Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 31st of October.
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🌲 Environment
OSU Extension advises Lancaster residents to compost pumpkins instead of throwing them in landfills because the EPA shows that over one billion pumpkins are tossed away each year — this helps reduce harmful greenhouse gases and improves soil quality.
Local gardeners can mix decaying pumpkins with leaves and grass clippings while farmers may accept them to feed livestock with proper permission.
🏛️ Government
If the shutdown continues past Halloween, Ohio’s SNAP funds will run out on November 1 and potentially disrupt benefits for 1.45 million recipients.
State officials plan to spend $25 million on food aid—counties report average monthly benefits between $156 and $181.
🏥 Health
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA voluntarily recalled over 580,000 bottles of prazosin hydrochloride due to a nitrosamine impurity that may raise cancer risk; the FDA classified the issue as a Class II risk.
Ohio adults with high blood pressure are urged to check their medication lot numbers and consult their pharmacist (no disposal guidance has been issued) to reduce health risks.
🎉 Lancaster Events
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Bride & Ignescent Concert
7-11 p.m. — Rockhouse 39 — Tickets available — Experience the electrifying sounds of female-fronted rock band Ignescent live in Lancaster.
Lancaster Turkey Day 5k
8:30-11:30 a.m. — Forest Rose School — Registration fee — A race that supports Foundation Dinners while bringing the community together on Thanksgiving morning.
🏠 Lancaster Real Estate
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