A halfway house for recovering female drug addicts might be closing its doors in the coming months unless fundraising efforts are successful. The possible closing of Opal House in the nearby Ashtabula County community of Jefferson was announced during a Geauga County Opiate Task Force meeting last Wednesday. “This has been a rumor. Unfortunately, it turns out this is true,” said Chardon Municipal Court Judge Terri Stupica, task force chairwoman. Opened in March 2013, Opal House is a nine-bedroom transitional home for women recovering from drug addiction who have completed rehabilitation programs offered in hospitals, the Geauga County Safety Center...
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