Ohio expands efforts to take prescription drugs out of circulation
Ohio is starting a new prescription drop-off program in areas of the state that have been hardest hit by prescription drug abuse.

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the pilot drop-box plan today.

Law enforcement agencies primarily in southern areas of the state can apply for grants to pay for 75 drop boxes to collect the drugs and at least three incinerators to burn them. The drop boxes will be inside police departments, and the incinerators will be portable.
Ohio participated in the national drug drop-off day on April 28, during which half a million pounds of prescription drugs were collected.

Torpedo work heading to Akron
Lockheed Martin is getting a $27 million contract from the Navy to build more torpedos at its Akron plant. The company says the VLA torpedo  can be fired from a further distance, and it’s part of  Lockheed Martin's MK41 Vertical Launching System.

Mapping arsenic and Ohio water supplies
Ohio is trying to find places where arsenic has seeped into ground water in concentrations that raise concern. According to the Columbus Dispatch, state and county health departments are giving water-sample bottles and free lab tests first to Licking County residents.

The Ohio EPA and U.S. Geological Survey are trying to put together a map of the state that more accurately tracks where the poison may be a threat to water supplies. A map in the Dispatch shows higher concentrations in many rural areas, including eastern Wayne and western Stark counties.

The state health department says drinking lower concentrations of arsenic over time can be cause  skin, liver, bladder and lung cancers.

Podiatry school officially merges with Kent State
Kent State has officially taken over Ohio’s only accredited podiatry school, which is now known as the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. The former Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine is nearly 100 years old and is one of the largest podiatry schools in the country.  The school will remain in Independence.