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Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday declared the opioid epidemic a state emergency, ordered limits on opioid prescriptions for Medicaid recipients and participants in the State Health Plan, and pushed legislation restricting sales more broadly.
The governor’s action follows a huge spike in opioid-overdose deaths across the state, and comes two weeks after President Trump declared a public health emergency nationwide.
Lancaster County has recorded 25 opioid-related deaths this year, a fivefold increase over last year.

Law enforcement and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office are investigating the case of a 3-year-old girl who died Monday.

The child’s name has not been released.

The owners of a horse that died from an apparent gunshot last month are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case.
Julie and Robbie Dunn told the story of their 28-year-old gelding, Boss, in the Dec. 1 edition of The Lancaster News.
The incident happened the morning of Nov. 18 at the Dunn ranch on Old Church Road near the intersection of U.S. 521 and S.C. 5.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is helping the Dunns spread the word about the reward.

City council voted unanimously Tuesday night to award the West Arch Street and Poovey Farm sewer project segments to North American Pipeline Management.
The company’s bid was the lowest at just over $1.7 million, and it comes in around $900,000 less than the estimated cost of the project.

City council got into a testy debate this week regarding the city’s on-call labor attorney – an issue they had discussed six days earlier in executive session at a special called meeting.
No one would say specifically what the issue is with Mike Malone, the Columbia lawyer who has worked for the city on employment matters for 25 years, but communication was the general concern.

Fab Fours Inc., one of Lancaster County’s small-industry success stories, is doubling its workforce, saying big sales growth is driving the expansion.

Incorrect information from county officials resulted in an error in Friday’s article about Indian Land subdivision developers arranging to have their roads accepted into the county system. Rosemont’s developer has contacted county officials about meeting a Dec. 31 paperwork deadline and plans to submit its documents on time.
 

Denise Johnston