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Mercer County approves more than $447,000 in opioid-settlement grants for local recovery and prevention programs
Summary
The Mercer County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a package of Opioid Settlement Fund agreements totaling roughly $447,368.76 on June 18, 2026, directing money to local media outreach, recovery houses, prevention programming, and transportation services.
The Mercer County Board of Commissioners on June 18 approved multiple agreements using Opioid Settlement Fund dollars to expand outreach and recovery services across the county.
Resolutions passed included up to $50,000 to Cumulus Radio for a digital and radio awareness campaign (2026-241), $99,386 to Hermitage Rotary for the Mercer County Opioid Media Outreach program (2026-242), $59,660 to Rae of Hope for recovery-house supports and the Smart Recovery Program (2026-243), $42,674 to the Mercer County Coalition/ROAR Center for the Say It Straight Project (2026-244), $54,522.50 to SCION Organizational Development for a nine-week prevention program for male adolescents (2026-245), up to $141,126.26 to Highway to Heaven TEAM Ministries for a faith-based community center and a van for outreach and transportation (2026-246), and $50,000 to Hope Center Ministries for a residential recovery program for uninsured residents (2026-247). The listed payments sum to approximately $497,369 when counting the full Highway to Heaven maximum; some line items were described as "up to" amounts in the resolutions.
Commissioner Coleman said the awards represent a continuation of county opioid response efforts and thanked the Opioid Advisory Committee for its work. "This funding is a continuation of a current project with Cumulus Radio for advertisements, and the Commissioners have received positive comments regarding these ads," the minutes state.
The board voted unanimously to approve the resolutions. Records in the meeting minutes show the payments will be made from the Opioid Settlement Fund; the resolutions specify program uses such as advertising, recovery housing, prevention classes, transportation, and evidence-based prevention curricula.
