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<strong>May</strong> 19, <strong>2024</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXIX No. 17<br />
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Fallen World War II pilot to be remembered<br />
Funeral service set<br />
for <strong>May</strong> 25<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
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The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt.<br />
James H. Marrah will be buried in Kirkwood<br />
Cemetery, London, on <strong>May</strong> 25. Marrah was<br />
the co-pilot of a B-24 bomber plane that<br />
crashed due to enemy fire on Aug. 1, 1943,<br />
over Romania. His remains were identified<br />
and accounted for in August 2023.<br />
At long last, the family of U.S. Army Air<br />
Forces 2nd Lt. James H. Marrah has closure.<br />
Nearly 81 years ago, Marrah’s plane<br />
went down over Romania during a bombing<br />
mission in World War II. It wasn’t until this<br />
past August that the London man’s remains<br />
were identified and the Defense POW/MIA<br />
Accounting Agency (DPAA) marked him as<br />
accounted for. His remains will be laid to<br />
rest in London on <strong>May</strong> 25, <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
For James P. Swyers, one of Marrah’s<br />
nephews and his oldest living relative, the<br />
closure brings with it a feeling of release.<br />
“My grandmother (Elizabeth, Marrah’s<br />
mother) tried for 20 years after his plane<br />
went down to find out if he was alive or not<br />
and, if not, to return his remains,” Swyers<br />
said. “She kept the door unlocked in her<br />
house, hoping he would come home. She<br />
kept that going forever, and it was drilled<br />
into us grandkids to do the same.”<br />
Swyers was born in 1949, six years after<br />
his uncle was declared<br />
missing in action. While he never got to meet the man for<br />
whom he is named, Swyers got to know him through the stories his<br />
mother, grandmother, and other relatives would tell.<br />
“He joined the military because he wanted to learn to fly,” he<br />
said. “He really wanted to be a fighter pilot, but he was too tall. He<br />
was 6-1, 182 pounds. Fighter pilots had to be 5-10 or under.”<br />
The family has letters Marrah sent to his mother in which he<br />
describes his adventures in the military, including the acrobatic<br />
moves they had him and his fellow pilots doing in the heavy<br />
bombers.<br />
Marrah received his wings and commission at Lubbock Field,<br />
Texas, on March 20, 1943. He married Kathleen Tope of Springfield<br />
on <strong>May</strong> 26 during a short leave.<br />
That summer, he was serving with the 415th Bombardment<br />
Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air<br />
Force. On Aug. 1, the B-24 Liberator aircraft<br />
on which Marrah was a co-pilot<br />
crashed as a result of enemy anti-aircraft<br />
fire during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the<br />
largest bombing mission against the oil<br />
fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of<br />
Bucharest, Romania. Marrah was 22 years<br />
old.<br />
“They were flying to bomb at 200 feet, got<br />
hit by some flak in the bomb bay which set<br />
a gas tank on fire, setting the whole middle<br />
of the plane on fire. Why they were flying<br />
that low, I don’t know,” Swyers said.<br />
Of the 177 bombers involved in the raid,<br />
Marrah’s plane was one of 51 that failed to<br />
return. The mission succeeded in damaging<br />
the oil refineries but at the cost of hundreds<br />
of U.S. airmen’s lives. Only three of the 10<br />
airmen aboard Marrah’s plane survived. In<br />
1999, two of Marrah’s brothers talked to one<br />
of the survivors and got his recollections on<br />
tape.<br />
Marrah’s remains were not identified following<br />
the war. Remains that could not be<br />
identified were buried as “unknowns” in the<br />
hero section of the Civilian and Military<br />
Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania.<br />
Following the war, the American Graves<br />
Registration Command (AGRC), the organization<br />
that searched for and recovered<br />
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A collection of memorabilia about James H. Marrah includes: (clockwise from top left) a<br />
photo of the plane he co-piloted; his Purple Heart certificate; a photo of him in civilian<br />
clothes; a copy of one of the many letters his mother wrote to the military in her attempts<br />
to find out if he was alive or dead; letters Marrah wrote to family back home plus a letter<br />
from a friend that was scheduled to be delivered the day Marrah’s plane went down; and<br />
a photo of Marrah in his pilot’s uniform.
