When area law enforcement agencies were presented with the opportunity to receive kits for officers to use to counteract drug overdoses, Rittman Police Chief Mike Burg was not sure he wanted them. The naloxone, or Narcan, kits were made available through funding from the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Wayne & Holmes Counties after […]

The robust crowd gathered at the Rittman Community Forum were quick to engage law enforcement personnel about local opiate drug activity, asking what residents can do to help stop the apparent upward trend in usage. The forum, held at Rittman's Heritage Hall Monday, was attended by about 60 residents of varied backgrounds. Whether the comments […]

The TAG Law Enforcement Task Force and the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office recognized Pymatuning Valley High School Multi-Media Class. The class produced award winning Anti-Drug PSA’s for use by the task force in its community drug education efforts. The contest offered a first-place award of $1,000 and $250 for second place. Class instructor Scott Wludyga, […]

What can you do to combat a growing drug problem in Wayne County? Get a larger booth at the Wayne County Fair to educate the public during fair week. That's what the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency has done at its booth underneath the grandstand. Medway has more to offer at its 2014 fair booth to […]

Students at the Career Center lined up en masse Thursday morning for passes to leave classes. Their purpose was participation, on a voluntary basis, in the school's first drug test of the year. Thursday was the kickoff for the Wayne County Schools Career Center's new chapter of Drug Free Clubs of America, headquartered in Cincinnati. […]