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<strong>February</strong> 12, <strong>2023</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVII No. 9<br />
Magician<br />
looks to pass<br />
along his<br />
collection<br />
of tricks<br />
page 9<br />
More safety money for JA<br />
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced<br />
on Feb. 2 that 945 additional schools will receive<br />
state funding support for physical<br />
safety and security upgrades as part of the<br />
fourth round of Ohio’s K-12 School Safety<br />
Grant Program. A fifth round will be announced<br />
in coming weeks.<br />
Canaan Middle School in the Jonathan<br />
Alder School District is receiving $90,000 in<br />
this round. The district’s other four buildings—the<br />
high school, junior high, Monroe<br />
Elementary, and Plain City Elementary—received<br />
$370,000 in the program’s third<br />
round. That makes for a total of $460,000<br />
the district has received via the grant program.<br />
“One philosophy about effective teaching<br />
and learning is that the safer one feels in<br />
our welcoming buildings, the more opportunity<br />
to expand on one’s learning and<br />
growth,” Jonathan Alder Superintendent<br />
James Miller stated in a recent letter to students<br />
and families. “Therefore, we will begin<br />
our work and put to use the awarded state<br />
dollars toward the safety and security of our<br />
schools.”<br />
Miller stated the funds will be used for<br />
improvements to communication tools,<br />
physical enhancements for facilities, surveillance,<br />
and security technology and software.<br />
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As part of House Bill 45, which DeWine<br />
signed last month, the Ohio General Assembly<br />
allocated a total of $112 million for the<br />
fourth and fifth rounds of the grant program.<br />
The investment more than doubles<br />
the initial allotment of $105 million for the<br />
program provided by Ohio’s operating<br />
budget and the American Rescue Plan Act.<br />
“When we created the K-12 School Safety<br />
Grant Program, we expected that the need<br />
for funding would far exceed the amount of<br />
money available, but I vowed to go back to<br />
the legislature and ask for more,” DeWine<br />
said. “Now, with the generous support of the<br />
Ohio General Assembly, I’m proud to announce<br />
that every single qualifying school<br />
that applied for a grant will receive funding.”<br />
So far, a total of $173 million has been<br />
awarded to 2,374 Ohio K-12 schools to help<br />
pay for physical security expenses such as<br />
new security cameras, public address systems,<br />
automatic door locks, visitor badging<br />
systems, and exterior lighting. Eligible<br />
schools could receive as much as $100,000<br />
per building.<br />
Art exhibits start up again<br />
The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission<br />
is administering the program in<br />
The piece shown here and other works by Galloway area artist Ken Madden will be<br />
partnership with the Ohio School Safety<br />
on display Feb. 16-March 19 at the London Arts Center. This marks the start of a full<br />
Center.<br />
lineup of exhibits, art classes, and events for <strong>2023</strong> hosted by the London Visual Arts<br />
Guild. See story page 8.<br />
See SAFETY page 6<br />
New attractions added to fair entertainment<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
A pig scramble, a pedal<br />
pull for adults, and autocross<br />
are new additions to<br />
this year’s <strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
Fair entertainment. Many favorite attractions are<br />
back, as well, from dirt drags to the demolition<br />
derby.<br />
Fair week is set for July 8-15. The following is<br />
the schedule of evening entertainment as it stands<br />
at this time. Everything listed comes with the price<br />
of admission to the fair which is $10. Pit passes cost<br />
extra, and the cost varies by event.<br />
Saturday, July 8<br />
Broken Horn Rodeo is making its fourth appearance<br />
at the <strong>Madison</strong> County Fair. The Ripley, Ohio,<br />
outfit puts on a full lineup of events—saddle bronc<br />
riding, tie-down calf roping, bull riding, and more.<br />
Local amateur cowboys and cowgirls are encouraged<br />
to compete alongside the professionals.<br />
“We’re also encouraging local participation in the<br />
shoot-dogging event. We didn’t have it last year, but<br />
we are bringing it back this year,” said Quinton<br />
Keeran, chair of the fairboard’s entertainment and<br />
experience committee.<br />
Shoot dogging is an event just for<br />
amateurs. Participants can sign up the<br />
night of the rodeo. The concept is pretty<br />
straightforward: rodeo organizers let a<br />
steer out of the shoot, and entrants try<br />
to catch it.<br />
Sunday, July 9<br />
It’s been a long, long time since the fair last<br />
hosted a pig scramble, so the fairboard decided to<br />
resurrect the event. It’s the same idea as the shoot<br />
dogging event mentioned above: pigs are let loose in<br />
a ring, and entrants try to catch them. There will be<br />
age divisions. The rest of the details are being<br />
worked out, Keeran said.<br />
The always popular kiddie tractor pull will take<br />
place on Sunday. This time around, the adults get<br />
to show off their might, too.<br />
“We saw at the Ohio Fair Managers Convention<br />
that they have adult tractors. We thought we’d be<br />
missing out if we didn’t have an opportunity for the<br />
big kids to play, too,” Keeran said. “It will be something<br />
fun to have out in front of the entertainment<br />
pavilion.”<br />
Also in the works for Sunday night is musical entertainment.<br />
Monday, July 10<br />
KOI Drag Racing out of Owenton, Ky., is returning<br />
to <strong>Madison</strong> County to put on dirt drag races.<br />
Anything goes—trucks, four-wheelers, SUVs, cars,<br />
lawnmowers—you name it, you bring it, you race it.<br />
Races will go on rain or shine.<br />
“If we get rain, we’ll continue to use the track;<br />
we’ll just make it a mud run instead,” Keeran said.<br />
Tuesday, July 11<br />
Paulina Jayne will be back for her second appearance<br />
at the fair. The country music artist hails<br />
from Nashville, Tenn. Her latest single, “Big Hair<br />
Bigger Dreams,” was released at the end of last<br />
year.<br />
Wednesday, July 12<br />
The Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association, celebrating<br />
its 60th anniversary in <strong>2023</strong>, is putting on<br />
this year’s truck pull at the fair. They will have several<br />
classes that will be attention getters, Keeran<br />
said.<br />
“We’re hoping for vastly increased participation.<br />
We revamped the event and are working with the<br />
leading pulling company in the area,” he continued.<br />
See FAIR page 8
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Winners named in Aspiring Artist Award contest<br />
Winners of the Kurt Lattimer Aspiring<br />
Artist Award were announced on Jan. 22<br />
during the <strong>Madison</strong> County Arts Council’s<br />
Young Artist Showcase at London First<br />
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is on display through the end of <strong>February</strong> at<br />
London City Hall, 20 S. Walnut St.<br />
This year, 16 students entered a total of<br />
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• Three-dimensional art (stained glass,<br />
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• Fine art (painting and drawing)—Kylee<br />
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• Best of show—Evie Gillilan, London,<br />
for her entry, “Scientifically a Mess.”<br />
Gillilan’s best of show piece will be enlarged<br />
onto a panel that will be affixed to an<br />
exterior wall alongside past best of show<br />
winners at Vallery Farmhouse Bakery, 58<br />
E. High St., London.<br />
