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Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Jul 27 – 28, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
July 27
• A citizen located a debit card belonging to another individual at the Knox County Fair. The citizen brought the card to the Sheriff’s Office.… Read full story
The Service Department will begin its annual hydrant flushing on August 2 and this will take several weeks to complete. The reason we flush hydrants is to test valves and hydrants for proper operation and to remove normal sediment buildup from the water mains.… Read full story
Brown Heard from Residents, Media About Issues with Bridges in Butler County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on Norfolk Southern and CSX to fix the dilapidated rail bridges owned by each company in the Butler County area.… Read full story
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it has awarded a cooperative agreement to Regents of the University of Minnesota to support the development of the public health workforce in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC.… Read full story
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Senate voted today to include his bipartisan legislation protecting servicemembers from predatory debt collectors in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the country’s annual defense bill. The Senate voted to add the legislation to the National Defense Bill by a vote of 95-2.… Read full story
Actions Fulfill Commitments Made in President Biden’s Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is advising landlords to inform people applying for and living in USDA-financed rental properties of their legal rights and protections.
(GREENE COUNTY, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Dayton man and his custom woodworking company that are accused of taking more than $33,000 from consumers without delivering the products they ordered.
“Attention to detail makes a good woodworker,” Yost said.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Jul 25 – 26, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
July 25
• Deputies were dispatched to the area of the Riley Chapel canoe access where a small juvenile was located unsupervised. The juvenile’s parents were located and the juvenile was returned to their care.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – July 26, 2023 – This morning, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, First Lady Fran DeWine, and Lt. Governor Jon Husted joined Ohio State Fair General Manager Virgil Strickler to open the gates for the first day of the Ohio State Fair. … Read full story