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Students’ 9/11 tribute has meaningful impact 

By Kristy Zurbrick 

Madison Editor 

How do you convey the impact of Sept. 11, 2001, to a generation 

born years after the devastating events of that day? 

Until this year, Kelsey Flanik, a social studies teacher at London 

Middle School, would set aside time each September to show her 

students some YouTube videos and hold a class discussion, and it 

would end there. 

“It wasn’t as impactful and meaningful as I wanted it to be, but 

I just got in a pattern. It was hard for the students to connect because 

they weren’t alive yet when it happened,” said Flanik. 

With this year marking the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks 

on the United States, she knew she wanted to do something 

different—something more. 

What would become a powerful lesson and tribute started as a 

brainstorm. 

“I had a random idea over the summer: What if the kids actively 

got to do something?” said Flanik. 

From there, she came up with the idea to display 2,977 American 

flags on the school grounds, one for each life lost on 9/11. Then 

she started making phone calls to see if she could bring the idea to 

life. A call to Jennifer Moore, director of the Madison County Veterans 

Service Center, got the ball rolling. Moore was able to supply 

the flags—all 2,977 of them. 

“She was amazing and so proud to have Veterans Services involved,” 

Flanik said. 

Next up was figuring out what the display would look like. For 

that, she turned to her students. They hashed out ideas on a whiteboard 

in the classroom, settling on a grid pattern they would measure 

out with string. Then they thought about inviting local first 

responders to be part of the tribute. Flanik reached out to the London 

Police Department and London Fire & EMS. 

“Everyone was so excited to be part of it, so it started to piece 

See 9/11 TRIBUTE page 2 

With 2,977 American flags displayed in front of them and a 65-foot flag suspended from fire engine ladders above 

them, London Middle School’s eighth-graders and local first responders pay tribute to the people who lost their 

lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. A photographer captures the moment from a lift. 

London Middle School eighth-graders plant eight-inch American 

flags in a carefully measured grid pattern on the school lawn. 

Webster Photographics created this collage, combining artwork for the backdrop with a photo of London Middle 

School’s tribute to the 2,977 Americans who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. 

The school’s 155 eighth-graders were joined by local first responders for the photo.

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9/11 TRIBUTE 

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together beautifully. I am beyond thrilled with how it 

turned out,” Flanik said. 

On Thursday, Sept. 9, London Middle School’s 155 

eighth-graders took turns in groups to plant the flags in 

the lawn near the school marquis along Keny Boulevard. 

Students used string to mark off six inches between 

flags and 16 inches between rows. 

“As each group came outside, we reiterated what 

these flags meant,” said Michael Belmont, principal. 

“We were mindful of the flags being in the right direction, 

perfect separation, vertical. We told the students 

their tribute is a tribute to all those lives lost which affected 

thousands of families and millions of Americans 

because it was an attack on our country.” 

“The kids understood that each flag represented a 

person who had a family and a job,” Flanik said. 

Once the flags were placed, the students practiced 

where they would stand for the official tribute and photos 

to take place the following day. Several firefighters, 

police officers, and emergency medical technicians 

would be joining them. 

On Friday, Sept. 10, the students and first respon- 

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ders gathered on the lawn next to the display. A few days earlier, 

the police and fire departments had checked out the logistics to add 

the finishing touch—a 65-foot American flag suspended above the 

display from fire engine ladders. 

“I had goosebumps up and down my arms seeing it come to life,” 

Flanik said. “It’s one thing to see it sketched out. It’s another thing 

to see the fire trucks and the 65-foot American flag. I’m really, really 

proud of what I got to do and what our kids did.” 

Webster Photographics donated their services to capture the 

event, taking aerial shots from a lift supplied by local contractor 

Doug Peterman who donated the use of the equipment. Each student 

will receive a digital copy of the group photo, and banners will 

hang around the school. 

The students will experience another tribute to lives lost on 9/11 

when they make the annual eighth-grade trip to Washington D.C. 

May 17-20. The trip includes a visit to the Pentagon Memorial, a 

permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died when 

American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. 

London Middle School eighth-graders shared their thoughts following 

their tribute to the 2,977 Americans who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 

2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. 

Madison Estep – “9/11 is a very internationally important day, no matter 

who you are. It's a day of respect, tragedy, and memories. To me it 

means a day of remembrance. When we were taking the picture for the 

news, it felt so powerful, so natural, and like it was helping so many people–no 

matter who they are. It made me a bit emotional, honestly. I'm so 

glad I got to help, and I can't wait to see how people react to this for 

years in the future. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of such 

an important event in so many people’s lives.” 

The 2,977 flags in London Middle School’s 9/11 tribute were set up on a grid system. Students placed the flags 

six inches apart in rows 16 inches apart. 

Nathaniel Schaefer – “I felt as if this tribute really did help me (and 

maybe others) understand that all of those flags were people who had 

families and people who loved them. It was harder before to understand 

as much, since our generation was born after the tragedy and all we've 

seen really were recalls of the event and videos. So, overall I was happy 

that our school had the chance to do this, and I hope that eighth-graders 

every year can do something like this.” 

Julie Hicks – “9/11 is for sure a day that I will never forget. Even though 

I wasn't alive, it still means a lot to me. My dad was serving in the U.S 

Navy. On the day, he was out at sea, and when he got the word, he 

thought he would never see my mom again. I remember asking him 

about it, and he said, "When we got the word, we could only hope for 

the worst. We were told that when we come back, there might be nothing 

left." Just the thought of my dad never being able to see mom again 

makes me want to cry. My mother was working at Jacksonville University 

at the time of the attack, and I can only imagine how scary it was for her. 

Putting the flags in front of the school gave me a sense of comfort because 

the flags are more than just pieces of cloth on a stick. It's a tribute 

to those who are gone but never forgotten. 

I might not have been alive around the time of this history-shaking event, 

but I can picture the horror and pain of those lost and those hurt. We 

may not be able to bring back what was lost, but we can build on the 

pain and make this country stronger, not just as a country but as a family. 

I am so lucky to have both of my parents with me today. They have 

shaped me into the person I am today. I may have been spacing out a 

little bit on Thursday after putting the flags in the ground. That was me 

picturing the events of the fateful day.” 

Kellan Jackson – “It made me feel good that all the families of the victims 

know that people are still remembering them, and it made me feel 

honored.” 