Each of the category winners received<br />
$500. The best of show winner received an<br />
additional $1,000.<br />
Sharon Brackett, Lee Justice Miller, and<br />
John K. Victor served as judges.<br />
“I want to thank all the participants in<br />
the art competition. They did a fantastic<br />
job!” said Kim Lattimer Reeder, one of the<br />
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the Kurt Lattimer<br />
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with her piece,<br />
“Tuning into my<br />
Future.” Evie<br />
Gillilan (right)<br />
took best of show<br />
with her piece,<br />
“Scientifically a<br />
Mess,” and first<br />
place in the digital<br />
arts category with<br />
her piece, “Finding<br />
My Tradition.”<br />
Harlie Evans took first place in the threedimensional<br />
art category of the Kurt Lattimer<br />
Aspiring Artist Award contest.<br />
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With Gratitude and Appreciation<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County Fair Jr. Sales Committee would like to extend our sincere gratitude for the generous support<br />
from these businesses and individuals during the 2022 4H/FFA Youth Livestock Sale at the <strong>Madison</strong> County Fair. We<br />
hope you will consider supporting these businesses and participating in our sale on July 15, <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
Platinum ($10,000 or Greater)<br />
Coughlin Automotive Group<br />
Tri-Green Interstate Equipment, Inc.<br />
Allstate Exteriors LLC<br />
Midwestern Electrical Sales<br />
Bluebird Retirement Community<br />
Fox Squirrel Solar<br />
Apex Clean Energy<br />
Gold ($5,000-$9,999)<br />
Columbus Steel Erectors<br />
Priority Electrical Services<br />
Stanley Electric<br />
Merchants National Bank<br />
Finney Farms Ltd<br />
Long Mechanical<br />
Murry and Edwards<br />
The Savings Bank<br />
Silver ($2,500-$4,999)<br />
Oak Run Solar Project<br />
Mason & Sons Dumpsters, LLC<br />
Green & Sons, Ltd.<br />
Sterling One Stop<br />
Red Hot Propane LLC<br />
ASE Feed & Supply<br />
Seed Consultants<br />
Reiterman Feed & Supply<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Fields Solar Project<br />
Lanigan Ag Supply<br />
Heritage Cooperative<br />
Richwood Bank<br />
Ag-Pro<br />
Buckeye Ford<br />
Vium Capital<br />
Flyers Pizza/Ulrey Family<br />
Farm Credit Mid America<br />
Coyote Run Farms<br />
Next Gen Agriculture<br />
Specialty Outdoor and RV<br />
Bronze ($1,000-$2,499)<br />
B&B Forklift<br />
STS Cattle<br />
Sims Construction<br />
Dumpster Guys<br />
Midwest Diversified AG<br />
Kevin Summers Farms<br />
Looby Farms LLC<br />
Eberle Fisher Funeral Home<br />
Los Mariachis<br />
The Medicine Shoppe<br />
Webb Fencing<br />
Union Propane, LLC<br />
Agriline Supply<br />
Mannik Smith Group, Inc. (MSG)<br />
Koenig Family Farm<br />
56 Auto Sales<br />
Allscapes Management<br />
Jon and Rhonda Voss<br />
K&R Transport, LLC<br />
Allseal Sealcoating LLC<br />
Creamer Metal<br />
Building Systems Transportation Co.<br />
Chevron Pools<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Cattlemen’s Association<br />
Butcher Block<br />
Grant Zerkle, Kronk and Scaggs Insurance<br />
Miller Portables<br />
Conover Lumber Co., Inc.<br />
DBA Staley’s Custom Crating<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Health<br />
Columbus Door Sales<br />
Stratovation Group<br />
Midland Title<br />
Reibel’s Welding<br />
Shane & Susan Baker<br />
Far-Barkers LLC<br />
Sheridans LLC<br />
Sunrise Cooperative, Inc.<br />
Mechanicsburg Sand & Gravel<br />
Chris & Cindy Mace<br />
Hirth Norris & Garrison CPA<br />
James Peart/State Farm Insurance<br />
B & T Farms, Inc.<br />
Mark Anthony Farms<br />
Sterling Showpigs<br />
Fyda Freightliner<br />
Atlas Industrial Contractors<br />
Montrose Group<br />
Direct Mechanical<br />
Butz Farms<br />
HD Exteriors<br />
Huntington National Bank<br />
Savion<br />
IBI Group<br />
All Other Buyers:<br />
Ag Production Services, LLC<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Farm Bureau<br />
Tony Xenikis<br />
Mike and J’Nell Boyd<br />
R&R Implement<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Republicans<br />
Josh Alcott<br />
Marshall Electric<br />
Andrix & Herman Insurance, LLC<br />
Cheryl Lindsey<br />
Dave & Mary Monnin<br />
WDC<br />
J&J Excavating<br />
Charlie and Cindy Neff<br />
London Elite<br />
Midland Title & Flax Miller Law<br />
Victoria Anne Salon & Boutique<br />
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill - London, OH<br />
Telhio Credit Union<br />
Wight Family Show Team<br />
Westwind Farms LLC<br />
R. Horney Livestock<br />
Mike Carey For Congress<br />
Daniel & Rena Call<br />
Bryce Hill, Inc.<br />
The Requarth Co.<br />
Qwest & Associates<br />
Pounce Signs and Print Wear<br />
Cappys Piza<br />
Tom Whiteside Auto Sales<br />
Garrett Davison<br />
Big Plain Farm<br />
State Representative Brian Stewart<br />
Robert Hahnemann<br />
Scott Duffey<br />
Range Township Trustees<br />
Durban Cattle Company<br />
Digital Home Designs<br />
Kandy Sollars<br />
TAS<br />
Matt Furbee Family<br />
In Memory of Donald Mace<br />
Superior Sitework LLC<br />
Benjamin Steel<br />
TDDE, LLC<br />
The Mortgage Lady Team Heather<br />
Barker Robison<br />
Rader’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream<br />
Charlie Rinehart<br />
Bryan and Kelly Dhume<br />
Becky Cress<br />
Bell Family Farms<br />
Joe & Anna Henry<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Lawn Care<br />
Bryan Robinson<br />
Summit Home Care<br />
MKSK<br />
Brian & Savannah Brock<br />
Eldra<br />
Linda Wood<br />
Priority Plumbing<br />
Taymax<br />
Nichols Farms<br />
A&M Farms of Mt. Sterling, LLC<br />
Paula Hann<br />
Isaacs Farms<br />
Jonathon Francis<br />
Thad and Dara Barker/<br />
Keller Williams Premiere Realty<br />
Fairfield Twp.<br />
M.H. EBY Inc.<br />
Mon-Rose Farms<br />
Mark Taliaferro<br />
Patterson Construction<br />
Scott & Crystal Tubbs<br />
Tri-Ag<br />
Tomahawk Outdoors<br />
Walls & Bennett<br />
Karen Grube<br />
Got Mud LLC<br />
Timothy E. Beathard<br />
Ernst Concrete<br />
King Concrete<br />
Flat Edge Farm<br />
McCall-Sharp Architecture Ltd.<br />
Diley Medical Group<br />
Mike Anthony Snap-On Tools<br />
Deb Cress Range Twp. Fiscal Officer<br />
Real McCoy Genetics<br />
McCarty Assoc.<br />
Wilt Farms<br />
Double R Farms<br />
Kimbler Girls Showpigs<br />
John Griffith<br />
Ramona Porter<br />
Bob & Sue Hackett<br />
Vallery & Dorn Insurance<br />
Krugh Insurance<br />
8 Sec Express<br />
Lee Family Show Cattle<br />
Logne’s Champion Veterinary Services<br />
R&D Showpigs<br />
Liston’s Painting<br />
Mason Acres<br />
Cress Show Team<br />
Christina Boggs<br />
Angela’s Oven Lovin’<br />
Amy Hann Morrow<br />
Becky, Macy, Amy Burchett<br />
Above All Glass<br />
Buckeye Propane<br />
Lavelle Law Offices<br />
Lonnie & Vickie Finchum<br />
Donna Drewes<br />
Marshall Farms<br />
Nu Riser Stair Co.<br />
American Steel Fabricators<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Plains Young Farmers<br />
The Hill Family<br />
Gill Farms<br />
Amanda Cordell - Strategy Realty LLC.<br />
Marty & Melissa Fellure<br />
Scott and Janet Wasko Myers -<br />
Myers’s Mini Acres<br />
Konkus Marble & Granite, Inc.<br />
Don Sharrett Family<br />
Dorothy Henry<br />
McDonald & Son, Inc.<br />
Beth Ann Marshall<br />
Kuhlwein Petroleum Co.<br />
Cinnamon Swaney<br />
Christen Rinehart<br />
Seaburn Family Farms<br />
Jeff & Susan Marshall<br />
Schlosser Farms<br />
Sam Junk Family<br />
LeGault Family<br />
Paul Hess<br />
Julie & Richard Rutta<br />
Kathy Hart<br />
Jane Brock<br />
Bruce Oney<br />
David Campbell<br />
LuAnn Dillon<br />
Marty Lyons<br />
Hughes Boys Showpigs<br />
HCC (Hermiller Civil Consulting)<br />
Steve & Paula Adams<br />
Mike Chapman<br />
Grace Kaufman<br />
Tina Kearney<br />
Wright Legacy Farms, LLC<br />
Bridgett Shoemaker<br />
Re/Max Leading Edge<br />
Jeremy & Natalie McCoy<br />
Smack Genetics<br />
