This week's episode of Poor Will's Almanack has notes from Bill Felker's archives of forty years of observation of what happens in nature in the Miami Valley and beyond.
From the collection of Rev Cool.
Adriana Martinez-Smiley
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Akron plans to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the city and introduce a pilot EV car share service as early as this summer. -
The Vex Robotics Championships is the largest robotics competition in the world. Schools in Northeast Ohio are using their robotics clubs – and participation in these events – to encourage students to get into STEM fields. -
The Dayton Development Coalition and Dayton Defense hosted this year’s Cyber Dialogue at Sinclair College on February 27. At the one-day event, industry and academic experts, and government leaders shared knowledge on cybersecurity and national security. -
The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosted the fourth annual mini drone race this weekend. Visitors to the museum were able to see pilots fly their mini drones through a few of the museum’s aircraft. -
In a split vote, the Dayton City Commission approved the police department’s proposed use of something called a Fusus technology real-time crime center platform at their meeting this week. -
The proposal in the Ohio budget would require TikTok, YouTube and other social media to get and verify permission from parents for their kids under 16 to use those platforms. -
Ohio Third Frontier commission has awarded a tech startup in Warren County $100,000 to expand its services. -
A broadband tower was activated in Dover Monday as part of a statewide initiative to increase internet access in mostly rural unserved or underserved areas. -
Miami University hosted the FIRST Tech Robotic Challenge on Saturday. Over 300 middle and high school students gathered in 24 teams to compete. They designed, built, and coded their own robots. -
The federal government is collecting data to determine which areas of the country need expanded access to high-speed internet.
