Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel honors Nick Mangold, promotes student fitness, and addresses Ohio’s SNAP readiness amid the federal shutdown threat.

A judge has ruled that the federal government must continue paying SNAP benefits into November in a case brought by Columbus and other plaintiffs.

Snap Fitness opens in Appleseed Shopping Center Jim Lozier, with scissors, and son Alex Lozier at left, are owners and operators of Snap Fitness in the Appleseed Shopping Center, 1446 Lexington Ave.

Trainer, Laurie Mickels, at Snap Fitness, located at 4200 SE King Rd. in Milwaukie is beginning a 4 week session of Tone & Flex. These classes consist of a 1/2 hr. of TONE using hand weights and stretch bands to strengthen and sculpt muscle groups.

SNAP recipients receive an average of $187 a month on a prepaid card, and many families rely on those benefits as their main source of money for food. Many of those registered with the program are asking if they will still be able to use the remaining dollars on their cards once funding is suspended and if they'll receive their November benefits retroactively,

The USDA announced it would freeze funding for the federal food aid program starting Nov. 1, claiming "the well has run out."