MARTINS FERRY — Fox Run CEO Randall Mackendrick was arrested over the weekend on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Mackendrick was arrested early Saturday by the North Ridgeville Police Department on charges of importuning, defined as soliciting sexual ...
A northeast Ohio behavioral health agency received $1.2 million in improper Medicaid payments, Ohio’s auditor said. The state wants $1.4 million in repayment, adding interest, from New Destiny Treatment Center in Summit County, Auditor Keith Faber said. New Destiny was paid $11.5 million from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2023, for substance abuse disorder, mental health and other services, Faber said. “Issues identified in Tuesday’s compliance audit included missing documentation to support reimbursements and instances where treatment plans did not match services that were ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An area business is looking to help other small businesses get seen. Willow Creek Group LLC founder Blake Porterfield created a web application that provides a free online audit showing how businesses perform online and what people see when they search for those ...
A federal agency issued a scathing report on the use of federal funds by the Ohio Department of Development, questioning $20 million in costs and identifying $5 million that could be “put to better use.” The funds were allocated by The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Department of Commerce, which oversees the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership MEP centers “provide manufacturers with services and access to resources to enhance growth, improve productivity, and expand capacity,” according to the federal government. The federal audit concluded that ...
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part ...
— 11:26 p.m., a deputy reported a suspicious vehicle parked at a residence on Morristown-Flushing Road in Flushing with its door open. The owner was notified and advised that everything was OK. — 10:53 p.m., units searched for a man in distress with mental health issues on Old Winding Hill Road in Bellaire. Rapid tracking showed the man's vehicle traveling on Interstate 470 into West Virginia. Information was transferred to officials in Ohio County. — 8:34 p.m., security at Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville called about a verbal disturbance in the parking lot. A female in a ...
