Man beats alcohol addiction with mental health court
PORT CLINTON - Alcohol got the best of Tim Minton. But it is not getting the best of him now as the 50-year-old Port Clinton resident stood in front of friends, family, and court personnel Thursday to celebrate his graduation from Ottawa County's Mental Health Court. "It almost took my life several times," Minton said. The Ottawa County Mental Health Court began in 2016, as a treatment option much like the court's drug court, aimed at targeting nonviolent, mentally ill offenders who would benefit more from structured treatment rather than prison time. Minton graduated about two years after...