🏛️ Highland County may eliminate Family and Children First Council. Commissioners discussed dissolving the local FCFC during their October meeting, with agency leaders citing service duplication as the primary reason. Under a new state budget provision, counties can eliminate councils if alternative services exist, funding is unsustainable, and key agency directors recommend dissolution. JFS Director Ratcliff and DD Superintendent Gray assured commissioners that families would continue receiving services through other programs, including Ohio RISE and potential new collaborations like a multi-system youth home. The council's elimination would mean losing about $30,000 in annual administrative funding.
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🚔 Highland County Sheriff reports theft, vandalism, and multiple arrests. The sheriff's office investigated incidents including a theft on U.S. Route 62 and vandalism on Karnes Road during September 30-October 1, 2025. Deputies also responded to reports of domestic disturbance and disorderly persons. Seven individuals were arrested or cited for various offenses including failure to appear, driving under suspension, speeding, and probation violation. Most domestic incidents were resolved without charges after separating the involved parties.
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🏭 Ohio manufacturing plant to close, affecting 141 workers. Mahle Behr will shut down its Mount Sterling facility between December 2024 and August 2026 due to "business site restructuring." Some jobs will transfer to the company's century-old Dayton plant, which employs 936 workers across its 1.2 million-square-foot operation. The closure impacts a small village of nearly 2,000 residents located about 59 miles east of Dayton in Madison County. Mahle had acquired the Mount Sterling air conditioning business from Keihin in February 2021.
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