Avery Semler – “The 9/11 tribute meant a lot to me, even if I didn't know 

anyone in that tragic event. I think our school did an amazing thing for 

all of the deaths. Those families lost someone they loved, and our school 

showed how much that means to us. Many people probably think that 

they are just flags, but to us and the families, the flags resemble a person 

and a life lost. Like Mrs. Flanik said, every year we did the same 

thing and never really learned new things. Putting the flags out this year 

showed us how tragic the event was, and the families lost so much. So, 

I think putting those flags out meant so much to all of us.”

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Big donation to ROC in WJ 

Fairhaven will host blood drive 

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 12 to 6 p.m. 

Oct. 1 at Fairhaven School, 510 Elm St., London. To schedule an 

By Linda Dillman 

appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org 

Staff Writer 

(sponsor code: Fairhaven). 

Jefferson Local Schools’ Roughrider Optimization 

Center (ROC) is another step 

closer to completion thanks to a $100,000 

donation from Madison Health. 

The ROC is a 120x160-foot open-span 

steel building located behind the varsity 

baseball field. When finished, it will provide 

year-round practice space for athletic teams 

and the marching band, as well as space for 

large school projects. 

“I am proud I am able to live in a community 

where a project like this is possible,” 

said businessman and project organizer 

Richard Dickerson. “This large indoor space 

started out as a project of few and turned 

into a project of many.” 

The project’s fundraising campaign 

kicked off in 2019 with a $100,000 commitment 

from the Dickerson family. The Madison 

Health donation, payable in five 

$20,000 annual installments, will help to 

complete the ROC. To date, the building’s 

floor, walls and ceiling are done. Yet to be 

finished are internal items, including the 

heating system, gas line and fire suppression 

system. 

“Without the donation of Madison 

Health, finishing this building would not be 

possible,” Dickerson said. “On behalf of the 

West Jefferson athletic boosters, thank you. 

This is an investment that will pay dividends 

long into the future.” 

Dickerson accepted the donation on behalf 

of the West Jefferson Athletic Association 

during a check presentation on Sept. 

13. Dana Engle, Madison Health CEO, and 

Cindy Stout, vice president of marketing, 

said it makes sense to build a facility like 

the ROC. 

“We take pride in being able to help fund 

communities throughout our area,” Engle 

said. 

The $500,000 project is funded entirely 

Richard Dickerson (center), project organizer for the Roughrider 

Optimization Center, accepts a donation of $100,000 from Cindy 

Stout (left) and Dana Engle of Madison Health. 

The exterior of the new Roughrider Optimization Center (ROC), 

shown in the foreground, is complete. Next up is work on the interior. 

The building will serve as an indoor practice space for West 

Jefferson’s athletic teams and marching bands, as well as a 

space for large school projects. 

by donations which are handled through the athletic association. 

The facility will relieve some of the extracurricular use of existing 

facilities. 

“Hopefully, it will be completed this school year,” said William 

Mullett, Jefferson Local Schools superintendent. 

Taking time to say thank-you 

Photo courtesy of Greg Pfeil 

During halftime of West Jefferson’s Sept. 10 football game against Cedarville, the Roughriders marching 

band paid tribute to first responders in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 

on the United States. Afterwards, Roughriders football players lined the sideline to thank first responders 

from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson Township Fire Department 

and West Jefferson Police Departments.


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‘Kate’ misses the mark in assassin film genre 

A number of assassin-related films have come to theaters and 

streaming platforms in the last few months, none of which have 

been a hit, so to speak, with the viewing public. This lack of interest 

could be due in part to a desire to see lighter fare, but I think it has 

more to do with a general perception it will be like the one that 

came before it. 

While there has never been much variation 

in the genre—there are only so many ways to 

show how a lone person with skills can take 

down a weaponized horde—it has seemed lately 

that writers and directors are not even trying. 

Instead, they are relying on popular tropes 

found in the assassin films of yore. Occasionally, 

these retreads click with the audience, but 

something new has to pulls in viewers, something 

creative in a tale that overwhelmingly 

deals with death. 

The latest film to make an attempt at bringing 

something different to the killing field is “Kate.” In this Netflix 

original, the creators take the popular trope of the weary but determined 

assassin and add that fact that she has just hours to live. 

This plot device adds a greater sense of urgency but its fulfilment 

falls short despite the best efforts of the intriguing lead. 

When “Kate” begins, our skilled assassin (played by Mary Elizabeth 

Winstead) is contemplating retirement. Since her teenage 

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years, she has traveled from 

country to country, killing 

whomever her handlers want, 

but lately has found this way of 

life to be unfulfilling. When she 

tells her main handler, Varrick 

One of the most compelling 

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Elizabeth) Winstead who, after 

playing the huntress in ‘Birds of 

Prey,” is no stranger to the loner 

assassin character. Though Kate 

is ultimately a ruthless killing machine, 

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(Woody Harrelson, collecting a 

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give her “two visits to Walmart” 

before she changed her mind. 

Feeling as if he is right on the 

mark, Kate goes about her latest 

assignment of picking off Yakuza 

members in Tokyo but is unsettled 

when forced to kill one while he is 

in the presence of his young daughter. 

Shaken, Kate is more determined 

than ever to get out of her current line of work 

but is again drawn back into the fold with the promise 

of making one more hit that would “cut the head off the 

rest of the snake.” 

During her mission to kill Yakuza boss Kijima (Jun 

Kunimura), she experiences sudden fatigue and dizziness 

and asks for more time so she can reorient herself. 

Not being granted any leeway, she takes the shot, 

misses and erratically tries to drive away to safety before 

she can pass out. 

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informed she has been poisoned with a radioactive material 

and has less than a day to live. Though Kate is 

literally decaying from the inside out, she rejects the 

doctor’s offer of a “comfortable death” and decides she 

would rather seek vengeance against those responsible 

for her condition. Along the way, she meets the young 

daughter of the man she previously killed and, with her 

help, sets out to go on one final mission to avenge her 

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Though “Kate” tries its best 

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Alder issues temporary 

mask mandate for all 

September 19, 2021 - MADISON MESSENGER - Page 5 



Jonathan Alder Local Schools started the 

school year with a masks-optional policy. On 

Sept. 13, due to an increasing number of 

positive COVID-19 cases and quarantines 

among students and staff, the school board 

unanimously approved a temporary mask 

mandate for everyone in all indoor settings 

on district premises. 

