Grove City Messenger - December 25th, 2022

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Energy assistance available
The Ohio Department of Development
and The Central Ohio Area Agency on
Aging want to remind senior citizens in
Ohio that assistance is available to help
with their home energy bills. The Home
Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps
Ohioans at or below 175 percent of the federal
poverty guidelines pay their heating
bills.
Applied directly to the customer’s utility
or bulk fuel bill, the benefit can help manage
heating costs. Senior citizens may go to
their local Area Agency on Aging office for
help with assembling the required documents
and completing their HEAP application.
Senior citizens may also visit
www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online
or to download a copy of the application.
When applying, individuals need to
have copies of the following documents:
• Most recent utility bills
Tax-Aide volunteers needed
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, which had
to scale back operations at the Grove City
Church of the Nazarene because of the
pandemic, hopes to return to full strength
next tax season and is looking for volunteers.
The all-volunteer program provides free
income tax preparation to all comers, but
places a special emphasis on serving senior
news and notes
• A list of all household members
(including birth dates and social security
numbers)
• Proof of income for the past 30 days for
all household members (12 months for certain
income types)
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency
for all household members
• Proof of disability (if applicable)
HEAP benefits are applied to an individual’s
energy bill after Jan. 1.
Applications for the HEAP program must
be received by May 31, 2023.
For more information or assistance with
applying for a HEAP benefit, contact Andy
Haggard at 614-645-7186. To be connected
to your local energy assistance provider,
call (800) 282-0880 (hearing impaired
clients may dial 711 for assistance) or visit
www.energyhelp.ohio.gov.
citizens. Before the pandemic, tax-aide volunteers
prepared tax returns for more than
800 Grove City area residents each year.
Volunteers come from all walks of life,
from accountants to warehouse workers.
No experience is required. Tax-Aide provides
training, a computer to work on and
mentorship throughout the tax season.
For more information, go to aarpfoundation.org/taxaidevolunteer
or call 1-888-227-
7669.
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) is over for
- will I have to pay a penalty if I keep working after I turn 65, and decide to keep my
group plan?
- are there any 5 Star Medicare rated plans in my county, that I can enroll into
throughout the year?
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review more than 2 or 3 plan options.
- I need help in paying my Rx copays, any assistance available?
On December 2, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to the 3400 block of
Broadway. on a report of a disturbance
in the drive-through. The employee
stated the customer said they were done
with this, and they heard a firearm
being racked. Officers arrived and contacted
the vehicle and noticed open containers
in the car and a bullet on the
passenger floorboard. The passenger
then ran from the police for a short distance
before being caught. A search of
the vehicle discovered two firearms in
the vehicle. Charges were filed against
both suspects.
In other police news:
On December 2, 2022, Grove City Police
were contacted about the caller’s father
being scammed over the phone. The father
received a phone call from a suspect
stating they were with the “federal reserve”
and he owed them $70,000. The
father made two withdrawals over two
days totaling $53,000 with instructions
to deposit the funds in the bitcoin atm
with a QR code that was provided.
On November 28, 2022, Grove City
Police were dispatched to the 2800 block
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of London Groveport Rd on a report of
shoplifting. Upon arrival officers were
informed the suspect concealed items in
her purse and left without paying. The
total value of the items was $1,256.31.
The suspect was charged with theft.
On December 3, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to the 4100 block of
Buckeye Pkwy on a report of shoplifting.
The caller stated the two suspects were
concealing jewelry in pockets and a
backpack. Officers stopped the suspects
as they left the store without paying. A
total of $616.56 in jewelry was recovered.
Both suspects were arrested for
theft.
On December 4, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to a business in the
3000 block of London Groveport Rd on a
report of a robbery. The victim stated a
male entered the business brandishing
a silver handgun and demanding money.
The suspect was a white male wearing
black pants and a black hoodie. He wore
purple latex gloves and a blue medical
mask. The suspect left in an unknown
direction.
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copays for your medications.
limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or
1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of