Madison Messenger - December 8th, 2019

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London man sentenced to 16 to 21 years in prison
Steven B. Derifield, 41, of London was sentenced on Dec. 3 to 16
to 21 years in prison, with a mandatory incarceration of 14 years.
This is the result of convictions handed down by a Madison County
jury on Dec. 2.
Derifield was found guilty on three counts, including three drug
possession charges, felonies of the first-, second- and third-degrees,
as well as one count of having weapons under disability that was
tried to the court. In addition to the incarceration imposed by Judge
Eamon Costello, Derifield was given total fines of $23,000.
The charges stemmed from a search warrant conducted by the
Madison County Major Crimes Task Force on May 30 at 501 Clinton
St., London. The task force comprises investigators
from the London Police Department and Madison
County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives seized cocaine, methamphetamine and
heroin from the residence, as well as five handguns Derifield
possessed illegally due to his status as a convicted
felon at the time of the seizure. Nicholas Adkins,
Madison County assistant prosecuting attorney, prosecuted
the case.
Madison County Sheriff John Swaney and Chief
Glenn Nicol highly encourage community members to
continue to forward any information or tips to their respective
offices. While investigations may take time,
community involvement is paramount to successfully
combatting all types of crime, especially drug trafficking,
they said.
The public can submit anonymous tips through the
Sheriff’s Office website, www.madisonsheriff.org/, or the
London Police Department’s mobile app, available for
free download to iPhone and Android devices (search for
“London Ohio Police Division”).
Patrol Post names top dispatcher and trooper
The West Jefferson post of the Ohio Highway Patrol recently announced
the winners of their 2019 Dispatcher of the Year and
Trooper of the Year awards.
The honorees were chosen by their peers based on their leadership
abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic
work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers
and the public.
Dispatcher of the Year
Year, and 2016 General Headquarters Dispatcher of the
Tammy L. Newport, 43, was named Dispatcher of Year.
the Year. She is now in contention for the State Dispatcher
of the Year Award.
Matthew A. Perez, 27, was named Trooper of the
Trooper of the Year
Newport joined the Highway Patrol in 2002 and has Year. He is now in contention for the District and State
served at the West Jefferson Post, Marysville Post and Trooper of the Year awards.
Columbus Communications Center. Originally from Perez joined the Highway Patrol in 2017 and served
Syracuse, N.Y., she is a graduate of Cicero North Syracuse
High School.
Jefferson. Originally from Hilliard and a graduate of
at the Springfield Post prior to his assignment at West
Newport has earned other Highway Patrol awards, London High School, Perez attended Notre Dame College.
He has received the Ace, Criminal Patrol, Safe
including 2004 Marysville Post Dispatcher of the Year,
2005 Marysville Post Dispatcher of the Year, 2016 Driving, and Health and Fitness awards.
Columbus Communications Center Dispatcher of the He resides in Hilliard with his wife, Loren.
Volunteer tax preparers needed
Ladies Night Out
in Mount Sterling
At Mount Sterling Public Library’s Ladies Night Out on Nov.
25, participants watched “The Art of Racing in the Rain” on
the library’s big screen. Door prize winners Christina Bennett
(left) and Sue Hallam received hand-made items donated by
Assistant Librarian Judy Lucas. The next Ladies Night Out is
set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27. Bring a potluck dish to share and
watch a recently released movie.
Public can view financials for
Bridges Community Action
Bridges Community Action Partnership will receive an allocation
of $1,142,482 from the Ohio Development Services Agency, Office
of Community Assistance, for administration and operation of
the Community Services Block Grant for 2020-21. The funds are
used for program development and direct services to low-income
families of Delaware, Madison, Union, Champaign, Logan and
Shelby counties. Send email to abinegar@bridgescap.org to view a
copy of the document.
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is seeking
volunteer tax preparers for next year. The program provides
free tax preparation, primarily for senior citizens,
at the Madison County Emergency Management
Agency (EMA) in London and hundreds of other locations
across Ohio.
From Feb. 1 through April 15, six volunteers prepared
250 federal and state tax returns at the EMA,
saving clients an estimated $50,000 in tax preparation
fees and putting $228,510 in refunds back into the local
economy.
Last tax season, Tax-Aide had to turn away countless
seniors because more people wanted the service
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greater next year because of ongoing changes to the tax
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Anyone who does his or her own taxes on a commercially
available program, such as TurboTax, is an ideal
candidate for the volunteer opportunity. Volunteers receive
IRS-approved training, use IRS-provided tax software
and equipment, and are mentored throughout the
tax season. Volunteers are asked to work at least one
day a week during the 10- to 11-week season.
Contact William Evans at wlevans88@gmail.com or
(614) 885-0938, or visit www.ohiotaxaide.org, for more
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