Kristy Tepe<br />
Dusty Dillon<br />
Kathleen Linhart<br />
James & Lori Sponseller<br />
Ashley Anthony Scentsy<br />
Rachel Hall<br />
Kellin Sparks<br />
Teara Sparks<br />
J Hathaway<br />
Nancy & Terry Sparks<br />
Steven & Bethany Beachy<br />
Gump Show Lambs - Kevin Gump<br />
Colleen Thiel<br />
Carol Terry<br />
Brenda Clarridge<br />
Karen Salyer<br />
Mike & Peggy Bellows<br />
Bruce and Deanna Wilson<br />
CHE Inc.<br />
Triple J<br />
Brian Budd<br />
Linda Peters<br />
Hummingbird<br />
Deb Sparks<br />
Next Generation Rentals, LLC
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London High School students prepare to sign letters of intent to play sports in college:<br />
(from left) Alana Kramer, Natalie Zabloudil, Allie Moore, Raighen Combs, Alonte Hewston,<br />
Sean Johns, Elijah Mitchell, and David Stukey.<br />
New signing day tradition<br />
The London City Schools athletics department<br />
has launched a new tradition of<br />
recognizing student-athletes who have accepted<br />
opportunities to compete in sports at<br />
the college level. The recognition takes place<br />
in front of the entire student body.<br />
The district held its first all-school signing<br />
ceremony on Feb. 1. The event coincided<br />
with the National Collegiate Athletic Association<br />
(NCAA) signing period. Additional<br />
signings will take place throughout the<br />
school year, coinciding with the NCAA signing<br />
calendar.<br />
Eight London high school seniors signed<br />
letters of intent accepting college athletic offers<br />
during the Feb. 1 event:<br />
• Alana Kramer—The Ohio State University,<br />
rowing;<br />
• Natalie Zabloudil—William Patterson<br />
University, volleyball;<br />
• Allie Moore—Ohio Christian University,<br />
volleyball;<br />
• Raighen Combs—Clark State Community<br />
College, volleyball;<br />
• Alonte Hewston—Ohio Dominican University,<br />
football;<br />
• Sean Johns—Ashland University, football;<br />
• Elijah Mitchell—Ashland University,<br />
football; and<br />
• David Stukey—University of Tennessee-Martin,<br />
track and cross country.<br />
The new tradition is related to the district’s<br />
goal of helping all students achieve individual<br />
success. The district plans to hold its<br />
next all-school signing ceremony on April 14.<br />
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State of the City: Looking back, moving forward<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
London Mayor Patrick Closser took a look back at the past year<br />
and a look forward to the year ahead in his state of the city address<br />
delivered at the Feb. 2 city council meeting.<br />
“2022 was another difficult year for many. We never expected<br />
the economy to decline, but I am proud to say the city has not<br />
slowed down,” he said. “We will continue to improve and make London<br />
an even better place to live, work, play, and raise a family.”<br />
Closser covered accomplishments in 2022 and goals for <strong>2023</strong> for<br />
each department.<br />
Streets<br />
2022—The street department repaired multiple storm sewers and<br />
catch basins, added new storm sewer lines to Mound Street, Graceland<br />
Avenue, and across Main Street, and purchased a sewer camera<br />
to assess sanitary sewer issues. ODOT completed its State<br />
Route 56 and State Route 38 paving project.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—The to-do list includes replacing a storm sewer line on<br />
Olive Street and adding a line to Mariemont Avenue, building a new<br />
ditch on Andrew Court, repairing streets with a micro sealing<br />
process, and continue work on the storm water system throughout<br />
the city.<br />
Police<br />
2022—Police patrols increased traffic enforcement, resulting in a<br />
significant decrease in crashes. The department also started a<br />
school resource officer program at London City Schools and a Safety<br />
Town event for children.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—The department aims to increase enforcement of impaired<br />
driving by 10 percent and update and obtain items such as duty<br />
handguns and a license plate camera system. Plans also include creation<br />
of a police chaplaincy program to improve officer wellness and<br />
response to community crises.<br />
With two failed levy attempts last year to raise funds for a new<br />
police station, the department is looking to remodel its current<br />
space to make work flow more efficient and increase usable office<br />
space.<br />
Fire and EMS<br />
2022—Calls to fire/EMS were up 4 percent over 2021. The department<br />
responded to a total of 2,720 calls—18 percent for fire and 82<br />
percent for EMS. Average response time within the city was 3:10.<br />
Crews responded to 54 fires and 137 motor vehicle crashes.<br />
The department conducted 20 CPR/First Aid classes, provided<br />
fire prevention materials and presentations to students in grades<br />
PRESIDENT'S DAY<br />
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This coming Monday, <strong>February</strong> 20, <strong>2023</strong> is<br />
President's Day here in America—a day set aside to<br />
honor two of our most famous Presidents: George<br />
Washington, “The Father of Our Country,” and Abraham<br />
Lincoln, “The Great Emancipator.” Let’s take time on<br />
that day to be thankful not only for these two truly great<br />
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<strong>2023</strong>—Fire/EMS plans to increase its CPR programs<br />
and implement a home risk reduction program covering<br />
trip hazards, smoke detectors, and general life safety<br />
initiatives. The department is awaiting delivery of a<br />
new fire engine.<br />
Parks and Recreation<br />
2022—Hundreds of children participated in volleyball<br />
and basketball leagues put on by the parks and recreation<br />
department. The department upgraded lighting at<br />
the pool, allowing for after-hours rentals. Merri-Mac<br />
Park is now home to new playground equipment, and<br />
electrical upgrades were completed at Cowling Park.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—Plans for this year include revitalizing the<br />
baseball diamonds at Merri Mac Park and Park Avenue,<br />
creating a sand volleyball league, bringing back adult<br />
softball leagues, installing outdoor pickleball courts at<br />
Cowling Park, and resurfacing and painting the swimming<br />
pool.<br />
“The youth programs will continue to grow, and we<br />
need to grow with them,” Closser said. “We expect the<br />
three programs to have upwards of 600 participants,<br />
and we need to work on a long-term solution to host<br />
these programs.”<br />
For safety reasons, the city is currently demolishing<br />
the old school facilities that housed some of the youth<br />
sports. Early last year, a levy request failed for funds to<br />
build a new gym. For now, the parks and recreation department<br />
is partnering with London City Schools for<br />
gym time.<br />
Board of Public Utilities office<br />
2022—The office staff processed 1,605 cellular meters<br />
into the city’s billing software. In October, they entered<br />
into a contract with Invoice Cloud, a new online payment<br />
solution for monthly water, sewer, and sanitation<br />
bills. The office will go live with the new system this<br />
month, providing new options for paying bills online, including<br />
pay by text, PayPal, Apply Pay, Google Pay, and<br />
Venmo.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—The board’s goal is to process the remaining<br />
cellular meters as they are installed, encourage customers<br />
to sign up for e-bills, and send quarterly flyers<br />
with updates about the sanitation, wastewater, and<br />
water departments.<br />
Sanitation<br />
2022—The sanitation department continued to see<br />
the benefits of going automated in 2020 with new trash<br />
trucks. The vehicles have allowed the department to<br />