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LHS team nabs league trophy<br />
New school records<br />
set in 1,600 meters<br />
by London, Alder<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
They’ve done it again.<br />
For the third time in four years, London<br />
High School’s boys’ track team has won the<br />
league title for the Kenton Trail division of<br />
the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC).<br />
The conference championships took place<br />
on <strong>May</strong> 8 and <strong>May</strong> 10 at Benjamin Logan<br />
High School. London scored 155 points to<br />
take first place, followed by Jonathan Alder<br />
with 125 points for second place, and Bellefontaine<br />
with 105 points. The division also includes<br />
Kenton Ridge, Tecumseh, and Urbana.<br />
“We came into it with an underdog mindset,”<br />
said London track coach Joe Montoya,<br />
who ran the numbers ahead of time. “We<br />
were projected to finish second. So, we set a<br />
number of goals and made a game plan for<br />
each individual event.”<br />
The team came up with a mantra which<br />
they repeated throughout the championships:<br />
“Job’s not finished.”<br />
“Even when we took the lead, they kept<br />
that mindset until the 4x400 relay (the last<br />
event),” Montoya said.<br />
He credited the team’s performance in<br />
field events for playing a big part in the victory.<br />
Sophomore Blake Reay leapt 21 feet to<br />
take first place in the long jump, a personal<br />
best for him by more than a foot. Senior<br />
Hunter Canney cleared 5 feet 8 inches to<br />
win the high jump and hit 20-10 in the long<br />
jump for second place. Filling in for a teammate<br />
who couldn’t compete, senior Zach<br />
Jones competed in the high hump for the<br />
first time in over a month; he went 5-6 for<br />
third place. Jones also finished second in the<br />
shot put with a throw of 44 feet 7 inches, a<br />
new personal best by over two feet.<br />
Junior Ben Pridemore nabbed second<br />
place in the discus with a throw of 118 feet<br />
11 inches. He also placed fifth in the shot<br />
Mark Tremayne (center) congratulates local athletes who broke<br />
school records in the 1600-meter run at the Central Buckeye Conference<br />
meet, Kenton Trail Division. His son, Brady (left), ran a<br />
time of 4:23.98 to set a new school record for Jonathan Alder High<br />
School. Cameron Carn (right) ran 4:22.58, a new school record<br />
for London High School. Mark Tremayne held the previous record<br />
for London–4:24.5 set in 1995.<br />
put with a throw of 40-6. Senior Michael Pollock and sophomore<br />
Brody Neal both recorded marks of 11 feet for the pole vault, good<br />
for second place and third place, respectively.<br />
One of the many highlights in the running events came in the<br />
1600-meter run. London sophomore Cameron Carn took first place<br />
with a time of 4:22.58, a new school record. The previous record of<br />
4:24.5 was set by Mark Tremayne in 1995. Tremayne’s son, Brady, a<br />
senior at Jonathan Alder this year, came in third place with a time<br />
of 4:23.98, a new school record at Jonathan Alder. Tremayne was on<br />
hand to congratulate his son and Carn.<br />
London sophomore Stevie Gravely pulled off a surprise victory<br />
in the 400-meter dash (51.52) and placed second in the 200-meter<br />
dash (22.48) behind Jonathan Alder’s Cameron Jewell who was<br />
named CBC Athlete of the Meet.<br />
London’s 4x200-meter relay team took first place with a time of<br />
1:32.54. The team includes Gravely, junior June Turner, senior<br />
Damian Roby, and senior George Weese. The 4x100-meter relay<br />
team placed second with a time of 44.87. The team includes Roby,<br />
Turner, freshman Dreux Prince, and senior Nick Perigo.<br />
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London High School’s boys’ track team celebrates their first-place finish in the Kenton Trail division of the Central<br />
Buckeye Conference.
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Active shooter investigation continues<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
Detectives with the West Jefferson Police<br />
Department are working with the Columbus<br />
Division of Police to collect additional<br />
evidence in an attempt to establish motive<br />
for a shooting incident that took place at the<br />
Amazon fulfillment center in West Jefferson<br />
on <strong>May</strong> 12.<br />
West Jefferson officers were dispatched<br />
to Amazon’s CMH5 building, 6400 State<br />
Rte. 29, at approximately 4:43 p.m. that day<br />
on reports of at least one shot being fired inside<br />
the building. Upon arrival, the officers<br />
and others responding from several agencies<br />
entered the building, looking for threats<br />
and any victims who needed medical aid.<br />
They cleared the building shortly thereafter,<br />
finding no threats. There were no reported<br />
injuries at the scene.<br />
The suspect, who was later identified as<br />
Ali Hamsa Yusuf of Columbus, had left the<br />
scene in a vehicle prior to the officers’ arrival,<br />
going in an unknown direction. He<br />
was a contracted, third-party security guard<br />
at the Amazon CMH5 building.<br />
Not long after he left the building, officers<br />
