A man arrested for trafficking in drugs during a drug bust in Ironton on Friday was arraigned in Ironton Municipal Court Monday afternoon. Isaac Hannon, 34, of 1350 S. Fifth Street, Ironton, appeared for his arraignment, where Ironton Municipal Court Judge O. Clark Collins Jr. set bond at $50,000 cash or surety. Friday’s bust involved […]

An Orrville man was given three years in prison Tuesday after he admitted to making methamphetamine in the summer. Lawrence B. Procario, 38, last known address of 1408 Spring Hill Drive, was sentenced to prison by Judge Mark K. Wiest in Wayne County Common Pleas Court after he pleaded guilty to illegal manufacture of drugs, […]

The official signing of The Drug Endangered Child Alliance took place Monday, Nov. 14, at Wayne County Children Services. Although there are numerous DEC alliances throughout the country, the signing marks the first Drug Endangered Child Alliance in the state of Ohio. The alliance is representative of a collaborative effort to protect the children who […]

A Summit County drug dealer was arrested Thursday at a local gas station with two small children in the vehicle with him. Tyler Stephens, 25, was arrested, according to the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency, on a warrant from Summit County. He was picked up by Summit County on Friday morning. Medway Senior Agent Jason Waddell […]

Nine people were indicted by an Ottawa County grand jury on  drug-related charges, including possession, trafficking and cultivation. According to Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan, the cases are the culmination of a five-month undercover investigation by the Ottawa County Drug Task Force earlier this year. “While drug-related crimes remain prevalent throughout the nation, Ottawa County […]