stay on schedule with residential and commercial accounts<br />
and reduce Bureau of Workers Compensation<br />
claims.<br />
“We have seen a large increase of trash and recycle<br />
pickups in the past years,” Closser added.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—Rumpke is providing a new trash compactor<br />
for the transfer station this year. Also, the department<br />
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will work on getting rear load customers converted to<br />
front load customers.<br />
Wastewater<br />
2022—Among the tasks the wastewater department<br />
completed last year were installation of a new sewer<br />
line on East Second Street to replace a deteriorated<br />
main line. They also began preliminary engineering for<br />
the east side trunk sewer design.<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—This year’s projects include construction of a<br />
screw press for sludge, sewer lining on East Lincoln Avenue<br />
and South Walnut Street, and identification and<br />
reduction of odor sources at the wastewater treatment<br />
plant.<br />
Water<br />
2022—Closser described 2022 as “a year of challenges<br />
with progress on the horizon” for the water department.<br />
The big challenge has been the east water treatment<br />
plant which has sat idle for years due to high levels of<br />
ammonia in the water.<br />
“This was one of the toughest issues I’ve had to<br />
tackle when becoming mayor,” Closser said. “We have<br />
made much progress, and the finish line looks in sight.<br />
With funding, we hope to have that water plant up and<br />
producing by the end of the year.”<br />
Also last year, the department repaired and replaced<br />
a contact tank bearing, replaced or repaired all of the<br />
fire hydrants that needed attention, and installed 1,605<br />
cellular meters.<br />
About the fire hydrants, Closser said, “This was a<br />
large focus of ours this past year. I am proud of all departments<br />
that helped make this happen.”<br />
<strong>2023</strong>—Goals for this year are installation of the remaining<br />
2,062 cellular meters, continued effort on the<br />
east water treatment plant, upgrades to the current<br />
plant, upgrades to water mains, and a stricter valve<br />
turning program.<br />
Building and Zoning<br />
2022—The building department issued 359 permits,<br />
35 of which were for dwellings. Council increased the<br />
zoning officer position from 10 hours per week to 20<br />
hours per week, making the department more efficient<br />
and able to address more violations.<br />
“The amount of dwelling permits is great, but I see<br />
it really rising over the next two years with the<br />
Brooksedge expansion and the Pulte project,” Closser<br />
said.<br />
Auditor<br />
2022—The auditor’s office put new technology in place<br />
to protect city funds and started the vendor payment<br />
process.<br />
Closser said the city’s finances were good in 2022 despite<br />
the uncertain economy. Overall, the city brought<br />
in $20.7 million. Expenses totaled $19.5 million.<br />
“I am proud to say that in the seven years I have<br />
been mayor, the city has never spent more money than<br />
it received and has continued to stay in the black,”<br />
Closser said.<br />
Since taking office in 2019, DeWine has led several<br />
initiatives to support school safety, including the creation<br />
of the Ohio School Safety Center, which works to<br />
assist local schools, colleges, universities, and law enforcement<br />
agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond<br />
to threats and acts of violence, including self-harm,<br />
through a holistic, solutions-based approach to improving<br />
school safety.<br />
DeWine also created the Student Wellness and Success<br />
Fund, a $1.2 billion investment that is now a part<br />
of the school funding formula, to provide wraparound<br />
services to students. Wraparound services are programming<br />
and supports meant to build skills and fulfill a student<br />
or familial need. To date, this funding has<br />
launched 1,300 mental health programs and trained<br />
6,500 educators and school professionals.<br />
As part of his executive budget proposal presented to<br />
the Ohio General Assembly in early <strong>February</strong>, DeWine<br />
is also requesting funding to help schools with the cost<br />
of staffing a school resource officer.
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obituaries<br />
McMILLIN<br />
Jane Loretta (Landes) McMillin of London, Ohio,<br />
passed away on Jan. 23, <strong>2023</strong>, following a courageous<br />
battle with cancer. She was age 88.<br />
Born on Feb. 14, 1934, in Grove City, Ohio, she was<br />
a 1952 graduate of Grove City High School. Jane was<br />
preceded in death by: her parents Richard Earl and<br />
Mary (Crowder) Landes; sisters, Ann and Betty Landes;<br />
and her husband of 52 years, William A. McMillin.<br />
For three decades, she served as a deputy clerk in<br />
the <strong>Madison</strong> County Clerk of Courts. She was also a<br />
member of London Church of Christ.<br />
Jane is survived by: sons, William (Vicki) McMillin,<br />
James (Robin) McMillin, Robert (Bobbie) McMillin, and<br />
John McMillin; daughter, Betty Ann (Mike) Writesel;<br />
grandchildren, Zachary (Rebecca) McMillin, Zane<br />
McMillin, Abby McMillin, James (Meghan) McMillin<br />
Jr., Jeremy McMillin, Jessica Writesel, Brittany<br />
(Danny) Writesel, Ashley (Kalei) Chandler, Justin<br />
(Sara) Writesel, and Lily Writesel; and numerous greatgrandchildren,<br />
nieces, and nephews. Jane was deeply<br />
loved by her family and will be dearly missed.<br />
Family and friends remembered and celebrated<br />
Jane’s life at graveside services on Feb. 11 in Oak Grove<br />
Cemetery in Georgesville, Ohio, with Pastor Gary Cotto<br />
officiating.<br />
Her family would greatly appreciate memorial contributions<br />
to: Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care Hospice, 779<br />
London Ave., Marysville, OH 43040; American Cancer<br />
Society at www.cancer.org/donate; London Church of<br />
Christ, 5 Westmoor Dr,, London, OH 43140.<br />
The family was served by Eberle-Fisher Funeral<br />
Home and Crematory, London. Condolences may be<br />
shared at www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com.<br />
JONES<br />
William “Bo” Jones, 81, of West Jefferson, Ohio,<br />
passed away on Jan. 30, <strong>2023</strong>. He was born on Jan. 26,<br />
1942, in London, Ohio, a son of Freedman and Marie<br />
(Baird) Jones.<br />
Bo served the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1966 during<br />
the Vietnam War. He was a former employee of Wilson<br />
Freight and Owen Corning Fiberglass. He also was a<br />
member of DAV Chapter 13 and was an avid fisherman<br />
in his free time.<br />
He is survived by: wife, Joyce C. Jones; son, Brian<br />
Jones; daughter, Melissa (Adam) Woodard; six grandchildren,<br />
Dylan Jones, Gavin Jones, Breanna Jones,<br />
Michael Glover, Matthew Glover, and Haley Glover; numerous<br />
nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Phil Henry.<br />
Bo was preceded in death by: his mother, Marie<br />
Jones; father, Freedman Jones; brothers, Henry Jones<br />
and Charles Jones; sisters, Mary Ann Henry and Patricia<br />
Powers.<br />
He will be sadly missed by all.<br />
Visitation and a funeral service was held on Feb. 2<br />
at Eberle-Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory, London,<br />
with Pastor Jim Blankenship officiating. Interment<br />
followed in Dennison Chapel Cemetery, London.<br />
Memorials in Bo’s name may be made to: Motts Military<br />
Museum, 5075 S. Hamilton Rd., Groveport, OH<br />
43125.<br />
Condolences may be shared at www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com.<br />
PETERMAN<br />
Dylan Matthew Peterman, 30, of London, Ohio, died<br />
on Feb. 2, <strong>2023</strong>, in Grant Medical Center, Columbus.<br />
