Local families, shops feeling the impact of federal government shutdown

With the federal government shutdown in its third week and no end in sight, those impacted locally are starting to worry about the end-of-year holidays and beyond.

“We’re worried about November,” said Yuri Pimentel. “The bills don’t stop when he gets furloughed.”

Pimentel’s husband is a Department of Defense employee at Wright Patterson Airforce Base. The Dayton Daily News is not naming him due to concern about reprisal. Pimentel and her husband have different last names…

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