located him in west Columbus, near the<br />
intersection of Georgesville and Clime<br />
roads. According to police reports, Yusuf exited<br />
his vehicle at that time and opened fire<br />
on the officers, striking one Columbus police<br />
officer. Officers returned fire, and the suspect<br />
was later pronounced dead at Doctors<br />
West Hospital. The wounded officer was<br />
treated at Grant Hospital. His bullet proof<br />
vest is credited with stopping the bullet.<br />
At the scene in West Jefferson, officers<br />
interviewed individuals at the building, including<br />
another security guard who had<br />
called 9-1-1, telling dispatchers the suspect<br />
had tried to execute him.<br />
According to West Jefferson Police Chief<br />
Brandon Smith, the victim said he had been<br />
sitting at his post near the building entrance,<br />
wondering why the suspect was taking<br />
a longer break than usual.<br />
“He said he started thinking what he was<br />
TRACK<br />
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Other second-place finishers included<br />
Carn in the 800-meter run (1:58.13) and Junior<br />
Justin Jackman in the 300-meter hurdles<br />
(43.44).<br />
Junior Marquise McFarlane came in<br />
third in the 110-meter hurdles (16.17). Also<br />
coming in third was the 4x400-meter relay<br />
team (3:32.77)). The team includes Carn,<br />
Turner, Weese, and sophomore Latrell Jackson.<br />
London girls<br />
The girls’ team celebrated a third-place<br />
overall finish, the highest finish they’ve had<br />
at the conference championships in about 10<br />
years. They set some records in the process.<br />
London’s 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter<br />
relay teams set Kenton Trail conference<br />
records with their winning times of 1:49 and<br />
4:09.67, respectively. The same four runners<br />
comprised both teams: junior Andria Pol-<br />
West Jefferson Police Chief Brandon Smith speaks at the Columbus<br />
Division of Police headquarters on <strong>May</strong> 13 to explain the<br />
shooting incident that took place on <strong>May</strong> 12 at the Amazon fulfillment<br />
center in West Jefferson. Shown on the screen behind him<br />
is an image taken from surveillance video. In it, the suspect (left)<br />
is shown aiming a semi-automatic handgun at the back of the<br />
head of the victim. The victim was unharmed as the bullet narrowly<br />
missed his head.<br />
going to do because he didn’t want to leave his post. Then, he heard<br />
shots fired from behind him,” Smith said.<br />
Surveillance video shows the suspect walking up to within about<br />
three feet of the victim, aiming a semiautomatic handgun at the<br />
back of the victim’s head, checking the top rail of the gun, and then<br />
firing a round.<br />
“It just missed the victim’s head,” Smith said,<br />
The victim fell to the ground and started to retreat toward the<br />
back of the building. The video shows the suspect start to follow the<br />
victim, then change direction and leave the building.<br />
Detectives later collected one bullet and one casing, as well as<br />
one live round at the exit. Evidence from the West Jefferson scene<br />
is being submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation<br />
(BCI) in London for further processing. The Columbus Police Department<br />
and BCI are investigating the officer-involved shooting.<br />
Both investigations are ongoing.<br />
In addition to the West Jefferson Police Department, agencies<br />
that responded to the scene in West Jefferson included The <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Sheriff’s Office, Plain City Police Department, London Police<br />
Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Jefferson Township<br />
Fire Department, and Prairie Township Fire Department.<br />
lazek, sophomore Katelyn Duvall, and freshmen Cora Markley and<br />
Cameron Markley.<br />
London’s 4x800-meter relay team placed second with a time of<br />
10:19 and included junior Lily Patterson,<br />
sophomore Bailey Colestock, senior Riley<br />
Colestock, and senior Molly Weese. The<br />
4x100-meter relay team placed third with a<br />
time of 51.55 and included Duvall, Pollazek,<br />
Cora Markley, and senior Carly Ramey.<br />
Pollazek also won the high jump for the<br />
third straight year with a mark of 5-3. Junior<br />
Lillian Finke won the pole vault with a<br />
mark of 11-3.<br />
Cameron Markley placed second in the<br />
400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.98.<br />
Freshmen Lilly Lohrer took third place in<br />
the 100-meter hurdles (16.05).<br />
Bellefontaine finished first in the team<br />
competition with 172 points, followed by<br />
Jonathan Alder with 160 points, and London<br />
with 91 points.<br />
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Proceeds go to<br />
WJ firefighter<br />
We would like to personally thank everyone that attended<br />
and supported our pancake breakfast benefit on April 27. Jefferson<br />
Township Fire Department chose to sponsor Logan<br />
Jester and the Humane Society of <strong>Madison</strong> County for this<br />
event. We are humbled by the generosity extended by our community<br />
that facilitated the largest donation to date.<br />