Born on June 8, 1992, in London, he was a son of Robert<br />
and Denise (Nagel) Peterman.<br />
Dylan had worked as an equipment operator for<br />
Wasserstrom. He enjoyed family time and listening to<br />
music, but the highlight of his life was spending time<br />
with his children.<br />
He leaves behind: two children, daughter Abigail Peterman<br />
and son Waylon Peterman; father, Robert Peterman;<br />
brother, Michael (Erin) Peterman; paternal<br />
grandfather, Mike Peterman; maternal grandmother,<br />
Becky Nagel (Gary Stapleton); aunt, Jessie Peterman;<br />
uncle, Mark Stuthard; numerous cousins.<br />
Dylan was preceded in death by: his mother, Denise<br />
Peterman; paternal grandmother, Linda Peterman;<br />
maternal grandfather, Dennis Nagel; aunts and uncles,<br />
Darrick Nagel, Jeremy Nagel, Lisa Stuthard, Donielle<br />
Peterman, and Josh Kimbler; cousins, Raelynn Peterman<br />
and Lakeynn Corbin.<br />
Visitation and a funeral service were held on Feb. 10<br />
at Eberle-Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory, London,<br />
with Pastor Sue McClelland officiating. Interment<br />
followed in Paint Memorial Cemetery.<br />
Condolences for the family may be shared at<br />
www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com.<br />
STIRES<br />
Samuel P. Stires Sr., 87, of London went to be with<br />
the Lord on Feb. 6, <strong>2023</strong>, surrounded by loved ones.<br />
Sam worked as a farmer for many years before starting<br />
his own contracting company. He enjoyed attending<br />
and working in his church. He was in the National<br />
Guard Reserves for several years.<br />
He is survived by: his children, Kathy (Tom)<br />
Doggett, Sam (Sharon) Stires, Chris (Sarah) Stires,<br />
Jane (Don) Rumpff, Karen Kimbler, Trevor (Penny)<br />
Stires, Ted Rice, Pat (Ed) Arnold, Diana (Don) Miller,<br />
and Scott Rice; grandchildren, Darlene West, Cynthia<br />
(Jeff) Tremayne, Dan (Christina) Doggett, Christina<br />
(Joe) Kennedy, Shawn (Amanda) Stires, Chad (Sandra)<br />
Stires, Rachel Stires, Chris (Ashleigh) Stires, Greg<br />
Stires, Brian Stires, Adam Stires, Jonathon (Natalie)<br />
Rumpff, Robert (Crystal) Harper, James (Melanie)<br />
Harper, Jacob (Allison) Sollars, Tyler Stires, Summer<br />
(Eric) Linderman, and Cierra Stires; siblings, Fred<br />
Stires, Susan (Tony) Arnold; sister-in-law, Patricia<br />
Stires; numerous great-grandchildren, great-greatgrandchildren,<br />
and nieces and nephews.<br />
Sam was preceded in death by: his wife, Rushie; parents;<br />
brother, Larry; sister, Barbara; daughter, Sherry<br />
Doggett; son, Gary Rice; grandson, Joshua Sollars;<br />
great-grandson, Kevin Compston; great-great-granddaughter,<br />
Callie Compston; and his little dog, Bubbles.<br />
Thanks to London Health and Rehab for taking such<br />
good care of him and a special thanks to the following<br />
caregivers: Baylee Semler, Taylor Hardin, Alexa Nagel,<br />
Jess Ernst, Patty Bussey, Kala Arnold, Alicia Baldwin,<br />
Kailyn Seymour, Heidi White, Casey Campbell,<br />
Amanda Blair, Christina Liston, Victoria Nicewaner, Olivia Carter,<br />
and Angela Simmons.<br />
Visitation and a funeral service were held on Feb. 9 at Lynch<br />
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Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery, Mutual, Ohio.<br />
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A Teachers Show, featuring work by artists who<br />
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The Creative Recycling Show, scheduled for April<br />
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entries from the public. Exhibit visitors will be able to<br />
cast votes for People’s Choice awards.<br />
Photographer George Peyton’s work will be the focus<br />
of a solo exhibit set for May 25-June 25.<br />
The Guild’s member show, titled “6x6 Project,” will<br />
take place July 27-Aug. 27. Guild members will create<br />
artwork on 6x6-inch canvases for this exhibit.<br />
The work of artist Karla (Knief) Sills will be featured<br />
in a solo exhibit titled “Rhythms of Life” set to<br />
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Choice awards.<br />
The Writers and Illustrators Show will take place<br />
Nov. 2-26 and is the third and final show of the year<br />
open to entries from the public.<br />
This year’s Student Show will be held Nov. 23-Dec.<br />
30.<br />
For the first six months of the year, opening receptions<br />
for exhibits will take place on the fourth weekend<br />
of the month.<br />
• Field trips<br />
On the third Sunday of each month. the Arts Guild<br />
is hosting field trips to different art venues. The first<br />
trip is set for Feb. 19 to view the Maurice Sendak exhibit<br />
at the Columbus Museum of Art.<br />
• Special events<br />
Guild members will have a chance to sell, trade,<br />
barter, or give away their wares during the Starving<br />
Artist Weekend set for June 23-25.<br />
In July, the guild will offer a multitude of classes<br />
and workshops for members and friends to attend, plus<br />
at least one weekend will offer music on the lawn.<br />
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‘Fictional Reality’<br />
show opens Feb. 16<br />
The first exhibit of<br />
the year at the London<br />
Arts Center will<br />
showcase the work of<br />
Ken Madden. The exhibit<br />
runs Feb. 16-<br />
March 19.<br />
A native of Belfast,<br />
Northern Ireland,<br />
Madden moved to the<br />
United States in<br />
1971. He has lived in<br />
the Galloway area<br />
just outside of West<br />
Jefferson for the past 47 years. Recently retired, he<br />
spent most of his career working as a designer.<br />
When it comes to art, Madden is self-taught with<br />
the exception of one year of study at the Columbus<br />
College of Art & Design. He said he draws to confront<br />
the manmade confusion in life.<br />
“In my art, I seek peace, tranquility, and shelter<br />
from the storm,” he said. “The purpose of my work<br />
is to express feelings and emotions that are<br />
shrouded by darkness. For me, words are never<br />
enough. Reality cannot justify the things I see, so I<br />
create my own fictional reality.”<br />
“Fictional Reality” is the title of Madden’s show.<br />
The exhibit will feature approximately 30 pieces, most<br />
of which Madden completed in the past five years. He<br />
works primarily in graphite and charcoal but also creates<br />
works using watercolors, pastels, oil pastels,<br />
acrylics, and other media. This marks the first time<br />
he has shown his personal artwork publicly.<br />
An opening reception is scheduled for 5-8 p.m.<br />
Feb. 24 and is free and open to the public. Refreshments<br />
will be served.<br />
The London Arts Center is located at 121 E. First<br />
St., London. Regular gallery hours are: Thursday<br />
and Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2<br />
p.m.<br />
“We hope to provide a show that’s entertaining for those<br />
who are interested in pro truck pulling and those just<br />
checking it out for the first time.”<br />
Thursday, July 13<br />
The track has been reserved on Thursday for the<br />
third annual Mason Cordell Memorial Motocross Race,<br />
coordinated by FastTraxx. Mason, son of Matt and<br />
Amanda Cordell, was a <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains High School<br />
student who passed away in 2019 as the result of a fall<br />
from his motocross bike.<br />
The fairboard also is working on slating a musical<br />
act for Thursday night.<br />
Friday, July 14<br />
Autocross is new to the entertainment lineup and another<br />
opportunity for local residents to actively participate<br />
in the fair. The event is a timed racing competition.<br />
Drivers navigate a dirt course filled with hills and<br />
turns. All sorts of vehicles are eligible to race; entrants<br />
are placed in classes based on their vehicle types.<br />
“We will have our course and class information set in<br />
