COLUMBIANA Health commissioner

Columbiana County Health Commissioner Robert Morehead, who is free on bond, has repaid thousands of dollars in questionable expenses. He is awaiting trial on theft and forgery charges. An audit of 2006 and 2007 is under way. Here is the updated information:

The Ohio Auditor’s Office said from the most recent audit for 2004, Morehead has not paid $681.30. The latest findings include:

$233.17 he spent to buy books from Waldenbooks and Barnes Noble Booksellers that didn’t help the health district. Receipts from Waldenbooks did not state the title nor give a description. Receipts from Barnes Noble gave book titles that include “Golf Holes,” “Clarke’s Pocket Wine Book,” “Shut Up and Sing.”

$364.03 for “gift items” and clothing at the University Bookstore in Kent, Ohio, and a cell phone face plate.

$84.10 for gasoline and a carwash while he was supposed to be reimbursed 32 cents a mile for travel.

Source: Ohio Auditor’s Office