Initially, we planned to split the donations equally between<br />
the two parties. However, the Humane Society of <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County graciously donated their portion of the proceeds back<br />
to Logan Jester.<br />
Logan joined Tri-County Fire in Mount Sterling on Sept. 1,<br />
2022. He was diagnosed with a very rare form of liver cancer<br />
known as Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma just a few<br />
months later. Due to this being such a rare cancer, Logan must<br />
intermittently travel out of state for certain treatments at a<br />
specialty center. The donations received from the pancake<br />
breakfast will help to offset the ongoing medical and other expenses<br />
associated with his cancer treatments.<br />
As the Humane Society of <strong>Madison</strong> County is a non-profit<br />
organization with many expenses associated with the medical<br />
and nutritional care of the animals, facility upkeep, and much<br />
more, we find this to be an extremely generous gesture. We are<br />
proud to be part of a community that continuously steps up to<br />
support each other.<br />
Please consider continuing to support both the Humane Society<br />
of <strong>Madison</strong> County and Logan Jester. The Humane Society<br />
has a wish-list and options to donate on their website at<br />
www.hsmcohio.org/. Logan Jester’s GoFundMe can be found at<br />
https://gofund.me/91a9279d.<br />
Jefferson Township Firefighters would also like to again<br />
thank our sponsors who help make these events possible: TRG<br />
Maintenance, Schuman’s Meats, and Michael Foods (Bob<br />
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We look forward to seeing our community at our next event.<br />
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The Jefferson Township Fire Department raised $4,500 at<br />
their recent pancake breakfast. The funds are going to Logan<br />
Jester, a fire fighter who is battling a rare form of liver cancer.<br />
On hand for the check presentation were: (from left) fire fighters<br />
Alexander Ratliff, Kaitlyn Wilson, and Avery Salvito, Andy<br />
Jester, Logan Jester, Wendy Jester, and Meg Warner and<br />
Cathy Leistikow of the Humane Society of <strong>Madison</strong> County.<br />
Replace tattered<br />
American flags<br />
As I drive around the London, West Jefferson, and Choctaw<br />
Lake areas, it does my heart good to see all the flag poles displaying<br />
the American flag, also known as “Old Glory.” However, it is very<br />
disappointing and disrespectful at what terrible condition many of<br />
those flags are in: tattered, ripped, torn, etc.<br />
As we approach Memorial Day, please, if your American flag is<br />
damaged, retire it and hopefully replace it with a new one. To correctly<br />
retire an American flag, you can contact any American Legion<br />
Post or Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Additionally, there is<br />
a drop box available in downtown West Jefferson at the corner of<br />
East Main Street (Highway 40) and North Center Street to drop off<br />
your American flag to have it properly retired.<br />
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Support for Oak<br />
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On behalf of all those in <strong>Madison</strong> County who support growing<br />
Ohio’s economy and energy independence, I commend the Ohio<br />
Power Siting Board (OPSB) for their approval of the Oak Run Solar<br />
Project here in <strong>Madison</strong> County. Oak Run will deliver enough energy<br />
to power 170,000 Ohio households while increasing the tax<br />
base in the county. This is especially exciting as a parent because<br />
Jonathan Alder Local Schools, according to the district, will receive<br />
more than $3 million annually to support future renovations, facility<br />
projects, and operations.<br />
In addition, <strong>Madison</strong> County will now be home to one of the leading<br />
agrivoltaic sites in the nation. We have an opportunity to be an<br />
example to the rest of Ohio, and the country, by bringing farming<br />
and renewable energy together. This will enhance the agricultural<br />
activities in the county by providing another option for farmers to<br />
consider in the diversification of their operations.<br />
Furthermore, Oak Run will also expand opportunities for The<br />
Ohio State University students studying agrivoltaics. Within eight<br />
years of operation, at least 70 percent of the farmable project area,<br />
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MARRAH<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
fallen American personnel, disinterred all<br />
American remains from the Bolovan Cemetery<br />
for identification. The AGRC was unable<br />
to identify more than 80 unknowns<br />
from Bolovan Cemetery, and those remains<br />
were then interred at Ardennes American<br />
Cemetery and Henri-Chapelle American<br />
Cemetery, both in Belgium.<br />
In 2017, DPAA began exhuming unknowns<br />
believed to be associated with unaccounted-for<br />
airmen from Operation<br />
TIDAL WAVE losses. These remains were<br />
sent to the DPAA Laboratory for examination<br />
and identification.<br />
To identify Marrah’s remains, scientists<br />
