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Ohio EPA awards grants to 46 local agencies for mosquito control

COLUMBUS — Forty-six local health departments and municipalities across 41 Ohio counties, including Crawford County, are receiving $816,000 in grants from the Ohio EPA for mosquito control activities. The funding includes $127,000 to remove scrap tires, which can become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. The grants will help mitigate the spread of mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika, West Nile, and La Cross encephalitis.

In Northwest Ohio, 11 county and city health departments are receiving grants. Among them are Richland Public Health ($14,980), the Shelby City Health Department ($11,700), the Galion City Health Department ($13,000), and the Ashland County Health Department ($25,000).