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BWC Drops Painkiller Oxycontin from Formulary

COLUMBUS — The powerful painkiller Oxycontin, widely blamed for kickstarting the nation’s opioid crisis, will no longer be newly prescribed for injured workers in the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation’s system starting July 1. Following a recommendation from BWC Chief Medical Officer Terry Welsh, the agency’s Board of Directors voted today to drop the drug from the BWC formulary and replace it with what Welsh calls “an equally effective but harder-to-abuse drug” named Xtampza ER. “Xtampza is a sustained-release form […]

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Clocks Spring Ahead One Hour This Weekend

A reminder that we're coming up on a time change weekend.   Eastern Standard Time ends and Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday morning.   At 2 Sunday morning, the close will spring ahead one hour.   You'll want to take care of that before going to bed Saturday night, otherwise you will be an hour late for everything Sunday morning.

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Aircraft Flips on Landing at Union County Airport

An aircraft flipped over Thursday while attempting to land in Union County around 10:30 Thursday morning.   According to the Daily Media Release from the Union County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to the Union County Airport after the pilot of the aircraft lost control due to a gust of wind while trying to land.   The plane went off the runway and flipped over coming to rest on its top.   There were no reports of injuries.

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McGuffey Memory Room Holding Free Luncheon

McGuffey and Alger area veterans and families are being invited to the McGuffey Memory Room's first veterans luncheon.   It will be served Saturday March 30 starting at 11:30am in the McGuffey Community Building.   The menu consists of white and brown soup beans, white and yellow cornbread and more.   This is a free lunch for everyone.   The McGuffey Memory Room will be displaying some of the old photographs from the village, and those participating will have an […]

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MPD Reports Spike in Online & Telephone Scam Complaints

The Marion Police Department has seen a recent spike in online and telephone scam complaints.   The department reminds you that should never feel pressured on the phone to make a decision, and you should never give personal financial information to a stranger.   The best advice to remember is that if it sounds too good to be true...it is.

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Auglaize County Sheriff Reminds Motorists About Farm Machinery on Roads

Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon wants to remind everyone of the farm machinery on the road; "Hopefully warm weather is coming soon". Here are some safety tips. Be aware of what's going on around you. Remember farm equipment drivers are trying to obey the rules of the road as well as keep large equipment under control. Because of narrow rural roads when large equipment approaches, pull as far to the right as possible to give the driver of the farm […]

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Vehicle Stolen in Kenton and Found Wrecked in Wyandot County

A vehicle that was reported stolen in Kenton Thursday morning was found wrecked in Wyandot County.   According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, the owner of the 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup said the truck was taken from his residence sometime during the previous overnight hours.   At just before 3 Thursday morning, a Wyandot County Sheriff's deputy on patrol discovered a pickup sitting on the west side of County Highway 95.   According to that report, the […]

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Four Sentenced Recently in Common Pleas Court

Four people were sentenced recently in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.   According to documents from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's Office:   .Dustin A. Teeters was sentenced to a total of 24 months in prison on one count each of escape, failure to notify of change of address and grand theft of a motor vehicle.   .Billy J. James was sentenced to 16 months on one count each of escape and failure to notify of change of address.   The following […]

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Weather Spotter Class Being Offered in Kenton

A weather spotter class has been set for Thursday March 14 in the conference room of the Jacob Parrott Safety Center in Kenton.   A representative from the National Weather Service in Wilmington will teach participants how to spot storm fronts that could produce severe weather.   The class is free and open to anyone interested.   More on the topic will be discussed on Public Eye featuring Hardin County EMA Director Jacob Burgbacher which airs Saturday morning at 7:30 […]

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