Two arrested for drug possession
STEUBENVILLE Two men are in custody after police reportedly caught them Monday with large amounts of drugs in their possession, Jefferson County Drug Task Force Capt. John Lemal said.
Lloyd George Douglas Jr., 38, of 821 Oakmont Ave., was charged with one count of felony possession of drugs and one count of weapons under disability after officers caught him with over 500 grams more than a pound of fentanyl in his possession at an unidentified Sunset Boulevard business, Lamal said. Officers also seized more than $15,000 in cash and two firearms when they searched his residence, he added.
Lamal said evidence generated by the search led them to execute a search warrant of another business at the same Sunset Boulevard location. More than 500 grams of methamphetamine, 200 grams of what’s believed to be cocaine, 87 grams of crack and other unidentified substances were seized, he said.
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WINTERSVILLE The project to resurface the taxiway at the Geary A. Bates Jefferson County Airpark is one step closer to pavement going down.
Monday, at the monthly meeting of the Jefferson County Airport Authority Board of Directors, bids were received from three potential contractors interested in completing the work.
The bids, all from companies located in Ohio, ranged from $2,680,091 to $2,897,802. Rayland’s Shelly and Sands had the low bid.
All three bids were forwarded to the board’s engineering consultant firm, Michael Baker International, who did the design grant applications for the project.
After the bids were opened, a representative from Michael Baker informed the board the engineer’s estimate for the work was a little more than $3.3 million, so all three bidders came in under the estimate.
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EXPANDING â Bully Tools kicked off Phase 1 of its $6.7 million expansion Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking. Among those at the Jefferson County Industrial Park site were, from left, Dawn Baker, a representative of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta; Glenn Richardson of JobsOhio; Jefferson County Commissioner Tony Morelli; Mark Gracy; Jefferson County Commissioner Dave Maple; and Robert Naylor, executive director of the Jefferson County Port Authority. Contributed
WINTERSVILLE Bully Tools kicked off Phase 1 of its $6.7 million expansion Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Jefferson County Industrial Park.
Owner Mark Gracy said the real work will begin this weekend.
The Times-Reporter
NEW PHILADELPHIA Zachary A. Bloom had to be revived with an opioid overdose antidote after he drove across the median of U.S. Route 250 early on the afternoon of Aug. 16, 2018, according to assistant Tuscarawas County prosecutor Scott Deedrick.
The Midvale resident, high on fentanyl, drove a car head-on into a pickup driven by a Jewett man, 45. The truck s passenger was a coworker, a 60-year-old woman from the village of Tuscarawas.
She suffered a spinal fracture, Deedrick said at Bloom s sentencing for felonious assault and other charges on Tuesday. She required surgery and a long recovery. She suffered significant pain and had numerous doctor visits. She has difficulty getting up, getting down and sleeping. She has panic attacks, anxiety attacks and nightmares. She and her husband went through hell to get through the ordeal, Deedrick said.