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Michael P. Conroy M.D. and Dermatologists
of Central States (DOCS) celebrated
their official opening in London with a ribbon
cutting on April 18.
Conroy is a board certified dermatologist
who specializes in medical and surgical dermatology
with skin pathology. Katie Weldy,
a board certified nurse practitioner, also is
part of the London team.
The staff at DOCS pride themselves on
providing an expert
level of care with an
emphasis on a personalized
experience
for each
patient. They see
adult patients, as well as pediatric patients.
The office, located at 214 Elm St., across
from the Madison County Fairgrounds, is
open Monday through Thursday. Early
morning appointments are available for patients
with work or school conflicts.
Conroy expressed special thanks to Dana
Engle, Cindy Stout, and Ginger Kronk of
Madison Health and to Jon McKanna and
Ashley Good-Wheeler of the Madison
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City hopes for federal funds for new police facility
By Kristy Zurbrick
Madison Editor
The London Police Department hopes to
secure federal funding to help build a new
public safety facility.
The city of London tried twice in 2022 to
pass a local tax levy that included a request
for funding for a new police department.
Those attempts failed. Now, city officials are
waiting to see if they will receive federal
funding for the project.
The office of Ohio Rep. Mike Carey (District
15) submitted a funding request on behalf
of the city to the appropriations
committee. The project is estimated to cost
$12 million. Federal funding, if granted,
would cover at least 55 percent of the cost
with the city covering the rest.
London’s police department project is one and the community as a whole. If the project wanted persons, and the like.
of 15 projects Carey’s office submitted for were to move forward, the new facility “When there’s a hit, the device takes a
consideration this fiscal year for District 15. would be built on Walnut Street.
picture and sends out an alert. We will know
An announcement on which projects received
Nicol had been considering renovation of what the car looks like and what street it
funding is expected late this year. the current building but decided to put that was on at what time,” Nicol said. “It’s going
“Carey’s office was aware of our facility possibility on hold until the federal community
to be a valuable tool, and it’s pretty exciting
and the extreme needs here. They thought
project funding announcement is made. that we can get that here in London.”
it was a viable project to submit,” said London
“Renovation would only fix about 10 percent The police department received a
Police Chief Glenn Nicol.
of our troubles and wouldn’t touch the major $32,100 grant through the National Policing
A professional needs assessment conducted
issues. It would just be a Bandaid,” he said. Institute’s rural violent crime reduction inipartment
in 2021 found the current police de-
License plate readers
tiative. The grant covered the cost of six of
to be very inadequate. Located at At the start of last week, seven license the license plate readers. The department
10 E. First St., the facility’s offices and plate readers went live at fixed spots around used money from its budget to purchase a
garage space are housed in a total of 6,000 London. The devices read license plates and seventh reader.
square feet. The assessment stated that the alert the police department of any matches The grant covers the use of the readers
department needs at least 18,000 square in the National Crime Information Center for two years. At the end of those two years,
feet to adequately meet the safety and service
(NCIC), a database of criminal justice infor-
the police department will determine if they
needs of the staff, the people they serve, mation on stolen property, missing persons, can sustain them into the future.
Dermatology office opens in London
County Chamber of Commerce for their attendance
at the ribbon cutting.
“We have built a tremendous foundation
for success in the community largely because
of these wonderful partnerships,”
Conroy said.
For more information, call (740) 837-
4334 or visit docsdermgroup.com.
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fence at Mason Park repaired, however, the
contractor discovered problems that require
replacement rather than repair of the fence.
The concrete has heaved up in several places
and the vinyl fencing has become brittle.
The parks and recreation committee relies
on private donations because it does not
receive funding from village coffers. The
Messenger photo by Jeff Pfeil
DOCS Dermatology held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new London location on
April 18. Holding the ribbon is Madison Health CEO Dana Engle (left) and DOCS nurse
practitioner Katie Weldy (right). Cutting the ribbon is DOCS dermatologist Michael P.
Conroy M.D.; to his right is DOCS marketing outreach coordinator Diana Rigby. Also on
hand were other representatives of Madison Health and representatives of the city of
London and Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
committee had saved up $10,000 for the
fence repair. The quote to replace the fence
requires another $12,300.
Martin, who chairs the committee, proposed
that council consider taking money
from the village’s general fund to cover the
$12,300. Legislation calling for authorization
of this expenditure will be brought before
council for an emergency vote on May 8.