Commanders: Mandates will hamper officer recruitment
By Kathy Thompson
ST. MARYS - Commanders of two local open-enrollment police academies say proposed changes could make it difficult for potential officers to afford the training and for smaller departments to hire qualified employees.
The changes could make it particularly difficult to find special deputies or reserve officers who work for free, they said. [More]
Kenneth W. Post, 58, Saint Marys, Ohio, died suddenly in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 30, 2015. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials expect a 2016 general fund budget very similar to this year's, except for a minor drop in revenue from income taxes and the addition of several planned capital projects.