Students from as far as Dayton, Piqua, and Bowling Green joined local participants from Shawnee, Lima Senior, and St. Marys to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through interactive labs.
May 7, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Six members of a Linden-area human trafficking and narcotics ring are facing dozens of felony charges following an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. The task force, which is organized under Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and led by the Columbus Division of Police, identified the organization after receiving tips this spring. The group’s investigation revealed that the enterprise, led by Timotheus Graham, was operating in the Linden area, using violence to coerce victims. The investigative findings were presented to a Franklin County grand jury, which returned the indictments on April 24.
May 7, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — On a day set aside to raise awareness nationally about fentanyl-related overdose deaths, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released data from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s laboratory highlighting the ongoing prevalence of the synthetic opioid in Ohio.
May 1, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Liquor Control (DOLC): COLUMBUS, Ohio – As patio season gets in full swing, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Liquor Control (DOLC) and the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) remind Ohioans that marijuana use remains strictly prohibited in liquor permit premises.
April 25, 2024, Press Release from the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force: On 4/24/2024 at 2221 hrs. the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force along with the Findlay Police Department Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a narcotic search warrant at 1121 Putnam St., Findlay, Ohio. This was the result of an investigation into drug trafficking from this address.
April 24, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Senator Sherrod Brown: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) bipartisan legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and China was signed into law as part of the bipartisan national security legislation. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act takes action to expand sanctions to illicit fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and the creators of precursor chemicals in China. Senator Brown worked with law enforcement to craft the legislation, and national and Ohio law enforcement praised the bill’s passage last night.
Rhodes State College will be purchasing new equipment for their new semiconductor certificate program coming to campus. The State of Ohio awarded Rhodes State a $113,000 grant to invest in the new technology. The technology consists of various vacuum and gas equipment that will allow students to learn and train in realistic semiconductor manufacturing environments.
April is National Stress Awareness Month. If you’re looking for a free and easy way to de-stress, you may want to consider spending more time in nature. Research shows it can help boost your mood.
April 12, 2024, Press Release by the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio: CLEVELAND – Federal, state, and local law enf…
Governor DeWine spoke to the General Assembly about some of the accomplishments that the state has had in the past year and the goals he has for Ohio in the future. Help wanted signs are up in many Ohio businesses. To get parents to fill those positions, DeWine is calling for the creation of a childcare voucher program, so their kids will be watched while mom and dad are at work.