the next couples of weeks, and rules and information will<br />
be on our website,” said Frances Hejduk of Derbydog<br />
Inc., the Mason, Ohio, business putting on the event.<br />
The fairboard is “very sincerely” asking for community<br />
participation in this event, Keeran said. Watch for<br />
details at http://www.derbydogdemo.com.<br />
Saturday, July 15<br />
In addition to putting on the autocross races, Derbydog<br />
is heading up the demolition derby, the event<br />
that brings fair week to a close each year.<br />
“Demolition derby is a mainstay at almost every<br />
fair,” Hejduk said. “We will have four or five classes,<br />
including full-size, compact, and minivans. We will<br />
have powerwheels for the kids 3 to 9 years of age.”<br />
Derbydog runs shows for county fairs in Ohio, Pennsylvania,<br />
and New York.<br />
Other<br />
With most of the evening entertainment firmed up,<br />
the fairboard is turning its attention to daytime and<br />
midway entertainment.<br />
“We have a significant budget put together for that,”<br />
Keeran said. “Plans are being made for improved and<br />
enhanced midway entertainment. There will be folks<br />
exhibiting all kinds of crafts and talents.”<br />
Games are planned, too. Some will be traditional<br />
fair fare and some will be new, he said.<br />
“We are also actively seeking out new food vendors<br />
to bring variety,” Keeran stated.<br />
The fairboard has already secured a ride company<br />
which will be on site July 10-15.
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Longtime magician ready to pass along his tricks<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
For 76 of his 88 years on this planet,<br />
Dr. Jack Starr has held dear a love for<br />
entertaining others through magic. In<br />
those seven decades, he has accumulated<br />
quite a collection of tricks, props,<br />
and equipment. Now, he is looking to<br />
pass along part or all of his collection to<br />
someone who’s eyes twinkle as brightly<br />
as his do at the thought of making people<br />
wonder and laugh.<br />
The retired doctor from London invites<br />
anyone with a serious interest in<br />
performing magic to sit down and talk<br />
with him at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at London<br />
Public Library.<br />
“This isn’t going to be a show. Anyone<br />
who comes, we’ll just sit and talk about<br />
their interest in magic. I’ll share some<br />
stories and my philosophy of magic,”<br />
Starr said. “I want to find someone who<br />
is really interested to give some of my<br />
collection to.”<br />
Starr’s foray into magic dates back to<br />
his eighth-grade year. At the time,<br />
“Catholic Boy” magazine published a<br />
magic trick of the month. Hooked instantly,<br />
Starr quenched his thirst to<br />
learn more by checking out books from<br />
the library. He also ordered catalogues<br />
from ads in the comic books he read.<br />
“I knew those catalogues front to<br />
back,” he said. “I had a paper route,<br />
making $5 a week. I would put aside a<br />
little of it each week to buy tricks. I<br />
spent hours in my bedroom practicing.”<br />
Starr’s father encouraged his son’s interest<br />
by taking him to Columbus to purchase<br />
tricks created by U.F. Grant, a<br />
magic dealer and inventor who got his<br />
start in Massachusetts, later moved to<br />
New York City, then settled in Ohio and<br />
established U.F. Grant Magic.<br />
Before long, Starr was performing<br />
tricks for his family and friends. Sometimes,<br />
those performances went well;<br />
sometimes, they did not.<br />
“I had this trick where you break an<br />
egg into a newspaper and the egg disappears,”<br />
Starr recalled. “My mom had<br />
friends over. She had just cleaned the<br />
carpet. Well, I turned the trick the<br />
wrong way. Let’s just say, my mom tolerated<br />
a lot.”<br />
As Starr got the hang of things, he<br />
picked up paying gigs. Most of the time,<br />
he made about $10 and, on rare occasions,<br />
$50. Even as a teenager, it wasn’t<br />
about the money for him.<br />
“It was all about entertaining people,”<br />
he said.<br />
In the years since then, Starr’s interest<br />
in magic has never waned. He has<br />
performed at countless birthday parties,<br />
school assemblies, and civic organization<br />
meetings. He once shared the stage with<br />
Flippo the Clown of local television fame<br />
at a <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains Local Schools variety<br />
show. He never failed to perform a<br />
magic trick for the young patients he<br />
saw at his family medical practice.<br />
Ten years ago, Starr suffered a stroke<br />
that brought his performing days to an<br />
end, but he has remained connected to<br />
the scene, attending magic conventions<br />
to see what’s new with his fellow enthusiasts.<br />
“I like to see how other magicians<br />
present their tricks. Sometimes, I know<br />
how they do them; sometimes, I don’t.<br />
But, for me, it’s more about how they<br />
present them,” he said.<br />
Starr said he is forever grateful for<br />
what magic has brought to his life. It<br />
pulled him out of his shell as a shy<br />
teenager. He enjoyed lots of good experiences<br />
and met lots of good people. And it<br />
gave him the opportunity to make people<br />
smile.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Kristy Zurbrick<br />
Dr. Jack Starr holds up a couple of<br />
props from his large collection of<br />
magic tricks. The London resident is<br />
looking to pass along part of his collection<br />
to another magic enthusiast.<br />
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Pancake Breakfast<br />
The Central Townships Joint Fire District Association<br />
will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage<br />
breakfast from 6 to 11 a.m. March 4 at Station 292,<br />
6770 State Rte. 38 SW. The cost is $7 for adults and $6<br />
for children.<br />
Archaeological Society<br />
The Darby Creek Chapter of the Archaeological Society<br />
of Ohio will meet on Feb. 15 at the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Historical Society Museum, 260 E. High St.,<br />
London. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The meeting starts at<br />
6 p.m. The group discusses artifacts of North America’s<br />
Early Native Americans, metal detecting finds of Ohio<br />
pioneers and other early human inhabitants, and other<br />
topics such as early history military units campaigning<br />
in or passing through Ohio. Everyone is welcome to attend<br />
the meeting and bring along artifacts (arrowheads,<br />
stone tools, and/or metal detecting finds).<br />
Daughters of 1812<br />
The James <strong>Madison</strong> Chapter, US Daughters of 1812,<br />
will meet at 11 a.m. Feb. 18. The program will provide<br />
an overview of the Motts Military Museum and Veteran’s<br />
Memorial. For details, call (937) 471-2821 or visit<br />
https://www.jamesmadison1812.com.<br />
Cat and Kitten Adoption<br />
The Humane Society of <strong>Madison</strong> County is holding a<br />
“Sassy, Single, and Ready to Mingle” adoption event.<br />
Between Feb. 25 and March 5, the Society is taking $30<br />
off the cost to adopt a cat or kitten. Visit www.hsmcohio.org<br />
to view pets available for adoption and fill out<br />
an application.<br />
Bags, Beef, and Books<br />
United Way of Clark, Champaign, and <strong>Madison</strong><br />
Counties hosts Power of the Purse events each year to<br />
raise money for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library,<br />
a program that puts free books into the hands of local<br />
children.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County’s Power of the Purse event went so<br />
well last year, organizers need to gather up more purses<br />
for this year’s event set for June 14. United Way invites<br />
the public to stop by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 16<br />