The mask mandate went into effect Sept. 

15 and runs through Oct. 11 at which time 

the school board will reevaluate the mandate. 

The mandate applies to everyone, regardless 

of vaccination status. A mask 

exemption request form for students with 

medical or religious exemptions is available 

on the district’s website and in school offices. 

As of Sept. 14, the district had 36 active 

COVID-19 cases. Since the start of the 

school year, the district has amassed a total 

of 115 cases. Last school year, the district 

did not experience its first COVID-19 case 

until Sept. 27. At that time, the district was 

in hybrid learning mode, and masks were 

required when students were at school. 

As of Sept. 14 of this year, 121 of the district’s 

students and four staff members were 

in quarantine due to exposure and, therefore, 

out of school. The total student population 

in the district is 2,372. The district 

follows Ohio Department of Health and 

Madison County Public Heath guidelines for 

quarantine. 

The absences that result from quarantines 

impact student learning, said district 

Superintendent Gary Chapman. Teachers 

work hard to provide students in quarantine 

with the materials, lessons, and assignments 

presented in class, but it’s not the 

same as students being in class, he said. 

When a teacher is absent due to quarantine, 

the whole class is impacted, Chapman 

continued, because the district does not 

have enough substitute teachers to properly 

cover classes. To make up for the shortage, 

other staff members have been pitching in, 

including other teachers, specialists, principals, 

and central office staff. 

“We want our kids safe. We want them in 

school. We want them participating in their 

co-curricular activities and sports,” Chapman 

said. “The bottom line is this: If a child 

is exposed to the virus and that child is vaccinated 

or was wearing a mask properly 

during the exposure, that child does not 

need to be quarantined and can stay in 

school. Please help us keep students and 

teachers in school.” 

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Masks hot topic in WJ 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

Parents who want Jefferson Local 

Schools to stay the course with the mask optional 

policy, as well as parents who want 

the district to mandate masks, were out in 

force at the Sept. 13 school board meeting. 

“Our kids should be wearing masks at 

Norwood,” said Rebecca Headington, a parent 

and elementary school educator who 

said COVID-19 continue to rise, yet the 

community continues to oppose masks. 

“No one wants to wear a mask, but it is 

what we should do for each other. Masks 

protect the vulnerable, and that is our children. 

Please listen to the experts,” she said. 

Parent Lindsey Ruthers said she was disappointed 

with the board and its current 

policy. She lauded the mask and social distancing 

policy in place in the previous school 

year. She reported she never received a letter 

during that time indicating an exposure 

to the virus. 

“This year is a total disaster,” continued 

Ruthers, who said she had received three 

exposure letters within the past week. “You 

have a responsibility to ensure the health 

and safety of our kids.” 

Like Ruthers, Janice Green cited the success 

of the health policies of the previous 

school year. She said she is worried about 

the possibility of her daughter contracting 

COVID-19 and dying from it because of a 

pre-existing medical condition. 

“Children are going to school in an unsafe 

medical environment,” Green said. “We 

need to think not just about the healthy students 

but also about those who are not as 

healthy.” 

Speaking in support of the current policy, 

Jeremy Wertz, a parent of four, said he was 

“tired of the fear mongering and the lies.” 

He said he felt he had to worry more about 

his children harming themselves with inappropriate 

food choices than COVID-19. 

Liz Kuebler thanked Superintendent 

William Mullett for “being a maverick and 

leading with a commonsense approach.” She 

pointed out that Jefferson Local is not the 

only school without a mask mandate and 

must continue the current optional policy. 

“Parents are tired of coronamania,” 

added Sarah Day. 

Board member David Harper told the 

crowd gathered in the high school/middle 

school auditeria–the vast majority of whom 

were not wearing masks–he appreciated all 

of the opinions presented to the board. 

He said the board and administrators 

have spent many hours reading and reviewing 

information. Any decisions made, he 

said, are the result of a team effort and not 

selfish in any way. 

“Our decision is going to be based on the 

unity of this board,” Harper said. “I encourage 

our board to continue to work together.”



Sept. 21-23, 2021 

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“While research, teaching, and serving 

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stopped during the pandemic, we are grateful 

to once again be in-person, working together 

to advance our industry,” said 

Cathann A. Kress, Ohio State’s vice president 

for agricultural administration and 

dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, 

and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). 

CFAES is the host of Farm Science Review 

which brings in more than 100,000 

people annually. 

Kress called the event a “critical component 

of our land-grant mission to provide research-based 

information and practical 

education to the people of Ohio and beyond.” 

Jacqueline Kirby Wilkins, a CFAES associate 

dean and the director of the college’s 

Ohio State University Extension outreach 

arm, said Farm Science Review gives a 

“wonderful opportunity” to explore the latest 

CFAES research. 

Featured at the event will be: more than 

100 educational sessions, including “Ask the 

Expert” talks; 600 exhibits; the most comprehensive 

field crop demonstrations in the 

United States; a career exploration fair; and 

immersive virtual reality videos of agricultural 

activities. 

There will also be a new online component, 

said Nick Zachrich, Farm Science Review’s 

manager. Called “Farm Science 

Review Live,” it will “bring content from the 

Molly Caren Ag Center to wherever you are 

in the world with internet access,” he said. 

It’s a next big step in ramping up the 

event’s digital tools which in recent years 

have seen the addition of a mobile app and 

a digital directory, both designed to help 

people navigate the grounds. 

“Our staff has strived to make it easier 

for visitors to find the exhibitors and information 

they need. But seeing the entire 

100-acre exhibit area is a tall task, especially 

when stopping to discuss business 

with exhibitors or attend a session,” 

Zachrich said. 

“Farm Science Review Live” will help 

people see what they might have missed or 

will let them go back to watch and learn 

again, he said. 

“It builds on our commitment to use the 

best tools available to make connections between 

farmers and other professionals in 

agriculture with our exhibitors and educators.” 

Farm Science Review hours are 8 a.m.-5 

p.m. Sept. 21—22 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 23. 

Tickets for the event are $7 online and at 

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IMAX-like theater will offer immersive experience 

Ever want to climb into the cockpit of a 

plane and glide over a field? 

At this year’s Farm Science Review Sept. 

21-23, visitors will have that chance without 

leaving the grassy ground under them. 

The upcoming, annual farm trade show 

is offering a series of virtual reality experiences. 

