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Legislation Will Lower Drug Prices for Older Ohioans, Reduce Health Care Costs, Grow Ohio’s Renewable Energy Industries, Hold Wall Street Accountable
August 15, 2022 – Today, the U.S. House passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a legislative package to fight inflation, lower prescription costs for seniors, invest in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Aug 16, 2022
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
August 12
A deputy was dispatched to a residence on Wooster Road in Amity, Ohio on a burglary incident. The deputy arrived on the scene and collected a written statement.… Read full story
Operation Cross Country XII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent VictimsThe FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.”
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is different from a heart attack.
Blood supply to the heart muscle is reduced or blocked, but the heart keeps beating, and damage to the heart muscle may occur. The heart’s electrical system flickers (think of how the lights flash before the power goes out), and the heart stops pumping blood.
(TOLEDO, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today announced a $5 million grant program for a new H2Ohio Best Management Practice (BMP) – the Two-Stage Ditch. A two-stage ditch is a conservation practice that modifies the shape of a drainage ditch to create vegetation benches on each side.… Read full story
A federal jury in the Southern District of Ohio convicted an Ohio physician on Friday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Martin’s Ferry clinic.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas Romano, 72, of Wheeling, West Virginia, owned and operated a self-named pain management clinic where his clients traveled hundreds of miles to obtain prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.
Mount Vernon Police Register – Aug 15, 2022
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Offenses
July 10
An officer responded to the 400 block of East High Street in reference to a theft. This incident is under investigation and any further information will be supplemented into this report.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he is increasing the amount of violent crime reduction grant funding available to local law enforcement agencies by $42 million.
The funds added today increase the total amount of money available to law enforcement through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program from $58 million to $100 million. … Read full story
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Mount Vernon, OH
Pizza Hut® Restaurant General Manager – Grow your career while making your customers and employees feel like family with smiles, teamwork, and dedication. If you are an experienced leader, it is time to start a career with us.… Read full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 – On your next back-to-school shopping trip, make sure to include food safety items on your shopping list to keep school lunches safe.
“Every day, parents focus on the health and safety of their children, and this focus includes how they prepare and pack lunches,” said Sandra Eskin, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S.… Read full story