🚌 Fayette County's Big Blue Bus serves up national recognition again. The Washington Court House City Schools program has won the USDA's "Turnip the Beet" Bronze Award for the second consecutive year, honoring its high-quality summer meals. Since 2019, the program has provided over 632,000 free meals to children throughout Fayette County, addressing critical summer food insecurity. Only 20 out of thousands of summer food service programs nationwide received this prestigious award. With the addition of the Little Blue Truck in 2023, the program now operates at 12 different locations, serving hot and fresh meals Monday through Friday during summer break.
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💊 Greenfield man finally sentenced for 2020 meth possession. Jason Jenkins, 53, received a one-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to possessing 3.4 grams of methamphetamine. The case stemmed from a June 2020 traffic stop where Greenfield police discovered the drugs in Jenkins' pocket. Though indicted in December 2024, Jenkins wasn't arrested until March 2025, nearly five years after the initial incident. He's currently serving his sentence at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, with credit for 52 days already served.
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🔒 Williamsburg man burglarized elderly victim on Christmas Eve. John Richards, 44, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing jewelry, coins, and other items valued between $1,000 and $7,500 from an elderly person's property. He was among 13 individuals indicted by a Highland County grand jury in their June 3 session. Other indictments included multiple methamphetamine possession charges, a firearms violation, and a case involving someone fleeing police. Most charges were felonies of varying degrees, affecting residents from Williamsburg, Cincinnati, Hillsboro, and other nearby Ohio communities.
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