For example, participants can virtually 

operate a crop duster, high-tech 

planters, combines, and other equipment. 

Sitting in a mini IMAX-like theater, visitors 

can watch videos projected on a domed 

screen around them. They’ll get an expansive 

view–a bit wider than peripheral vision–so 

they can feel as if they’re flying a 

plane. Or riding a high-tech planter. Or 

peering into a beehive. 

To film the videos, Ohio State University 

Extension educators mounted cameras to 

various spots on planters, tractors, combines, 

and other vehicles, so viewers can get 

a perspective they wouldn’t normally get. 

“It’s a little bit like having a bug’s eye view 

of all of these places,” said Brooke Beam, Extension 

educator in Highland County. 

One of the videos was taken by drones 

that flew over fields throughout the state to 

highlight the variety in Ohio agriculture: 

different crops, diverse soil types, and an assortment 

of terrain. 

“Young people will find the technology 

really enthralling,” said Nick Zachrich, 

Farm Science Review manager. “But also, 

experienced farmers or producers will get a 

view they don’t normally get–a view of 

what someone else is doing. Then, they can 

see if it might be something useful for their 

own operations.” 

Having an immersive theater experience 

is one of the new offerings at the Review. 

Last year, the show was exclusively virtual 

as a result of the pandemic. This year’s 

show will be in person, but some talks and 

demonstrations will be livestreamed from 

the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near 

London. And many of the talks will also be 

recorded so people can watch them online as 

well from their phones, tablets, or laptops. 

A new marketplace pavilion will offer 

visitors a chance to try products that 

smaller businesses in food and agriculture 

are promoting, such as a dairy that is starting 

a type of ice cream or a specialty cheese. 

In its third year, the Review’s Career Exploration 

Fair will be both in person and online. 

On Sept. 22, the in-person career fair 

will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. During 

the same time frame on Sept. 24, people can 

go to fsr.osu.edu for a virtual opportunity to 

learn about careers in agriculture. 

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Gwynne covers everything from water to woods 

There’s a place you can go to discover such things as: 

• How grazing goats can help control invasive plants in your 

woods; 

• How to call turkeys, identify frogs, stock your pond with 

the best types of fish, and grow your own 

edible mushrooms in a bucket; 

• How and when to harvest timber, 

and what today’s volatile lumber prices 

can mean for you and your woods; and 

• How to identify the spotted lanternfly, 

an invasive species new to Ohio that 

can damage your fruit and shade trees 

and grape vines. 

If you want to learn more about woods, 

water, wildlife, and grazing lands–and walk among them 

while you do it–check out the Gwynne Conservation Area at 

this year’s Farm Science Review. 

The nearly 70-acre demonstration site–home of a forest, a 

stream, a wetland, ponds, pastures, wildlife food plots, and trails 

leading past or through them–will offer more than 50 talks, 

tours, and demonstrations during all three days of the Review. 

Go there and you’ll also find prairie plants blown by the 

wind, shade from trees, sunlight glinting on rippled water, butterflies, 

green frogs, bluegills, and bluebirds. 

Farm Science Review runs Sept. 21-23 at the Molly Caren 

Agricultural Center, 135 State Rte. 38, London. Besides exploring 

the event’s 100 acres of commercial vendors, equipment displays, 

and educational exhibits, you can also take a short free 

wagon ride from the main grounds to the Gwynne. (It’s the 

same ride that goes to the Review’s field crop demonstrations.) 

“Whatever your interests might be, you can head over to the 

Gwynne to learn something new,” said Carri Jagger, an educator 

with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of 

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The Gwynne Conservation Area offers learning opportunities. 

The Ohio State University College of Food, 

Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 

(CFAES). 

CFAES is the host of the annual Review. 

Jagger is co-coordinating the 

Gwynne’s educational sessions 

with Marne Titchenell, wildlife 

program specialist in the CFAES 

School of Environment and Natural 

Resources. 

Here’s a look at some of what’s 

to discover at the Gwynne: 

Trees and Woods 

Identifying Ohio’s trees, identifying 

the fungi that grow in your woods, a 

seasonal guide to woodland management, 

the chestnut agroecosystem, and how Farm 

Bill programs can help you manage your 

woods. 

Forest Products 

Maple syrup production for beginners, 

managing a sugar bush, cultivating oyster 

mushrooms in a bucket, how to manage 

your woods to produce pawpaw fruit, what 

fluctuating market conditions and timber 

prices can mean for your woods, and how 

Ohio’s “Call Before You Cut” program can 

help you sign a fair timber harvest contract 

and keep your woods healthy for the future. 

Wildlife 

Creating backyard wildlife habitat, 

Ohio’s owls, Ohio’s snakes, Ohio’s frogs and 

toads, calling wild turkeys, and preventing 

landscape damage by wildlife. 

Fish and Water 

The best fish bets for stocking a pond, 

pond aeration basics, backyard aquaponic 

basics, managing invasive species in ponds, 

and all about vernal pools, streams, and 

ponds. 

Grazing and Forages 

Getting started with grazing, forages for 

soggy sites, forages for acidic soils, wildlifefriendly 

forages, growing native warm-season grasses, intensive 

rotational grazing, and high stock density grazing. 

Invasive Species 

All about kudzu (which, yes, is in Ohio), identifying the spotted 

lanternfly, the latest updates on Ohio’s top 10 invasive 

species, and how grazing goats can help control invasive plants 

in hardwood forests. 

Pollinators 

All about wild bees, trees you can grow that are good for 

bees, and details about the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative’s 

Roadsides for Pollinators program. 

You can find the full schedule of sessions at the Gwynne at 

fsr.osu.edu or in the Review’s free program booklet. 

The speakers at the sessions will be from CFAES, elsewhere 

at Ohio State, other universities, conservation groups, and 

local, state, and federal agencies. 

Also while at the Gwynne, you can see demonstrations of 

electrofishing, monarch butterfly tagging, the Ohio Division of 

Wildlife’s working canines, and chainsaw maintenance, safety, 

sharpening, and cutting. 

Last year’s Farm Science Review was held online because of 

the pandemic. Jagger said she’s looking forward to having the 

event in-person again. 

“It’s a lot more fun to learn and teach in-person than it is 

virtually,” she said. “There’s just something about being at the 

site and seeing a good demonstration in-person or getting to 

visit with the other folks in a session.” 

