GIVING BACK

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Ohio 126 will be closed for culvert replacement Monday at the 7.66-mile marker on Ohio 126, east of Morgan Ross Road.

The closure will be in effect through May 31, and traffic will be detoured via Ohio 748, Ohio 129, U.S. 27 and Ohio 128.

The John R. Jurgensen Company was awarded a contract in the amount of $2.49 million to complete the work, which also includes resurfacing a portion of S.R. 126 from Shandon to Ross at a date to be announced. All work is scheduled to be complete in the fall.

All work will be contingent upon the weather. For more information, go to OHGO.com. 30 hospitals in the Tri-State region, so blood donation could change the life of someone right here in the community. With seven neighborhood donor locations and numerous donor events, there is an opportunity close by to make a life-saving donation.

Join Hoxworth and the Orange and Blue at the FC Cincinnati Blood Drive at TQL Stadium on Wednesday. All donors will receive a T-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win two free FCC tickets. The blood drive will be held in the Pitch View Club, Concourse Level. Schedule an appointment at Hoxworth. org/groups/FCC or call 513451-0910.

Again this year, Hoxworth is partnering with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Donors will receive a free ticket to the Cincinnati Zoo for all blood donations made during the month of May. Make an appointment at Hoxworth.org or call 513451-0910.

The “Pitching for Platelets” donor event continues to run between Monday and May 30 at all Hoxworth neighborhood donor event centers. Any platelet donor will be entered for a chance to win the first pitch at the June 8, Cincinnati Reds game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ballpark. The winning package includes the first pitchcatch on June 8, four tickets to the game and a personalized Reds jersey. Platelet donations may be made at any Hoxworth neighborhood donor center.

CONTRIBUTED Fairfield traditionally hosted two blood drives with Community Blood Center. It hurriedly scheduled a new blood drive last September in response to the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation request of senior Will Davis, who had been diagnosed with leukemia in December 2021. Fairfield’s three blood drives combined for 335 donors, including 217 first time donors. Davis has progressed in his treatment, returned to school, made straight A’s, and will graduate with his classmates. He showed his appreciation by volunteering at the blood drive, welcoming students at the check-in desk.