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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Miami County rolls out Blue Envelope Program to help drivers with medical needs
The Miami County Sheriff's Office and the Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities are partnering up on a new project aimed at helping drivers with medical needs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As part of the partnership, the sheriff's office is offering blue envelopes to residents who drive and have medical needs. TRENDING STORIES: 2 dead after Mexican navy training ship hits Brooklyn Bridge 4 teens hospitalized after pursuit that ends in crash in Dayton Missing boys found safe in Florida, woman facing charges 'The envelopes can contain vehicle registration, insurance card, emergency contact information, and information concerning any medical needs the driver may want conveyed to a law enforcement officer if pulled over,' the sheriff's office explained on social media. The sheriff's office noted other public safety agencies in the Miami Valley are also offering these envelopes to residents. In Miami County, the envelopes are available at no cost at the sheriff's office during weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sheriff's office is located at 201 W. Main Street in Troy. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Local agency supports developmental disability programs
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The month of March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and Thursday, the Mahoning County Commissioners heard from one of the many clients who receive services from the local Board of Developmental Disabilities. The agency cares for about 2,000 individuals each year and roughly 600 of them are children. Directors say the state recently increased what are called the 'waiver rates' for Medicaid to cover the 'DD's' different services. 'Those Medicaid services – which could be residential day programs, employment assistance, transportation, home modifications to hope people live in their homes – equates to roughly $100 million worth of services in this county for individuals served,' said board member Bill Whitacre. Whitacre thanked the commissioners for their ongoing support for the DD programs in the Valley. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