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So much to learn from ‘Ask the Experts’ talks 

Whether it’s learning 

how to navigate new tax 

laws, understanding the 

complexities of the U.S. 

trade policy and its impact 

on agriculture, or 

dealing with drought or 

excess rain, Ohio farmers 

likely have a lot of questions 

as they emerge from 

the COVID-19 pandemic amidst the challenging 

2021 growing season. 

Faculty and staff from The Ohio State 

University College of Food, Agricultural, 

and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will 

answer those questions and address farm 

management and veterinary medicine 

challenges facing Ohio farmers in 2021 

during this year’s Farm Science Review. 

The annual farm trade show, sponsored 

by CFAES, takes place Sept. 21-23 

at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, 

135 State Rte. 38 NE, London. 

The 2021 growing season has been difficult 

for Ohio growers and producers as 

they come out of the difficulties of COVID- 

19 and the lessons learned from farming 

through a pandemic while continuing to 

grow farm profits, said David Marrison, 

an associate professor and OSU Extension 

educator. OSU Extension is the outreach 

arm of the college. 

As such, the majority of the FSR “Ask 

the Expert” workshops 

will feature discussions 

aimed at helping farmers 

mitigate these challenges 

and other issues as we go 

into the harvest season, 

Marrison said. 

“Our experts will share 

science-based recommendations 

and solutions to 

the issues growers are facing regarding 

weather impacts, pandemic relief, tax issues 

and many others,” he said. “We encourage 

farmers, growers, people in the ag 

industry to attend these quick-hitting, 20- 

minute sessions where they’re able to 

speak one-on-one with experts in farm 

management and veterinary medicine to 

ask questions specific to their needs.” 

New this year is Farm Office Live, 10- 

11:30 a.m. Sept. 23. The session will feature 

several farm management specialists 

who will discuss the latest information on 

pandemic relief, agricultural, tax, financial 

and other farm management law and 

policy issues. 

All the Ask the Experts sessions will be 

recorded and available to view on demand 

for those who aren’t able to attend the Review 

or want to re-watch the sessions 

later, Marrison said. 

“The pandemic caused Farm Science 

Review to be virtual last year, and one of 

In addition to serving as a trade show featuring the newest equipment and products 

on the ag market, Farm Science Review is a chance to meet and talk to experts. 

the lessons learned is that people want to 

be able to re-watch these educational sessions 

on-demand,” he said. “For example, 

we’ve created 18 webinars in the last 15 

months that have had 944 people attend 

live, plus an additional 2,294 people have 

watched them on YouTube, while another 

4,492 people have accessed resource materials 

on the Farm Office Live website at 

farmoffice.osu.edu.” 

Other Ask the Expert topics include: 

• Farming in the rain, drought and in 

between; 

• Ag trade and policy: Who’s buying 

and who’s selling; 

• How to lose money when transporting 

and handling beef cattle; 

• Should I care about working capital 

with $5.50 corn and $14 soybeans?; 

• Carbon credits: What are they 

worth?; 

• Dairy farm consolidation in the U.S.: 

Trends and opportunities; 

• Are our farms financially secure?; 

• Protecting livestock from toxins and 

poisonous plants; and 

• Ohio corn and soybean production 

and profitability in 2020. 

Ask the Experts sessions are held each 

day of the show at 426 Friday Ave. 

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stressed out. So, why not come out and enjoy the day?” 

said Melissa who is putting on the South Solon Fall Festival 

with the help of her husband and friends. 

The event is set for 12 p.m. Sept. 25 at South Solon 

Park off of State Route 41. Everything is free with the 

exception of food and raffle tickets. 

Lazy Baker Pizza Maker, a food truck out of Springfield, 

will set up shop. Chris is heading up a chili 

cookoff, and some of the couple’s friends will be selling 

cobblers, pies, and other sweet treats. 

Children will have plenty of outdoor activities from 

which to choose, from a beanbag toss and ring toss to 

sack races and pumpkin tic-tac-toe. Every child will go 

home with a pumpkin. They can paint and decorate 

their pumpkins at a craft station at the festival. 

Adults can enjoy cornhole and horseshoes. Families 

are invited to go on an old-fashioned hay ride. Raffle 

BARNETT 

Pauleen June Barnett (Jarett) of West Jefferson, 

Ohio, passed away on Sept. 2, 2021, at the age of 63. 

She was preceded in death by her two brothers and 

parents, Ruth and Phillip Jarret. Pauleen is survived 

by: her loving husband of 24 years, Jim Barnett; children, 

Randell Ellis (Sheryl), Angie Napper, Misty Roush 

(Mike), Jamie Barnett, Keyaira Barnett; sister, Phyllis 

Greenwood (Kenny); three brothers; all her loving 

grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many 

other dear friends and family members. 

Visitation and funeral services were held on Sept. 9 

at Trinity United Methodist Church of Lilly Chapel, 

where Pauleen was an active member for many years. 

Burial followed at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, West Jefferson. 

Visit www.radermcdonaldtiddfuneralhome.com to 

share a favorite memory or condolences with the family. 

CASTLE 

Wathena P. Castle, 86, of 

London, Ohio, formerly a longtime 

resident of West Jefferson, 

Ohio, passed away on Sept. 9, 

2021, at Bluebird Retirement 

Community. Born in Winchester, 

Ky., Wathena married Jim 

Castle in 1957. 

The last surviving of 10 children 

born to the late John and 

Berle Pelfrey, Wathena was 

preceded in death by her parents, 

her siblings, her beloved 

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husband, Jim Castle, and her grandson, Shane 

Brintlinger. 

She is survived by: her son and daughter-in-law, 

Lonnie and Jolene Castle; granddaughter, Abigale Castle; 

grandson, Mitch Whaley; granddaughter-in-law, 

Katie Jean Brintlinger; her many nieces and nephews; 

brother-in-law, Almond (Jerri) Castle; sister-in-law, 

Ruby Castle; and the many loving members of the Pelfrey 

and Castle families. 

Wathena was an active, long-time member of the 

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tickets will be sold the day of the festival for a $50 gift 

card. 

The event also will offer up shopping opportunities. 

Homemade candles and customized wood signs and 

cups are among the items that will be for sale. Additional 

craft vendors are welcome. There is no cost to reserve 

a space. 

“This is our first time putting this together, and we’ll 

see how it’s going to turn out,” Melissa said. “My husband 

and I thought it would be a fun, little event. We’re 

such a small community, why not do something fun? 

