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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) has been awarded nearly $2.9 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to help state officials meet the behavioral health needs of citizens affected by traumatic events such as natural disasters, mass shootings, and other large-scale man-made and terrorist events.… Read full story
Need lunch at the office? Don’t have time to stop at the grocery store? Feeling too tired to cook? Food delivery apps make ordering from a nearby restaurant easy. However, the cost may be higher than you think – especially for small, local restaurants and their delivery drivers.… Read full story
COLUMBUS – A finding for recovery of $2,000 was issued Tuesday against the former superintendent of Bethel Local Schools in Miami County overcompensation he received without documentation that he was actually on the job, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced.… Read full story
(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a phony charity that falsely claimed to be collecting donations to benefit residents of East Palestine following the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
Yost’s lawsuit alleges that Mike Peppel, in soliciting contributions, presented his Ohio Clean Water Fund as a nonprofit organization acting on behalf of Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley to provide residents with emergency aid and bottled water.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Apr 11, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
April 10
• A complainant called The Knox County Sheriff’s Office to speak to a Deputy about an incident that took place on 4/4/23 involving a dog on the bike path.… Read full story
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently auctioned off $51,542 of ginseng and yellow root that was forfeited from illegal possession cases. That total came from 59.7 pounds of ginseng and 3.1 pounds of yellow root from evidence collected following cleared Ohio court processes.… Read full story
To trick you, scammers need to earn your trust first. What better way than by posing as a popular celebrity? Recently, BBB Scam Tracker has received numerous reports involving products supposedly endorsed by well-known and trusted celebrities. With the rise in deepfake scams and ever-improving AI technology, these phony endorsements are more convincing than ever. … Read full story
The oral antibiotic doxycycline prevented the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women who took the medication within 72 hours of having condomless sex, according to findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Police Register – Apr 05 – 09, 2023
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Offenses
April 5
• An officer was dispatched to Shalimar Drive for an assault.
• An officer received a call about a theft from Chestnut Street.… Read full story
Danville/Brinkhaven/Apple Valley Police Report – Mar 28 – Apr 06, 2023
Information courtesy of The Danville Police Department)
March 28
• A no-trespass order was given to an individual – South Market St.
• Disturbance – in the 200 block of Plum St.… Read full story