January 14, 2025, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today is reflecting on the progress made by his office in 2024 to fight the scourge throughout the state. “Awareness is critical in educating the public that human trafficking happens anywhere and everywhere,” Yost said. “We’ve been focusing on demand reduction because without a buyer there is no human trafficking.” Each year on Jan. 11, Yost’s office joins in solidary with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and many others to mark National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The observance is also known as Wear Blue Day, a chance for advocates in the fight against human trafficking to outwardly express that support by photographing themselves and others wearing blue and sharing those photos on social media (with the hashtag #WearBlueDay).

January 6, 2025, press release from the Delphos Police Department: On 12-29-2024 officers spoke with a female in the 1200 block of N. Washington St, who reported that an item was missing from her residence. She believed that an acquaintance took the item during a previous visit. On 12-29-2024 officers responded to the 400 block of S. Cass St, after a female reported an unknow male in her residence. Officers arrived and did not locate anyone but the female in the residence. The residence was secure, and it did not appear anyone else had been there. On 12-30-2024 officers were sent to perform a well being check on a male in the 900 block of Lima Ave, after his home health nurse could not make contact with him. Officers located the male, who needed medical assistance, inside his residence.

January 3, 2025, press release from the the Alzheimer’s Association: TOLEDO, OH, Jan. 3, 2025—During Financial Wellness Month this January, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging individuals and families to make financial plans that will create some security in preparing for an unexpected crisis of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. One in nine Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease – that’s nearly 7 million Americans across the country and 236,200 in Ohio. Dementia not only takes a tremendous physical toll on diagnosed individuals, but the costs associated with the disease can be overwhelming and put a huge economical strain on families. Disease-related costs can jeopardize a family’s financial security, and many families and caregivers make enormous personal and financial sacrifices. 

Call Log for Delphos Police Department December 15 through December 28.

A Youngstown man was indicted by a federal grand jury for sexually abusing a female while she was in police custody.  

Ohio is seeing success in schools that have limited smartphone use by students during the school day. The state passed a law requiring schools to have a policy in place by July 2025. So far, 60% of the school districts have implemented policies, either banning cell phones during the whole school day or banning them from the classrooms. Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted says that the schools that enacted a total ban during the school day have seen a change in the attitudes of the students.

December 19, 2024, Press Release from the Area Agency on Aging 3: Area Agency on Aging 3 has received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation of Case Management for Long Term Services and Supports for the following programs: Assisted Living Waiver, Care Coordination, Ohio Home Care Waiver, PASSPORT Waiver and Specialized Recovery Services. These programs have earned the status of Accredited for 2 years.

December 12, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (PORTSMOUTH, Ohio) — A former teacher in the Bloom-Vernon Local School District was sentenced to prison today for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Caroline Johnson, 36, was sentenced to one year in prison. Upon release, she will be required to register as a Tier III sex offender for the rest of her life.

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Apollo Career Center's "Project Search" program held its info night at Mercy Health St. Rita’s.