Hopefully, people like it. I think it is something we 

could do every year.” 

Anyone interested in entering the chili cookoff, setting 

up a craft vendor table, or receiving more information 

about the festival can contact Melissa Spangler Crabbe 

via text at (740) 490-8371 or via Facebook Messenger. 

Midwest Cloggers and was a faithful member of Community 

Freewill Baptist Church of West Jefferson. She 

loved to travel both throughout the United States and 

internationally and enjoyed cruises. 

A funeral service was held Sept. 14 at Rader-McDonald-Tidd 

Funeral Home, London, with Pastor Jerry 

Newman officiating. Burial followed at Alton Cemetery, 

Galloway, Ohio. 

Memorial contributions may be made to: Kindred 

Hospice, 540 Officenter Place, Unit 100, Columbus, OH 

43230, www.kindredhealthcare.com. To share favorite 

memories of Wathena and to send condolences to her 

family, visit www.radermcdonaldtiddfuneralhome.com. 

McCOMBS 

Robert L. McCombs, 81, of South Vienna died on 

Sept. 13, 2021, in The Ohio State University Hospital. 

Born on Oct. 17, 1939, in Pickaway County, he was a 

son of Gaspard and Ethel (Carpenter) McCombs. 

A U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, Robert retired from 

Navistar after 31.5 years as a committeeman. He was 

a member of Madison Memorial Post 105, the American 

Legion and Madison County Farm Bureau. He loved 

spending time with his family and at the casino! 

Survivors include: his wife of almost 59 years, Darla 

(King); children, Cindy Clifton, Bobby (Paula) Mc- 

Combs, Jeff (Valerie) McCombs and Dianne (Preston) 

Basham; grandchildren, Robert (fiancée’ Heather), Cory 

(Alexa), Logan, Harley (fiancée’ Cole), Remley, Wendy 

(Matt) and Katie; six great-grandchildren; many nieces 

and nephews; and several in-laws. 

He was preceded in death by: his parents; brothers, 

Gilbert and John; sisters, Edith and Wyonna; son-inlaw, 

Jim Clifton; and nephew, Doug Lambert. 

Funeral services were held on Sept. 17 in Eberle- 

Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory, London, with Ed 

Banion officiating. Interment followed in Somerford 

Township Cemetery, London. 

Memorials in Robert’s name may be sent to: Springfield 

Cancer Center, 148 W. North St., Springfield, OH 

45504. Condolences for the family may be sent to 

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Blessing of the Animals 

A Blessing of the Animals will take place at 1 p.m. 

Oct. 10 on the front lawn of First Presbyterian Church, 

211 Garfield Ave., London. Anyone who cannot bring 

their “best friend” with them is welcome to bring a 

photo or stuffed animal that represents their pet so they 

may still receive their blessing. 

Public Employee Retirement 

The Fayette-Madison Counties chapter of Public Employee 

Retirement Inc. will meet at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 22 

at Fayette County Commission on Aging, 1179 S. Elm 

St., Washington Court House. Cheryl Stockwell will 

talk about health care for 2022 and the open enrollment 

period. Members are encouraged to review their secondquarter 

PERI Perspectives and Summer 2021 OPERS 

News for changes in healthcare beginning Jan. 1, 2022. 

Any retired public employee who resides in Fayette 

County or Madison County is eligible for membership. 

Anyone interested in lunch before the Sept. 22 meeting 

can call (740) 335-2159 with a reservation by Sept. 21. 

WeCARE Community Conservations 

In 2018, the Madison County Depression & Suicide 

Prevention Coalition and Madison County Substance 

Abuse Coalition merged to form the WeCARE Coalition. 

The WeCARE Coalition aims to bring awareness to the 

growing rate of depression and suicide and to prevent 

substance misuse in Madison County. 

WeCARE is identifying ways to get community members 

involved with coalition efforts. WeCARE is hosting 

the following Community Conversations: 

• West Jefferson Community Center, 230 Cemetery 

Rd.—Sept. 23, 6-7:30 p.m.; 

• Mount Sterling Community Center, 164 E. Main 

St., Oct. 7, 6-7:30 p.m.; and 

• London High School, 336 Elm St.—Oct. 21, 6-7:30 p.m. 

Participants will learn how WeCARE is using prevention, 

treatment and support efforts and mental 

health wellness in Madison County. The conversations 

will include a panel of specialists, resource tables from 

local agencies, and free break-out trainings. 

To learn more, visit wecare.madisonph.org. 

Mount Sterling Library 

Mount Sterling Public Library is located at 60 W. 

Columbus St. Call (740) 869-2430 or visit www.mtsterlingpubliclibrary.org. 

The library is open with regular 

hours and continues to offer curbside pickup. 

• Bookmobile. After sitting idle for 18 months, the 

bookmobile has been repaired and is back in action. It 

will make stops in South Solon and Sedalia on Sept. 22, 

Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. 3 and Nov. 17. South Solon hours 

are 3 to 3:30 p.m. Sedalia hours are 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. 

The schedule is subject to change based on inclement 

weather or unforeseen events. To request items for 

pickup at the bookmobile, contact the library. 

• Preschool Early Literacy Initiative. Stop by the library 

for a list of 100 books to read to your children before 

they enter kindergarten. Children who complete 

the list receive a trophy and certificate and have their 

picture taken. All of the books are available at the library 

and were purchased by the Friends of the Library. 

• Pre-School Storytime. Sessions take place on Mondays 

at 10:30 a.m. in the community room on the library’s 

lower level. Open to ages 3 to 5 years old. 

• Canvas, Cocktails and Coffee. The Friends of the 

Library will hold their fall painting event from 2 to 5 

p.m. Sept. 26 at American Legion Post 419. Snacks and 

cold beverages will be provided. Megan Downing of The 

Picket Fence will instruct the class. The cost is $35. 

Reservation can be made at the library. Extra tickets 

will be available at the door. Proceeds benefit library 

programs, materials, equipment and improvements. 


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household items, and gently used toys and coats will be offered. The 

event will take place outside. For details, call the church office at 

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MADISON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION 

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Qualifications to register to vote: 

• You are a citizen of the United States; 

• You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the next general election. 

• You will be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election in which you want 

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• You are not incarcerated (in jail or in prison) for a felony conviction. 

