Health
Richland County Health Commissioner Martin Tremmel announces retirement
RICHLAND COUNTY — After six years as Health Commissioner of Richland Public Health, Martin Tremmel has announced his retirement, at the end of J...
City Council OKs fund transfers that allow Galion EMS to purchase heavy-duty stretchers
GALION — During a short meeting Monday, Galion City Council passed two pieces of legislation that will enable the Galion Fire Department to spen...
Sherrod Brown column: Protecting those with pre-existing conditions
This month, a new report revealed that 2 million Ohioans could lose health care if President Trump gets his way and the entire Affordable Care Act is ...
Confronting opioid epidemic in our communities
(StatePoint) As America’s opioid epidemic continues to impact communities large and small, new trends are raising new challenges for doctors and...
Don’t just relay on your vehicle’s pedestrian detection systems
COLUMBUS — New research from AAA reveals that vehicle technology designed to stop cars to avoid pedestrian crashes is inconsistent in most situa...
Bellville library services expanding: One new program could includes bike rentals
BELLVILLE — The new manager of the Bellville branch or the Mansfield-Richland County Public Libary gave village council members good news at the...
Get unused drugs out of your homes; Keeping them around ups the risk of misuse, abuse
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Aging and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services encourage Ohioans to take advantage of N...
Melissa Martin column: When adults bully adults, kids suffer
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. “Every day thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers while at school, after s...
October 22nd, 2019 updated: October 22nd, 2019. |
Russ Kent column: I am not a fan of ‘Tobacco 21’ legislation
I don’t smoke, and I don’t vape.I enjoy a cigar on the golf course or at a wedding a couple times a year. But if I never smoked one again,...
Ohio’s ‘Tobacco 21’ law starts today
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Ohio’s new “Tobacco 21” law takes effect today, raising the age to purchase cigarettes, other tobacco products and altern...
October 17th, 2019 updated: October 17th, 2019. |