S. Union St., London, on Feb. 22. Hours are 5:30 to 7:30<br />
p.m. Each person who donates a new or gently used bag<br />
or purse will receive a ticket for a free drink (limit two<br />
per person).<br />
Also on Feb. 22, visitors can purchase a raffle ticket<br />
for a chance to win some beef. There will be two drawings<br />
from the same pool of tickets. Each winner will win<br />
a quarter cut of a cow. Tickets are $5 for one or $20 for<br />
five. (Tickets also can be purchased by visiting uwccmc.org.<br />
The drawing will take place at the June 14<br />
Power of the Purse. Ticket holders do not need to be<br />
present to win.<br />
Mt. Sterling Community Center<br />
The Mount Sterling Community Center is located at<br />
164 E. Main St. For details, call (740) 869-2453.<br />
Feb. 14—10-11 a.m., Take Off Pounds Sensibly<br />
3-6 p.m., the food pantry is available for households<br />
that are income eligible. Distribution of pre-packed food<br />
boxes will be delivered to your vehicle. Please remain<br />
in your vehicle and you will be assisted in numerical<br />
order. Bring proof of residence at first visit and picture<br />
ID every visit. Call (740) 869-2453 for more information.<br />
8-9 p.m., Alcoholic Anonymous<br />
Feb. 15—10 a.m.-3 p.m., sewing for adults<br />
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., senior lunch program for anyone<br />
60 or older; RSVP at (740) 869-2453<br />
5-6 p.m., all level yoga class, $10<br />
6-7:30 p.m., nutrition workshop, $15 (includes clean<br />
eating fundamentals, handouts, and recipes)<br />
Feb. 16—6:30-8:30 p.m., How to Make a Card class,<br />
$15. Use Stampin Up supplies to complete a project to<br />
take home. For details, contact Criss at (740) 272-0633,<br />
craftingwithcriss@yahoo.com, or visit https://crisscalvin.stampinup.net.<br />
Feb. 17—6:30-8:30 p.m., Mount Sterling Youth<br />
League dance<br />
Feb. 18—10 a.m.-3 p.m., sewing for all ages/abilities<br />
Feb. 19—8:30-9:30 a.m., HEAT training (plyometrics,<br />
speed, and agility) for grades K-6<br />
9:30-10:30 a.m., HEAT training (plyometrics, speed,<br />
and agility) for grades 7-12<br />
6:30-7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous<br />
Valentine’s Dance<br />
St. Patrick School, 226 Elm St., London, is hosting<br />
an all-county Valentine’s Dance on Feb. 18 for students<br />
in grades 6-8. The dance will take place from 7 to 9:30<br />
p.m. in the Froning Center gym. Admission is $6. Concessions<br />
will be available. St. Patrick School parents,<br />
school staff, and local law enforcement will serve as<br />
chaperones. Proceeds benefit St. Patrick’s eighth-grade<br />
class trip. For details, call (740) 852-0161.<br />
Sweetheart Dance<br />
The Mount Sterling Eagles Youth League is hosting<br />
a Sweetheart Dance at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Mount Sterling<br />
Community Center, 164 E. Main St. Tickets are<br />
$30 and include admission for one adult and one child<br />
plus two meal tickets. The cost for each additional<br />
child/parent is $10. Tickets will be sold at the door the<br />
night of the dance. For details, contact Felicia Dunston<br />
at (614) 290-8404.<br />
Developmental Disabilities<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County Board of Developmental Disabilities<br />
will meet at 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at 500 Elm St., London.<br />
In the event the meeting needs to be rescheduled,<br />
it will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 23.<br />
Cornhole Tournament<br />
Merri Mac Park Miracle is hosting a double elimination<br />
cornhole tournament at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at London<br />
city hall, 20 S. Walnut St. The cost to enter is $40 per<br />
team. Cash prizes will go to the top three teams. Signup<br />
runs from 12 to 12:45 p.m. Organizers will provide a<br />
minimum of seven sets of boards and bags. Food and<br />
beverages will be available for purchase. A 50/50 raffle<br />
is planned. Proceeds benefit Merri Mac Park.<br />
Retired Teachers<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County Retired Teachers Association<br />
will meet on Feb. 13 at the Butcher Block restaurant,<br />
2280 State Rte. 56, London. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m.<br />
to 12:30 p.m., followed by the meeting from 12:30 to 1:30<br />
p.m. Teachers will tell stories about their careers. For<br />
details, call Ray Justice at (740) 852-1705.<br />
Health District Board<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County London City Health District<br />
Board’s regular meeting is set for 5 p.m. Feb. 13 at <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Public Health, 306 Lafayette St., London.<br />
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The City of London Building Department this day made and entered upon its records the following order:<br />
The premises affected by this order is known or described at 5 Stewart Street, London, OH 43140.<br />
A structure on this premises has been declared unsafe and dangerous and shall be abated by construction<br />
or demolition. Further Sections 109.4 and 113.2 of the 2019 Residential Code of Ohio requires: “Residential<br />
buildings, structures and the building equipment shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition...” You<br />
can bring the structure in compliance in one of the two following ways:<br />
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1. Submit construction documents prior to commencing construction.<br />
(2019 Residential Code of Ohio) 105.1 Approval Required.<br />
Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or change the occupancy of<br />
a residential building or structure, or portion thereof, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or<br />
replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing system, other residential building service equipment, or piping<br />
system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make<br />
application to the building official and obtain the required approval.<br />
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1. The removal of all structure and non-structural members, including the foundation from the site.<br />
2. The filling in of all excavations relating to the removal of said structure.<br />
3. The removal of all storage or debris in conjunction with the demolition process.<br />
4. The safe and adequate elimination of all utility connections.<br />
5. Secure necessary demolition permits and approvals.<br />
This order must be complied with within thirty (30) days from the date of order. Failure to comply with this<br />
Order will result in demolition of the property. Additionally, any person who fails to obey an order of the<br />
Building Official is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $300.00 for each offense as<br />
provided in Ohio Revised Code Sections 307.37 and 307.99 (c). Each day during which a violation of these<br />
regulations occurs shall be a separate offense.<br />
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with a check or money order for $200.00 made payable to:<br />
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Resoluon 10723 A resoluon increasing appropriaons passed 01/19/<strong>2023</strong><br />
Resoluon 10823 A resoluon increasing appropriaons passed 01/19/<strong>2023</strong><br />
Resoluon 10923 A resoluon increasing appropriaons passed 01/19/<strong>2023</strong><br />
Resoluon 11023 A resoluon authorizing the Safety Service Director to apply<br />
for and accept a grant passed 01/19/<strong>2023</strong><br />
Resoluon 11123 A resoluon authorizing the Safety Service Director to apply<br />
for and accept a FEMA assistance to firefighters grant passed 01/19/<strong>2023</strong><br />
Resoluon 11223 A resoluon authorizing the Safety Service Director to apply<br />
for a grant through FEMA, the staffing for adequate fire and emergency response<br />
