to build another new store in the area, this one off of state route 18 at the Medina/Summit County line; and more stories.

The Summit County Health Department will host a series of pop-up vaccine clinics beginning Monday through May 15; Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has asked the Department of Justice for an investigation into the city’s police department following a series of police killings of Black people; Kent State University is offering COVID-19 vaccines at the campus health center starting Friday; and more stories.

The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University encourages people around the world to share their feelings about the pandemic and vaccination through verse.