The Owens Community College Police Training Academy has become a shining star in the state.
The academy this month received STAR Program designation, which recognizes police training academies that meet criteria above and beyond the standard for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission basic training academies licenses.
The academy has always gone above and beyond, said Mark King, manager of the Owens program for the last 10 years, but officials needed to record the progress to achieve the designation…