grant (SAFER)<br />
Resoluon 11323 A resoluon authorizing the Safety Service Director to apply<br />
for and accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety<br />
Resoluon 11423 A resoluon authorizing the Board of Public Ulies to apply<br />
for and accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety<br />
Resoluon 11923 A resoluon authorizing the Safety Service Director to enter<br />
into a contract for the demolion of property<br />
Resoluon 12023 A resoluon assessing the costs of the removal of high grass<br />
and weeds and declaring an emergency<br />
Erika Watkinson<br />
Clerk of London City Council<br />
MM FEBRUARY 5 & 12, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MM<strong>2023</strong>138<br />
TO ADVERTISE<br />
YOUR LEGAL/<br />
PUBLIC NOTICES<br />
CALL THE<br />
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Sale of Real Estate<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
Foreclosure Auction<br />
Case# CV20220065<br />
Union Home Mortgage Corp.<br />
vs.<br />
Donald M. McClain II aka<br />
Donald McClain II, et al.<br />
The description of the property to be sold is as follows:<br />
Property Address:<br />
107 West Main Street, Mount Sterling, <strong>Madison</strong>,<br />
Ohio, 43143<br />
Legal Description:<br />
Full Legal Listed on Public Website; Parcel Number:<br />
18-00794.000<br />
Bidding will be available only on www.Auction.com<br />
opening on 02/28/<strong>2023</strong> at 10:00 a.m. for a minimum<br />
of 7 days.<br />
Property may be sold on a provisional sale date should<br />
the third party purchaser fail to provide their deposit<br />
within the allotted time.<br />
Provisional Sale Date: 03/14/<strong>2023</strong> at 10:00 a.m.<br />
Sales subject to cancellation. The deposit required is<br />
$5000.00 to be paid by wire transfer within 2 hours of<br />
the sale ending. No cash is permitted.<br />
Purchaser shall be responsible for those costs,<br />
allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are<br />
insufficient to cover.<br />
To view all sale details and terms for this property visit<br />
www.Auction.com and enter the Search Code:<br />
CV20220065 into the search bar.<br />
MM FEBRUARY 5, 12 & 19, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MM<strong>2023</strong>152<br />
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS<br />
MADISON COUNTY, OHIO<br />
PROBATE DIVISION, JUVENILE COURT<br />
Case No. 22330002 & 22330003<br />
Summons By Publication<br />
In the Matter of<br />
Et H (M) & Ml H (M)<br />
Alleged Dependent Children<br />
To: Paula Salmons<br />
LKA -101 Richardson Ave., London, OH 43140<br />
Michael Howard<br />
LKA - 4505 Joe Lewis Rd. Apt. 239, Knoxville, TN 37920<br />
A complaint has been filed in this Court by the State of Ohio/<strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Children Services, alleging dependency of Et H (M), DOB<br />
04/27/2009 & Ml H (M), DOB 07/31/2006, pursuant to O.R.C. 2151.04.<br />
A pretrial hearing has been scheduled at the <strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
Juvenile Court, 1 North Main Street, London, OH 43140, on Monday,<br />
<strong>February</strong> 13, <strong>2023</strong>, at 2:30 p.m. and adjudication hearing on Monday,<br />
<strong>February</strong> 27, <strong>2023</strong>, at 2:00 p.m., and the call of the Court thereafter.<br />
You are indicated as being the parent(s) of said minor children and<br />
notice of said complaint is hereby provided in accordance with the<br />
law and the provisions of RULE 16, Rules of Juvenile Procedure. If a<br />
party is indigent, the Court will appoint counsel to provide representation<br />
upon request. If you believe that you qualify, contact the Court<br />
at (740) 852-0760.<br />
CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN<br />
Juvenile Judge<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio<br />
MM FEBRUARY 12, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MM<strong>2023</strong>139<br />
NOTICE FOR BIDS<br />
Notice is hereby given that bids will be received at the office of the <strong>Madison</strong> County Commissioners,<br />
1 North Main Street, London, Ohio, 43140, on Tuesday, <strong>February</strong> 28, <strong>2023</strong><br />
at 10:30 A.M., Ohio Standard Time for the purpose of SUPPLYING ASPHALT<br />
MATERIALS (<strong>2023</strong> Asphalt Materials) according to specifications on file in the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Commissioners’ Office. The bids will be opened and read aloud immediately thereafter<br />
at the same date, time, and location.<br />
Bids shall be submitted on forms furnished by the <strong>Madison</strong> County Engineer in a sealed<br />
envelope marked “<strong>2023</strong> ASPHALT MATERIALS” on the outside. Sealed bids shall be submitted<br />
to the <strong>Madison</strong> County Commissioners’ Office at the address listed above.<br />
Bid packets may be obtained from the <strong>Madison</strong> County Engineer, 825 US 42 NE, London,<br />
Ohio, 43140 or can be downloaded from http://sharepoint/publicaccess/default.aspx or<br />
under “Notices” on the <strong>Madison</strong> County website at www.co.madison.oh.us. Contact the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Engineer’s Office at 740-852-9404 for more information.<br />
ASPHALT MATERIALS shall conform to the 2016 edition of the Construction and<br />
Materials Specifications of the Ohio Department of Transportation and the attached Supplemental<br />
Specifications. ODOT CMS Section 401.20, Asphalt Binder Price Adjustment<br />
shall not apply.<br />
Bids shall have separate unit prices for all items.<br />
Bids will be for furnishing of materials.<br />
As specified in R.C. 153.54, a bidder (OF CHIP SEAL ASPHALT EMULSIONS ONLY)<br />
must submit a bid guaranty in the form of either:<br />
(1) a bond for the full amount of the bid, or<br />
(2) a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit in the amount of 10% of the bid.<br />
Bidders shall comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.<br />
Bids will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder on each individual item.<br />
The Board of Commissioners of <strong>Madison</strong> County reserves the right to reject any or all bids<br />
and to waive any defects in the bids.<br />
The Notice to Bidders is posted on the Internet and may be viewed on the <strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
web page at: http://sharepoint/publicaccess/default.aspx<br />
By Order of the Board of<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Commissioners<br />
Katie Wiseman, Clerk<br />
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Legal Description:<br />
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Sales subject to cancellation. The deposit required is<br />
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Purchaser shall be responsible for those costs,<br />
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MM JAN. 29, FEB. 5 & 12, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MM<strong>2023</strong>126
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LEGAL NOTICE<br />
In accordance with Section 9.33, et seq., of the Ohio Revised<br />
Code, the <strong>Madison</strong> County Board of Commissioners (Owner)<br />
will receive Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) for Construction<br />
Manager at Risk (CMAR) services associated with the<br />
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North Main Street, London, Ohio 43140. SOQs received after<br />
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The complete RFQ can be obtained from Jacobs (Engineer)<br />
by contacting Mike Flickinger by e-mail at<br />
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Case No. <strong>2023</strong>1008<br />
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a.k.a. Mary Lou Romine Stiverson, a.k.a. Mary<br />
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