Face Masks

Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves.

Franklin County's indoor mask advisory was lifted on Friday due to a decline in COVID cases.

Ohio University will once again require masks be worn in all indoor spaces on the Athens campus starting Monday, August 1.

Columbus public health officials are advising masks should be worn indoors and in crowded areas regardless of vaccination status. The advisory however does not require that masks be worn indoors.

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

This decision to appeal comes just two days after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled against the federal mask mandate.

Masks are no longer required in public places in the city of Columbus and Worthington after a council vote Monday Night but at least one local business owner says masks will still be required in his businesses.

Columbus City Council voted Monday to rescind the city’s mask mandate, nearly six months after it went into effect.

Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday evening to lift the mask mandate that requires residents to wear a mask in indoor public places.

As school districts around Central Ohio drop their mask mandates, Columbus City Schools will keep their facial covering requirement in place.