The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Though the new version of the form to apply for federal financial student aid has had its fair share of highly […]
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Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo by sdominick/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Though the new version of the form to apply for federal financial student aid has had its fair share of highly […]
Flooding disaster continues in northwest Iowa as Gov. Kim Reynolds seeks federal aid
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Sunday she had requested an expedited presidential major disaster declaration as a slowly unfolding flooding disaster across northwest and north central Iowa continues. The declaration would give residents of affected counties access to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program, and U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans. Reynolds, who […]
Governor requests federal aid after severe flooding in northwest Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds spoke about the state’s flood emergency response and recovery efforts during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston June 23, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Gov. Kim Reynolds said Sunday she has submitted a request for an expedited presidential major disaster declaration as northwestern Iowa communities […]
For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
Child care worker Marci Then helps her daughter, Mila, 4, put away toys to get ready for circle time at the Little Learners Academy in Smithfield, R.I. A state program for child care workers subsidizes Mila’s tuition. A handful of other states have similar programs, which advocates say has beneficial ripple effects through the state […]
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid centre, witnesses say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah. The strike hit part of a vocational college run by the U.N. Palestinian refugee […]
Legal aid for children, teens with nowhere else to turn
For nearly 60 years, the nonprofit Lee County Legal Aid Society has provided no-cost, civil legal aid to low-income residents of our community. Our newest effort: help establish a pathway to permanent legal residency for abused, neglected and abandoned immigrant children and teens with nowhere else to turn. Through no fault of their own, far […]
Is your store on the list? New Rite Aid closures
(WJW) – Rite Aid is closing another round of stores as it goes through Chapter 11. In Northeast Ohio, a June 21 filing announced more stores would be closed. Downtown pizza shop announces it’s closing this weekend The company has announced the closure of 25 Rite Aids in Northeast Ohio. Here is the latest addition […]
Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (Photo by sdominick/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Though the new version of the form to apply for federal financial student aid has had its fair share of highly […]
Rite Aid to close all Ohio stores, transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, workers say
Jun. 21—Rite Aid is closing all of its stores in Ohio and will transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, according to several workers at multiple locations in the region. Employees said they were notified Monday of the planned closures, with some of them happening as soon as next week, such as the Springfield location where signs are […]
Call for medical aid ends with 1 dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
An incident Friday afternoon in Apopka started with a call for medical assistance and ended with one person dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the police department. The Apopka Police Department’s communications center received a 911 call about 4 p.m. regarding a medical episode in an apartment at the Oasis at Wekiva […]
Rite Aid to close all Ohio stores, transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, workers say
Jun. 21—Rite Aid is closing all of its stores in Ohio and will transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, according to several workers at multiple locations in the region. Employees said they were notified Monday of the planned closures, with some of them happening as soon as next week, such as the Springfield location where signs are […]