from DPAA used anthropological analysis,<br />
as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally,<br />
scientists from the Armed Forces<br />
Medical Examiner System used DNA analysis.<br />
Swyers, Marrah’s sister Florence<br />
(Swyers’s mother), and one of Marrah’s<br />
Morris, Steven H., age 72, of West<br />
Jefferson, Ohio passed away on <strong>May</strong> 13,<br />
<strong>2024</strong>. He was born on <strong>May</strong> 21, 1951 in<br />
Columbus, Ohio to the late Herbert and<br />
Edythe (Archey) Morris.<br />
Steven leaves behind his daughters<br />
Stephanie (Aaron) Leeth and Kari Holmes.<br />
Also surviving is granddaughter <strong>Madison</strong><br />
Holmes.<br />
Steven was a member of the VFW Post 7005<br />
in West Jefferson. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,<br />
trap shooting and being outdoors.<br />
A celebration of life service for Steven will<br />
be held at a later date.<br />
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brothers, Richard, had contributed DNA<br />
samples for testing. Florence’s DNA was a<br />
strong match, helping to make the positive<br />
identification.<br />
Marrah was deemed accounted for on<br />
Aug. 3, 2023, almost 80 years to the day his<br />
plane went down. Earlier this year, DPAA<br />
representatives arranged for a Zoom call<br />
with many of Marrah’s relatives during<br />
which they shared their findings, explained<br />
their process, and asked the family their<br />
wishes for burial of the remains.<br />
“He could have been buried at Arlington<br />
Cemetery (in Arlington, Virginia) where his<br />
brother, John, is buried, but we decided to<br />
keep him local He will be buried next to his<br />
mother and sister,” Swyers said.<br />
Arrangements were made to fly Marrah’s<br />
remains to the Columbus, Ohio, airport on<br />
<strong>May</strong> 17 and for Lynch Family Funeral<br />
Home to transport the casket from the airport<br />
to the funeral home in London.<br />
MARRAH<br />
Second Lieutenant James Hudson Marrah<br />
was born on Jan. 9, 1921, and gave his<br />
life for his county on Aug. 1, 1943. A graduate<br />
of London High School in London, Ohio,<br />
he was the oldest of seven children in the<br />
Marrah family and has been remembered as<br />
a hero to us all. Eighty years and two days<br />
after the B-24 bomber he was co-piloting<br />
was shot down, his remains were identified<br />
by a team of medical specialists serving the<br />
families of all military personnel missing in<br />
action.<br />
James entered the military on Feb. 17,<br />
1941. He served in the United States Army<br />
Air Force, 415th Bombardment Squadron,<br />
98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force<br />
and was the co-pilot of the B-24 Liberator<br />
bomber Yentu. 2LT Marrah fearlessly undertook<br />
his mission in Operation Tidal<br />
Wave to target the oil refineries of Ploesti,<br />
Romania (referred to by some as “Hitler’s<br />
gas stations”), on Aug. 1, 1943. The goal of<br />
the mission was to cripple the crucial supply<br />
of oil and fuel from the Ploesti oil fields that<br />
supplied the German war machine. His unwavering<br />
courage and dedication to duty exemplified<br />
the highest ideals of service to<br />
country. In the face of danger, 2LT Marrah’s<br />
sacrifice and commitment to defend his<br />
country has stood as a beacon of bravery to<br />
his family, country, and all who knew him.<br />
It was the heroic effort of James and his<br />
co-pilot, Lt. Edward McGuire, to continue<br />
flying a heavily damaged airplane that allowed<br />
three men to bail out and survive the<br />
B-24 crash. Robert Rans, one of the survivors<br />
who met with family members in<br />
1999, confirmed the effort of “Jimmy’s last<br />
dying gasp” to increase the altitude enough<br />
for Rans to parachute to the ground safely,<br />
a shining example of one of many reasons<br />
James was a hero. Rans credited Jimmy<br />
and Lt. McGuire with the gift of his long<br />
and happy life after Aug. 1, 1943.<br />
The awards and decorations Marrah<br />
earned included the Distinguished Flying<br />
Calling hours are set for 11:30 a.m. to<br />
12:30 p.m. <strong>May</strong> 25 at the London Community<br />
Center, 60 S. Walnut St., London., with<br />
the service immediately following. Todd<br />
Marrah, one of Marrah’s nephews, will officiate.<br />
The service is open to the public.<br />
Burial will follow in Kirkwood Cemetery,<br />
London. (See the full obituary on page 6.)<br />
Swyers, who lives in London, said nearly<br />
60 relatives from around the country plan<br />
to be present. Among them are his brother,<br />
Tom, who lives in Newport, and his sister,<br />
Melissa, who lives just outside of London,<br />
both in <strong>Madison</strong> County.<br />
Barb Lynch said she has received many<br />
calls at the funeral home from veterans organizations<br />
and other groups that plan to<br />
send representatives to the services.<br />
“I’m glad I was still alive when this happened.<br />
He was my namesake,” Swyers said,<br />
adding that he wishes it had been possible<br />
when Marrah’s older relatives were still<br />
obituaries<br />
Cross (Posthumous), Purple Heart (Posthumous),<br />
American Defense Service Medal,<br />
