The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department has begun posting information about persons wanted on warrants on its Web site.

The information includes a photo of the suspect, a brief description, and what the charges are.

Anyone with information about those wanted may contact the sheriff’s office, (419) 734-4404 or email the civil division: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The on-line reporting form may also be used.

Callers may remain anonymous.

Ag department role expanded 
A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture said the passage of House Bill 363 provides “regulatory certainty for livestock operations.”

The bill, which Gov. Ted Strickland signed last month, completes the transfer of regulatory authority for large scale farm animal feeding operations to the agriculture department.

The bill gives permitting authority for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations to the agriculture department. Previously, the permits were under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill Schwaderer, public information officer for the department’s livestock environmental permitting program, said the department now has the “authority to conduct comprehensive background checks, ensuring that Ohio’s largest industry continues to provide the highest levels of both consumer and environmental protection.”

Environmental groups were critical of the transfer of NPDES permits to the agriculture department, contending the department has a weak enforcement history.

H1N1 information
The Ohio Department of Health’s H1N1 Informational Line will be open Jan. 4 at 8 a.m. after closing for the New Year holiday. 

For information about the H1N1 virus, visit the ODH Web site at http://www.flu.ohio.gov

Board to organize for 2010
The Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education organizational meeting will be Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. at the board office.

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