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The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental 

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Final Approval of Plans and Specifications 

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on the application will be held 

on the 21st day of October 2021, 

at 2:00 o’clock P.M. in the Probate 

Court of Madison County, located 

at 1 North Main Street, London, 

Ohio 43140. 



PUBLIC HEARING 

The London City Council will hold a public 

hearing at their regular meeting on Thursday, 

October 7, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., in the City 

Council Chambers, located at 20 South Walnut 

Street, London. The public hearing is for requests 

to vacate the following alley: 

Ordinance #191-21. The alley is situated behind 

136 and 140 McLene Avenue and runs parallel to 

Virginia Avenue. The complete ordinance may be 

viewed at 

http://www.londonohio.gov/public-hearing 

MM SEPTEMBER 12 & 19, 2021 


NOTICE OF LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE 

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONDON, OHIO 

Noce is hereby given to the passage of the following 

ordinances or resoluons of the London City Council. 

The complete text of each ordinance or resoluon may 

be obtained or viewed at the offices of the City Law 

Director or the City Auditor at 20 South Walnut Street, 

London, Ohio, or online at the London City website: 

Londonohio.gov 

Ordinance 19721 An ordinance amending 452 

of the Codified Ordinances 

Date of passage: 09/2/21 

Amy Rees 

Clerk of London City Council 

MM SEPTEMBER 19 & 26, 2021 


NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 

Budget Storage of Mt. Sterling 

Code Sections: 5322.01, 5322.02, 5322.03, 5322.04 

hereby gives Notice of Sale under said law. 

Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 10am 

at Budget Storage, 15015 US Hwy 62 SE Mt. Sterling, Ohio 

will hold a public sale of delinquent units in order to satisfy 

#119 Cheryl Breece, 14280 Yankeetown-Chenoweth Rd., Mt. Sterling, OH - Old wood 

chairs - totes - household items, misc; #143 Robert Briggs, 9308 US 22 East, Apt. B, 

New Holland, OH - Boxes - office chair - tools - sweeper; #167 Heath Clark, 7700 St. 

Rt. 180, Kingston, OH - Mini refrigerator - baskets - wood hutch - chairs; #87 Heath 

Clark, 7700 St. Rt. 180, Kingston, OH - Shelves - sledge hammer - boxes - latter; 

#163 Brooke Carwin, 5361 Shannon Park Dr., Dublin, OH - Totes - kids toys - household 

misc. - wood; #35 Brent DeVine, 13710 Main St., Sedalia, OH - Dresser - lounger 

- totes - love seat; #30/51 Connie Elliott, 652 Olde Town Ave., Apt. I, Columbus, OH 

-Boxes - misc. - mirror - sewing machine - whiskey barrel bar; #132 Jack Gose, 13541 

Scioto Darby Rd., Orient, OH - Desk - totes - bed - deer stand; #10 Robert Gould, 627 

E. Paint St., Washington C.H., OH - 2 electric ranges - tools - refrigerator - boxes; 

#49 Zachary Hundley, 11979 Greenbriar, Orient, OH - Couch - totes - tarp - mattress 

- misc.; #139 Jeanie Jolliff, P.O. Box 25, Derby OH (also) 11925 London Rd., Orent, 

OH - MIrror - lawn chair - pedestal table - misc.; #13 Phil Lowe, 13380 Tenny Rd., Lot 

19, Mt. Sterling, OH - Lawnmower - refrigerator - grandmother clock - boxes; 

#171 Tommy Miller, 98 Autumn Haze Ct., Mt. Sterling, OH - Motorcycle - air compressor 

- chairs - torch; #179 Tommy Miller, 98 Autumn Haze Ct., Mt. Sterling, OH - Corvette 

- compressor - shelves - sm. table - baby items; #186 Penny Morgan, 141 W. Main 

St., Mt. Sterling, OH - Rims & tires - tools - 2 wheel cart - car ramps - misc.; #59 Joan 

Pegram, 3440 Kingston Ave., Grove City, OH - Bike - recliner - head & footboard - 

misc.; #175 India Sparks, 13380 Tenny Rd., Lot 28, Mt. Sterling, OH - Baxes - clothes 

- totes - sm. safe; #153 Don Vulgamore, 71 Biddle Ave., Lot 25, Bloomington, OH - 

Totes - sprayer - fishing poles - misc. 

MM SEPTEMBER 12, 19 & 26, 2021 

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 

MADISON COUNTY, OHIO 

PROBATE DIVISION, JUVENILE COURT 

Case No. 22140032 

Summons By Publication 

Harry RITTENHOUSE 

vs. 

Amanda BRINSON (DECEASED) & Damian A. WHITT 

vs. 

Darlene BRINSON 

To: Damian A. Whitt, address unknown 

A Motion for Custody of PEYTON WHITT, DOB 09/28/2009, has been filed in this 

Court. A pretrial hearing has been scheduled in this Court at the Madison County 

Courthouse, 1 North Main Street, London, OH 43140, on October 5, 2021, at 9:00 

a.m. in this Court at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 North Main Street, London, 

OH 43140, and at the call of the Court thereafter. 

You are hereby summoned that a Motion for Custody has been filed by Darlene 

Brinson. You are required to serve upon Darlene Brinson a copy of your answer to 

the Motion for custody within 28 days of this publication. Said answer must be filed 

with this Court within three (3) days after service on Darlene Brinson. If you fail to 

appear and defend, judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief 

demanded in the motion. 

You are indicated as being the parent of said minor child and notice of said motion is 

hereby provided in accordance with the law and the provisions of RULE 16, Rules of 

Juvenile Procedure. 

You may contact the Juvenile Court at 740-852-0760 with any questions. 

CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN 

Juvenile Judge 

Madison County, Ohio 

MM SETPEMBER 19, 2021 

MM2021397


September 19, 2021 - MADISON MESSENGER - PAGE 13 

xEmployment 

CITY OF LONDON 

APPLICATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE 

EXAMINATIONS FOR POLICE OFFICER 

The City of London will be accepting applications and conducting a Civil Service 

examination for the entry position of POLICE OFFICER. Applicants must 

be twenty-one (21) years of age, have a High School Diploma or equivalent, a 

valid driver’s license, and be certified by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy 

(OPOTA) within one (1) year of the date of being hired. Applicants are required 

to pass a background check, oral interviews, medical exam, OPOTA fitness 

standards test and a polygraph examination prior to employment. The City of London, 

Ohio is an equal opportunity employer offering a starting salary of $21.85 

an hour to $30.89 an hour, shift differential, uniform allowance, paid vacation 

after the first year, personal days, health insurance, educational allowance and 

other benefits. 