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign<br />
Medal and three Bronze Service<br />
Stars, World War II Victory Medal, Presidential<br />
Unit Citation with a Bronze Oak<br />
Leaf Cluster, and U.S. Army Force Pilot<br />
Wings.<br />
He was survived at the time of his death<br />
by: his parents, Patrick Ambrose and Elizabeth<br />
(Fadre) Marrah; his wife, Kathleen<br />
“Kay” (Tope) Marrah; sister, Marianna<br />
Flynn (Edward); brother, William (Penny);<br />
sister, Florence Swyers (George); brother,<br />
John (Priscilla); brother, Richard (Patricia);<br />
and brother, Robert (Jayne). Jayne Marrah<br />
is the only living member of that generation.<br />
His surviving family includes many<br />
nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grandnephews,<br />
great-grand-nieces, and greatgrand-nephews,<br />
who never had the honor<br />
and pleasure to meet him, but have always<br />
been inspired by him. James’s family has<br />
long awaited the day he would return and<br />
celebrates his homecoming — mission accomplished.<br />
The family wishes to thank the U.S. military,<br />
specifically the Defense POW/MIA Accounting<br />
Agency and the Past Reparations<br />
Branch, for not giving up on identifying and<br />
returning casualties of war home to their<br />
families. Specifically, the family is grateful<br />
for the return of 2LT James H. Marrah, a<br />
decorated war hero whose remains are returning<br />
to be buried in his hometown of<br />
London, Ohio, on <strong>May</strong> 25, <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
The family invites friends to call at the<br />
London Community Center, 60 S. Walnut<br />
St., London, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m,<br />
with a funeral service to immediately follow.<br />
Interment to follow at Kirkwood Cemetery.<br />
To enter the parking lot located behind the<br />
community center, we ask that you use the<br />
entrance off School Street or First Street. If<br />
you will not be participating in the procession<br />
to the cemetery, there will be parking<br />
available behind the Community Center<br />
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alive, especially his mother.<br />
“Hopefully, when she passed on, if religion<br />
is right, she got to see her son again,”<br />
Swyers said.<br />
The Department of the Army bestowed<br />
awards and decorations to Marrah posthumously,<br />
including the Purple Heart and the<br />
Distinguished Flying Cross. He also earned<br />
the American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle<br />
Eastern Campaign<br />
Medal with three Bronze Service Stars,<br />
World War II Victory Medal, Presidential<br />
Unit Citation with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster,<br />
and U.S. Army Air Force Pilot Wings.<br />
Marrah’s name is recorded on the<br />
Tablets of the Missing at the Florence<br />
American Cemetery, an American Battle<br />
Monuments Commission site in Impruneta,<br />
Italy, along with others still missing from<br />
World War II. A rosette will be placed next<br />
to his name to indicate he has been accounted<br />
for.<br />
and also at Lynch Family Funeral Home,<br />
124 E. High St., London.<br />
BLACK<br />
Ronald J. Black, 78, of London, Ohio,<br />
died on <strong>May</strong> 11, <strong>2024</strong>, in Doctors Hospital,<br />
Columbus. Born on July 31, 1945, in<br />
Danville, Kentucky, he was a son of J.B. and<br />
Mattie (Dudderar) Black.<br />
Ron was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving<br />
stateside during the Vietnam War. He<br />
had a bachelor’s degree from Berea College<br />
in Berea, Kentucky, where he was a student<br />
weaver and met his future wife, Nell Rose<br />
Turner. He then earned a master’s degree<br />
from Eastern Kentucky University. In 1978,<br />
he moved his family to Ohio when he took a<br />
job as an instructor at the Ohio Peace Officer<br />
Training Academy, retiring in 2004. He<br />
was a member of the Buckeye State Sheriff’s<br />
Association and a longtime member of Trinity<br />
Episcopal Church in London.<br />
A loving and devoted father, he leaves<br />
behind: his two daughters, Virginia<br />
(Charles) Potts of South Vienna, Ohio, and<br />
Sara (Phil) Newell of London, Ohio; grandchildren,<br />
Arianne Potts, Kevin Potts, Lauren<br />
Boyd (Fiancé Iain McCormick), and<br />
Natalie Boyd; great-grandson, Oliver Mc-<br />
Cormick; brothers, Jerry (Vicki) Black of<br />
Lexington, Kentucky, and Charlie (Judy)<br />
Black of Lancaster, Kentucky; sister, Sheila<br />
Black of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; several<br />
nieces and nephews; and close friends,<br />
Aaron and Kay Stephens.<br />
He was preceded in death by: his parents<br />
and, in 2023, by his wife, Nell Rose Black.<br />
Calling hours and funeral services were<br />
held on <strong>May</strong> 16 in Trinity Episcopal Church<br />
with Father George Glazier officiating. Memorials<br />
in Ron’s name may be made to:<br />
Trinity Episcopal Church, 10 E. Fourth St.,<br />
London, OH 43140.<br />
The family was served by Eberle-Fisher<br />
Funeral Home and Crematory, London.<br />
Condolences for the family may be sent to<br />
www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com.
