Thirty-three residents of the Park Haven Home in Ashtabula were forced to find other nursing homes to stay in after a meth lab exploded and ignited a fire in their home on March 4. The fire started in a second story room and resulted in one fatality. [read more...]
A package of sentencing reforms initially included in the Governor’s budget has passed the Ohio House and now heads to the Senate. There is bipartisan support on this bill that would make several significant changes that would both increase sentencing effectiveness and potentially save the state millions of dollars. [read more...]
While Licking County isn’t the only community in Ohio struggling with prescription drug abuse, they are one who has recently received some assistance in the battle. A $5,000 grant from Denison University will assist in the development of a local Prescription Drug Task Force. This is the third year that grant has been made available to Licking County community organizations. [read more...]
Governor John Kasich announced the creation of a prescription drug task force this week in an effort to bolster the state’s fight against prescription drug abuse. This came as he spoke in Scioto County, an area that’s been particularly troubled with the influx of abuse. [read more...]
Often when you think of human trafficking you think of big cities and immigrants being conned into servitude. A recent case, crossing state lines from Maryland to small town Ohio, however, proves this isn’t always the case. [read more...]