Pandemic Money…Some Of It Fraudulent

The state made about $2.1 billion dollars in unemployment insurance overpayments during the coronavirus pandemic…that’s according to Ohio’s human services agency. Officials say the figure includes overpayments that were the result of fraud or errors. The largest amount of nonfraud overpayments came in the federal aid program that covers self-employed individuals, at about $1.2 billion.

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Fulton County will receive $735,000 for radio system and dispatch station upgrades.

Fulton County will receive $735,000 for radio system and dispatch station upgrades through the fiscal …