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Honoring Memorial Day<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
Memorial Day ceremonies are taking place<br />
in communities across <strong>Madison</strong> County.<br />
• Range Township.<br />
Range Township will hold Memorial Day<br />
services at 3 p.m. <strong>May</strong> 26, the day before<br />
Memorial Day, at Range Township Cemetery.<br />
There will be a guest speaker. Readings<br />
and vocal performances are planned.<br />
• South Solon<br />
The South Solon Community Organization<br />
will hold a Memorial Day parade at 2<br />
p.m. <strong>May</strong> 27 to honor fallen soldiers for their<br />
commitment to the country and their legacy<br />
of patriotism and sacrifice.<br />
The Springfield detachment of the Marine<br />
Corps League will lead the parade, followed<br />
by the <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains Marching<br />
Band led by Shannon Cole. The parade will<br />
step off from Community Park and progress<br />
to South Solon Cemetery where a short ceremony<br />
will take place.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Joseph Haney will recognize veteran<br />
Michelle Sullivan as the parade grand<br />
marshal. Rev. Bill Benner will speak. The<br />
Marines will perform a 21-gun salute and<br />
“Taps.”<br />
• Plain City<br />
The Village of Plain City and Plain City<br />
American Legion Post 248 are hosting Memorial<br />
Day services on <strong>May</strong> 27. The celebration<br />
begins with a parade forming at 9 a.m.<br />
at Pastime Park. Step-off is at 10 a.m.<br />
The parade will proceed south on Chillicothe<br />
Street, make a stop at Darby Township<br />
Cemetery, then continue south to<br />
Cemetery Pike. Wreaths will be dropped<br />
into Darby Creek from the Cemetery Pike<br />
bridge before the parade moves on to Forest<br />
Grove Cemetery where the main ceremony<br />
will take place.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Jodi Carney will give the welcome.<br />
The Jonathan Alder High School<br />
band will perform. A moment of silence will<br />
be observed for prisoners of war and military<br />
personnel who are missing in action.<br />
The guest speaker<br />
is LTC (retired) Carl<br />
Ey of the U.S. Army.<br />
Ey was born into a<br />
military family. His<br />
father was a prisoner<br />
of war in World War<br />
II and a retired soldier,<br />
and his older<br />
brother Bruce is a<br />
Vietnam veteran.<br />
Carl Ey<br />
In 1988, Ey accepted a regular Army<br />
commission to embark on a 22-year career<br />
that took him to Korea, Egypt, Somalia, all<br />
over Europe, Kuwait, and Iraq. He was on<br />
site at the Pentagon on 9-11, approximately<br />
90 minutes after the disaster took place and<br />
supported the recovery mission on site for<br />
two months.<br />
Ey served on the Armed Forces Inaugural<br />
Committee during the “handing had<br />
election,” and he served as a military escort<br />
for President Ronald Reagan’s physician<br />
when the country honored Reagan’s passing.<br />
Ey retired in 2010 as a Department of<br />
Defense spokesperson. Ey is originally from<br />
Connecticut. He and his family moved to<br />
Plain City in January 2023.<br />
• London<br />
American Legion Post 105 will hold a<br />
Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. <strong>May</strong> 27<br />
at the veterans memorial located on the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Courthouse lawn in London.<br />
There will be a guest speaker. A gun<br />
salute and “Taps” will end the ceremony.<br />
The public is welcome to attend.<br />
On <strong>May</strong> 15, area veterans placed flags on<br />
veterans’ graves at the following cemeteries:<br />
Big Plain, Deercreek-Lafayette, Kirkwood,<br />
Oak Hill, Paint Township, Range, St.<br />
Patrick, and Somerford.<br />
• Mount Sterling<br />
Mount Sterling American Legion Post<br />
417 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at<br />
10 a.m. <strong>May</strong> 27 at Pleasant Cemetery.<br />
Those who plan to participate are asked to<br />
assemble at the cemetery at 9:30. The <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains<br />
High School band will perform.<br />
Wes Pierce, Post 417 commander, will say a<br />
few words. Following the ceremony at the<br />
cemetery, a short service will take place at<br />
Veterans Memorial Park across from Mount<br />
Sterling Town Hall.<br />
Prior to Memorial Day, Legion members<br />
will place flags on veterans’ graves at 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>May</strong> 23 at the cemetery. The public is invited<br />
to help.<br />
• West Jefferson<br />
American Legion<br />
Post 201 and Veterans<br />
of Foreign Wars<br />
Post 7005 and their<br />
auxiliaries invite the<br />
public to attend a<br />
Memorial Day ceremony<br />
at 12 p.m. <strong>May</strong><br />
Charles Stenner<br />
27 at Pleasant Hill<br />
Cemetery, West Jefferson.<br />
The Legion’s honor guard will provide<br />
a three-volley salute with rifles. The<br />
VFW will provide the color guard.<br />
Lieut. Gen. (retired) Charles E. Stenner<br />
Jr. is the guest speaker. Stenner graduated<br />
from Jonathan Alder High School in 1968<br />
and the College of Wooster in 1972. He was<br />
commissioned as a second lieutenant upon<br />
completing Officer Training School in 1973.<br />
He served in various operational and staff<br />
assignments, including duty as an F-4 pilot,<br />
an A-10 instructor pilot and operations officer,<br />
and an F-16 pilot. He commanded four<br />
operations groups and two fighter wings.<br />
He was a command pilot with more than<br />
3,500 flying hours in the F-4, A-10, and F-<br />
16.<br />
Stenner served as chief of the Air Force<br />
Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,<br />
Washington, D.C., and commander of the<br />
Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air<br />
Force Base, Georgia. As chief of the Air<br />
Force Reserve, he served as principal adviser<br />
on Reserve matters to the Air Force<br />
chief of staff. As commander of the Air Force<br />
Reserve Command, he had full responsibility<br />
for the supervision of all U.S. Air Force<br />
Reserve units around the world.