The following adjustments shall be made to the score of applicants on the 

condition that they pass the entry level examination with a raw score of 70% or 

greater. Additional credit shall be awarded to a maximum of 20% of the raw score. 

The London Civil Service Commission will not accept documentation for credit 

unless received by 4pm on October 3, 2021 at the City of London Administrative 

Office. 

1. Veteran’s credit – 20% additional credit shall be granted to Ohio residents 

who are honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces. 

(Must submit copy of DD214, including block 24 with the application). 

City of London Applications must be completed and signed, and must be received 

by 4pm on October 3, 2021 at the City of London Administrative Office, 20 S 

Walnut St, London, Ohio. Applications and all related materials can be submitted 

The Madison County 

Treasurers Office 

by email to admin@londonohio.gov.Applications should not be sent to NTN. 

Applications can be found on the London City website at 

https://www.londonohio.gov/current-open-positions 

The examination Will be accepting will be administered resumes by the for National a Testing Network on behalf 

of the London Civil Service Commission. Testing dates, times and locations can 

be found Full-Time at https://nationaltestingnetwork.com/publicsafetyjobs/index.cfm. 

Deputy Treasurer 

Applicants must Individual take the examination should have at an approved location by 4pm on October 

3, 2021. All applicants will be personally responsible for the price of the NTN 

exam. 

experience with a computer, 

running an adding machine, 

If you wish to file an appeal to the London Civil Service Commission, a written 

appeal must customer be received service, at the City answering 

of London Administrative Office no later than 

ten (10) days after the phones final date etc. of testing by 4pm. All appeals will be considered 

at the regularly scheduled CSC meeting following the testing period. 

Resumes accepted until position is 

Those applicants meeting the minimum qualifications for the position, and 

filled. 

receiving a passing score on the examination, will be considered for eligibility 

and will be placed Send onto your the Certified resume List to: of Eligible Candidates for the entry level 

position Madison of POLICE County OFFICERTreasurer 

being created by the City of London. Once 

appeals have been considered and ruled upon by the CSC, an approved list of 

P.O. Box 675, London, Ohio 43140 

eligible candidates will be forwarded to the London Police Department for further 

testing and selection. Please direct questions to Thomas Arrington, London Civil 

Service Commission Char, at (740) 490-7044. 

The Madison County 

Treasurers Office 

Will be accepting resumes for a 

Full-Time Deputy Treasurer 

Individual should have 

experience with a computer, 

running an adding machine, 

customer service, answering 

phones etc. 

Resumes accepted until position is 

filled. 

Send your resume to: 

Madison County Treasurer 

P.O. Box 675, London, Ohio 43140 


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ND 

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AT 11:00 AM 

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HOME (#2) – (4) BEDROOM WITH 1 1/2 BATHS, (2) CAR GARAGE WITH 

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TERMS: $5,000 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DAY OF THE AUCTION. 

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 FROM 2:00 to 4:00 PM. 

OWNERS: ZORNES FAMILY 

AUCTION CONDUCTED BY: 

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LONDON, OH ~ (614) 204-1175 

SALES AGENT FOR SUPERIOR ONE REALTY 

ERIN WINN, LISTING AGENT 937-210-0899 

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TH 

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OWNER: GRANT & BRITTANY ZERKLE 

AUCTION CONDUCTED BY: GEOFF SMITH REALTOR AUCTIONEER 

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (left) holds a resolution presented by State Rep. Bill 

Dean (right) recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation 

(BCI). Ceremonies took place on Sept. 1 at BCI office locations in London, Richfield 

and Bowling Green. 

BCI marks 100th year 

On Sept. 1, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal 

Investigation (BCI) celebrated 100 years of 

service for local law enforcement. 

“BCI has become a powerhouse of forensic 

science while still serving its original 

mission as the database of Ohio’s criminal 

records and more,” said Ohio Attorney General 

Dave Yost. “With expertise and impartialness, 

BCI operates as a team and a 

team player, providing forensic, identification 

and investigatory resources to local law 

enforcement across Ohio each moment of 

every day.” 

The state legislature created the Bureau 

of Criminal Identification as a record-keeping 

agency within the then-Department of 

Public Welfare in 1921. Housed in the Ohio 

Penitentiary in Columbus, BCI began as a 

modest records-keeping agency. Advancements 

in technology and a growing need for 

centralized law enforcement support 

spurred BCI’s growth into the state’s crime 

lab and a leading resource for special investigations. 

BCI became part of the Attorney 

General’s Office in 1963. 

Today, BCI is known for its role as 

Ohio’s central repository for criminal 

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records, cutting-edge forensic criminal laboratory 

and provider of specialized investigative 

services to local law enforcement. 

During simultaneous ceremonies held on 

Sept. 1 at BCI office locations in London, 

Richfield and Bowling Green, BCI employees 

were honored with resolutions from the 

Ohio General Assembly. 

The centennial celebration included a 

look at the initiatives driving BCI’s current 

success. In BCI’s laboratories, forensic scientists 

are using familial DNA testing, massively 

parallel sequencing, mitochondrial 

DNA testing and genetic genealogy. BCI’s 

record-keepers have instituted significant 

upgrades to the Ohio Law Enforcement 

Gateway system and its Ohio Biometric 

Identification System which serve as critical 

infrastructure for law enforcement across 

the state. New approaches have been employed 

to investigate officer-involved critical 

incidents, cold case homicides and missing 

persons cases. 

“As I congratulate BCI on its first century, 

I’m excited by the prospects for its next 

100 years,” Yost said. “What additional feats 

of extraordinary justice will be performed as 

expertise and equipment advances?” 

For more information about BCI, its personnel 

and capabilities, visit BCI’s new website 

at OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/BCI. 

Seeking EMS info 

The Madison County Emergency Medical 

District plans to hold an open house in October 

to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 

the start of emergency medical services in 

the county. Trish Hull, a lieutenant on the 

district’s 2 Unit, is gathering information 

about the history of EMS in Madison 

County. Anyone who has photos, newspaper 

articles, information about past members, 

and/or memorabilia is asked to call the station 

at (740) 852-5390.

Madison Messenger - September 19th, 2021

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