The town square in downtown Lima was filled with hope and support during the third annual Overdose Awareness event.
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Real Talk. Real Facts— This was the theme of the first annual community gathering hosted by Association of People Against Lethal Drugs, or APALD. For inspiration overcoming addiction, Vice President JD Vance's mother, Beverly Vance Aikins, was the keynote speaker. Aikins shared her story battling years of drug addiction that was also made public in Vice President Vance’s 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy.”
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has cosponsored Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján’s (D-N.M.) resolution to recognize May as National Foster Care Month.
Allen County Children Services is asking taxpayers to renew the agency's $750,000 five year levy.
Thousands of people die each year nationwide from someone driving impaired and getting into a crash.
September 6, 2024, Press Release from the Department of Commerce: COLUMBUS, Ohio – In recognition of National Recovery Month, RecoveryOhio and the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Liquor Control and Cannabis Control are encouraging Ohioans who may be struggling with addiction to alcohol and controlled substances to take advantage of available resources for treatment. Started in 1989, National Recovery Month celebrates the recovery community and the importance of evidence-based treatment and recovery practices. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 6,750 Ohioans, on average, die each year from excessive drinking. In Ohio alone, approximately 20% of adults report they binge drink, which compares to 17% in nationwide.
Ohio is encouraging businesses to create a program to support current employees or potential future employees that are recovering from mental health and substance use disorders.
July 19, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: LIMA – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM tonight on State Route 81 near mile post 19, in Allen County. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
June 7, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Defiance Post: DEFIANCE – The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Bryan Police Department and the Williams County Sheriff’s Office, announced today, that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM tonight on North Main Street in Bryan, Ohio, in Williams County. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
May 17, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that nearly three dozen local drug task forces in Ohio are receiving state support for their work to disrupt the drug trade and promote substance use awareness, prevention, and recovery. More than $2.1 million in grants from Governor DeWine’s RecoveryOhio Law Enforcement Fund will be awarded to 35 existing drug task forces to help officers identify high-level drug traffickers, dismantle large drug trafficking organizations, interrupt the flow of money and drugs from international cartels, and prevent the sale of illegal narcotics.