Sister of overdose victim: 'I was too late to save him'

April 20, 2018
The Marion Star

It was Mother's Day when Ronda Jenkins received the worst news a mother could imagine. Her son, a recovering addict, had fatally overdosed. He was the 15th person to die of a drug overdose in Marion County in 2017, when overdoses hit a record high. Read original

Contractors: Lack of building department can put home buyers at risk

Sept. 22, 2018
The Marion Star

Larry Carlson is still "shell shocked" more than three years after he and his wife purchased a $260,000 house just outside of Marion, a house that has since plummeted in value, barely worth an eighth of the price they paid for it. The Carlsons only lived in the house for 10 months. Read original

Marion County lags behind state in curbing opioid prescriptions

March 12, 2018
The Marion Star

Marion County was the worst of any Ohio county at curbing the number of opioids prescriptions given to patients. While Ohio as a whole saw a 30 percent decline in the number of opioids prescribed over six years, Marion County's numbers only went down by 3 percent. Read original

'Revenge porn' bill targets exes who share nude photos without consent

Feb. 6, 2018
The Marion Star

Char Hill was devastated after a person she thought she could trust sent out a nude photo she had shared with him. Read original