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Local sheriff's office to receive thousands in state funding
The Miami County Sheriff's Office will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding over the next two years. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Miami County Sheriff Dave Duchak announced Thursday that the agency will receive more than $500,000 from two state grants. TRENDING STORIES: Second inmate who escaped minimum security facility in Ohio arrested; 2 remain on the run Area man accused of dealing drugs that resulted in death Former Bengals player arrested for assault of an officer, public intoxication The first grant is from the Ohio Department of Public Safety and will help fund updated body-worn cameras for deputies. The sheriff's office will receive approximately $87,656.28 for these updates. The second grant will fund behavioral services in the jail for the next two years, according to Duchak. The Ohio Attorney General's Office will award the sheriff's office approximately $214,500 each year. This funding will pay the salaries of behavioral professionals and supplies. The Miami County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services to contract behavioral health professionals. Duchak said his office plans to onboard substance abuse disorder counselors and an addiction services coordinator, as the past several years have seen a 'dramatic' uptick in mental health and substance abuse disorders among the inmates. This specific grant was funded by money secured from the state opioid settlement. Duchak said the county will incur no cost for these services. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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09-05-2025
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Yost approves petition title, summary aimed at abolishing property taxes in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has accepted two key items for a petition involving a proposal for property tax elimination to move forward. Yost said the title and a proposed constitutional amendment's summary to add a Section 14 to Article XII of the state's constitution received approval. The title of the proposal is 'Abolishment of Taxes on Real Property.' Below is the 'full text' of the proposed amendment: (A) No real property shall be taxed, and no law shall impose any taxes on real property.(B) No other provision of the Constitution shall impose any taxes on real property.(C) As used in this Section, 'real property' includes land itself, all growing crops therein, and all buildings, structures, and improvements permanently attached to the land According to Yost, the Ohio Ballot Board will determine whether the proposed amendment is either one or multiple constitutional amendments. If the proposal is certified by the OBB, signatures from registered voters must be collected. A minimum of 10 percent of the signatures must have voted in the last gubernatorial race. 'Those signatures must come from voters in at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties, and for each of those counties the number must equal at least 5% of the vote cast in the most recent gubernatorial election,' said Yost. Yost also said that if the Ohio Secretary of State's Office verifies the legitimacy of sufficient signatures at a minimum of 65 days before the election, the full text of said proposed amendment would be placed on the ballot. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
