Briefs: Patrol announces OVI checkpoint results
No impaired drivers arrested in latest checkpoint
SHELBY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Shelby Police Department and the Ohio Department of Transportation, completed an OVI checkpoint that occurred Saturday on Ohio 39 near Taylortown Road. The checkpoint was held 8 -10 p.m. During the operational hours, 532 vehicles drove through the checkpoint. One vehicle was diverted but no drivers were found to be impaired.
Motorists advised of road, lane closures
Marion Avenue Road, between Sherman and Millsboro West roads in Springfield Township, will be closed beginning Wednesday (Aug. 31) and will remain closed for one week, weather permitting. The closure will allow for a bridge repair project.
Due to water main repairs, traffic has been reduced to a single lane both north and southbound on Lexington Avenue from Blanche Street to Grover Street in Mansfield. The lanes are set to reopen by the end of the workday Thursday.
Library book sale to be held this week
The Mansfield/Richland County Public Library (MRCPL) Evergreen Bookshop will host its monthly sale Thursday-Saturday. Current members of the Friends of the Library are welcome to shop the pre-sale 2-6 p.m. Thursday. Memberships can be purchased at the store that day. The sale will be open to the public 2-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.
The sale is sponsored by The Friends of the Mansfield Richland County Public Library and will feature many "new to the store" adult and children’s books, DVDs and audiobooks. Materials are library discards and donations. The bookshop is located at 37 N. Walnut St.
For more information, call the Bookshop at 419-526-4352.
Ohio launches new naloxone website
COLUMBUS — Aug. 31 marks Ohio's second annual Overdose Awareness Day and begins recognition of September’s Recovery Month. Established in 2021 by Senate Bill 30, Ohio Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise public awareness and remember the lives lost to the ongoing national opioid epidemic.
As part of this year’s observance, RecoveryOhio has announced the creation of Naloxone.Ohio.gov, a new resource that provides Ohioans with a simplified process for obtaining free naloxone, a life-saving drug used to reverse an opioid overdose. The new website makes requesting naloxone as seamless as possible for all Ohioans, whether they are a first responder, community member, or distribution site, and enhances access to prevention and treatment information.
In recognition of Overdose Awareness Day, state flags displayed at all state buildings and public institutions will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
Upcoming meeting:
● Shelby Shade Tree Commission, 3 p.m., today (Aug. 31), conference room, 43 W. Main St., Shelby
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: No drivers found impaired during Saturday's OVI checkpoint near Shelby
