Ohio voters will decide next week whether to legalize recreational and medical marijuana. But they won't be able to change the laws that keep it a federally illegal substance and make the marijuana industry costly, burdensome, and risky. Four states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana use and 23 states have medical […]

On November 3, 2015, you will make a decision on Issue 3 and Issue 2. As you know, this issue will allow marijuana to become more prevalent in our communities. As the local law enforcement agency heads, we are writing to ask that you vote NO on Issue 3. This issue will create a legalized […]

Local law enforcement officers spent the past two days going through a series of training sessions at Ohio University Southern covering search and seizure on Monday and using judgment for use of force on Tuesday. Approximately 40 officers from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office Drug Task Force, the State Fire […]

A key word in mental health services this month is one that carries a lot of weight, but not more so than the weight carried by recovering addicts as they work to improve themselves and overcome one of the most difficult challenges of their lives. National Recovery Month is celebrated in September across the U.S., […]

A public conference Thursday is aimed at rallying the faith-based community toward addressing the opiate epidemic. The conference, organized by the local opiate task force of community leaders and supported by the Ohio Attorney General's Office, will be held at Wooster Church of the Nazarene, 3100 Oak Hill Road, at 9 a.m., and is free […]