VA disciplines 2 officials in Cincinnati center probeThe Department of Veterans Affairs ousted the head of its Ohio-based regional network Thursday and disciplined an official at the Cincinnati VA medical center in connection with a probe of the hospital's management and veterans' care. The agency said its findings are being referred for a possible fe...
Department of Veterans Affairs takes action against Barbara Temeck, Jack Hetrick at Cincinnati VAThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has taken action against two senior officials in Cincinnati following a federal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at Cincinnati’s VA Medical Center. Network Director Jack Hetrick submitted his retirement after VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson propos...
Local congressmen host veterans job fair Fridayeveral area congressmen are joining forces to host a veterans job fair and field hearing Friday. Congressmen Brad Wenstrup, Steve Chabot, Luke Messer, Mark Takano, and Bill Johnson will be hosting this event. Events kick off at 10 a.m. at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd. The congressmen will ...
IG probes alleged 'misconduct' at Cincinnati VA, focus purportedly on prescriptionsA recent federal probe into alleged “misconduct” at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Cincinnati is focusing on allegations of drugs being improperly prescribed to patients, Fox News learned Saturday. The agency’s inspector general is purportedly looking into whether Dr. Barbara Temeck, t...
Wenstrup touts veterans benefitsScioto County has a large contingent of veterans as well as veterans organizations, and U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup hopes a larger number of benefits are headed their way. Over 30 provisions he says will improve veterans’ programs were included in legislation that passed the U.S. House of Repr...
GOP proposes cutting lawmaker pay if fiscal goals aren't metHouse Republicans have proposed two new bills aimed at cutting or withholding congressional salaries whenever Congress fails to balance the budget, or fails to pass all 12 federal spending bills on time. The idea of tying member salaries to fiscal outcomes has been tried before, but hasn't gone anyw...
GOP lawmaker proposes withholding pay if Congress can't pass spending billsRep. Brad Wenstrup has put forward an idea for motivating Congress to finish its appropriations process on time this year. The Ohio Republican introduced legislation on Thursday that would withhold lawmakers’ pay if they don’t vote on all 12 individual spending bills by the Oct. 1 deadline. The prop...
Wenstrup to speak at Bethel BBA luncheonThe Bethel Business Association holds an annual fund raising luncheon each year to generate money for the association. This year the BBA luncheon will be held beginning 11:30 a.m. March 7 at Grant Career Center. As in year’s past the BBA has an invited guest speaker and this year it has invited US R...
Wenstrup to speak at open forum on opiate, heroin abuse Jan. 28An opiate/heroin open forum will be held at the Southern State Community College Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 4-6 p.m. The event is sponsored in part by the Highland County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition; Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Services Board; and the... Browse NewsSearch by Phrase |
