As two local Overdose Awareness Days observances approach, local health officials encourage residents to pick up free doses of a life-saving medication from no-questions-asked boxes and a vending machine. Naloxone, perhaps more widely recognized by a brand name, Narcan, is used to rapidly reverse known or suspected opioid overdoses. No prescription is needed. “Please carry […]
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Cambridge City photographer’s work featured in gallery show
A Cambridge City resident will have a photography show in a Connersville art gallery. Whitewater Valley Arts Association is displaying Benjamin Allen’s black-and-white photos in an exhibit called “Abandoned.” Allen said he’s been away from his camera for 10 years, and this is his first photography show since college. An opening night reception is set […]
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125 jobs expected at former auto plant
A plastics recycler plans to create about 125 jobs at the former Visteon auto plant in Connersville. NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a Canada-based producer of “sustainable” polyethylene, announced plans last week to create its first mechanical recycling facility at 4747 N. Western Ave. NOVA Chemicals will build out and equip about 450,000 square feet of the […]
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Reid cutting departments, jobs
Noting rising expenses and reduced reimbursements, Reid Health has cut about 25 jobs and is closing three departments, an urgent care and a fitness center. A consultant helped Reid Health Governing Board identify opportunities to streamline organizational operations, reduce costs and improve efficiencies, the health system noted in a news release. On Tuesday, July 11, […]
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Care Pavilion transitioning to new ownership
The longtime medical director of a regional center offering acute behavioral health and residential programs for youth will soon become its owner and plans to expand services to new populations. Dr. Vahid Osman has reached an agreement with Reid Health to assume responsibility for the Care Pavilion, 450 Erie Ave. in Connersville. Osman has worked […]