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West Jeff Senior Center plans bingo and craft day<br />
The Jeffersonian Senior Citizens Center is<br />
located at 174 E. Main St., West Jefferson.<br />
Membership costs $10 per year.<br />
• White Elephant Bingo and Luncheon.<br />
This free event is planned for <strong>May</strong> 21, 12-2<br />
p.m. Participants must be at least 50 years old.<br />
Bring an item you no longer want or purchase<br />
a gift valued at $10 or less. The senior center<br />
and Pat’s Pizza & Pub are sponsoring the<br />
luncheon. Maddie Lightfoot from Arbors<br />
West is the bingo caller. Gifts include certificates<br />
donated by Whit’s Frozen Custard,<br />
Todd’s Pizza Restaurant, and McDonald’s.<br />
Seating is limited to 38.<br />
• Craft Day. Artist Belinda Ewing will lead<br />
a class on finger painting “Birds on a Wire” on<br />
<strong>May</strong> 28, 12-2 p.m. The center will provide all<br />
supplies, including an 8x10 canvas and paints.<br />
The cost for members is $6. The cost for nonmembers<br />
is $8. Participants must be at least 50<br />
years old. No children are permitted. Seating<br />
is limited to 45 people. Reservations are required.<br />
Text or leave a message at (614) 578-<br />
1105 by <strong>May</strong> 24.
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The Mount Sterling Plains and <strong>Madison</strong>-<br />
Plains annual alumni banquet is set for June<br />
8 at the Mount Sterling Community Center,<br />
164 E. Main St. Check-in starts at 5 p.m. Dinner,<br />
catered by Ben & Joy’s, starts at 6 p.m.<br />
Reservations are due by <strong>May</strong> 31. Make<br />
checks payable to: Mt. Sterling Plains/<strong>Madison</strong>-Plains<br />
Alumni Association. Mail checks<br />
to: Kathy Endres, 281 New St., Mount Sterling,<br />
OH 43143. For more information, email<br />
Kathy at pendres@columbus.rr.com.<br />
• Monroe Alumni Banquet<br />
The Monroe Alumni Banquet will take<br />
place on June 15, 4-8 p.m., at Monroe Elementary<br />
School, 5000 State Rte. 38 NW, London<br />
(Plumwood). The social hour will starts<br />
at 4 p.m. Der Dutchman will serve a buffet<br />
dinner at 5 p.m. Members of the Monroe Winners<br />
4-H Club will help with serving the meal.<br />
The cost of reservations is $22. Reservations<br />
are due by <strong>May</strong> 31 to: Ron Smith, 8340 Lucas<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 20–8:30 a.m., indoor walking and exercise<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 21–9 a.m.-3 p.m., quilting; 10 a.m.-<br />
12 p.m., bowling; 4-7 p.m., euchre, billiards,<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 22–8:30 a.m., indoor walking and exercise<br />
class; 9 a.m., chair volleyball; 12 p.m.,<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 23–9 a.m., chair volleyball<br />
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class; 9 a.m., painting class; 10 a.m., hand<br />
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Exercise is an important component of a<br />
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Moderate-intensity physical activity gets<br />
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• Mowing the lawn with a power mower<br />
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Hughes picked to fill Mt. Sterling council seat<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
A relatively new Mount Sterling<br />
resident is now a member of village<br />
council.<br />
On <strong>May</strong> 13, council’s sitting five<br />
members voted unanimously to appoint<br />
Barry Hughes to fill the seat<br />
previously held by William Tilley<br />
who resigned last month. Hughes<br />
will serve out Tilley’s term which Barry Hughes<br />
expires on Dec. 31, 2025.<br />
Hughes was one of two individuals who expressed interest<br />
in the position. Jacob Keever was the other. Both<br />
men were interviewed in executive session at the <strong>May</strong> 13<br />
council meeting. Hughes was sworn in after the meeting.<br />
Hughes moved from Galloway to Mount Sterling a<br />
little over a year ago. He wasted no time in getting involved<br />
with the community, working as a poll worker<br />
for the <strong>Madison</strong> County Board of Elections and serving<br />
on three council committees—nuisance and abatement,<br />
records retention, and planning.<br />
“I’ve been going to the (council) meetings for almost<br />
a whole year. I’m retired now. It’s a way to give back to<br />
the community,” Hughes said about his decision to<br />
throw his hat in the ring for the vacant council seat.<br />
Describing himself as fiscally conservative, the new<br />
council member said his general goal is to make sure<br />
the village is prepared for the future with adequate systems<br />
in place and the financial resources to cover the<br />
associated expenses.<br />
Hughes is originally from Groveport. He graduated<br />
from Groveport <strong>Madison</strong> High School and attended<br />
Eastland Career Center to study electricity. He worked<br />
as an electrician for 40 years, retiring in 2022. As a<br />
hobby, he cleans military veterans’ gravestones, primarily<br />
markers from the Civil War era.<br />
Hughes’s first council meeting as a council member<br />
will be June 10.<br />
New service department position<br />
Council voted 5-0 to abolish the position of village<br />
administrator and create the position of village service<br />
supervisor.<br />
Tom Byrne, Mount Sterling’s former village administrator,<br />
resigned at the end of February. He had served<br />
in the position since August 2022. The position sat vacant<br />
over the last two-and-a-half months as village leaders<br />
discussed how to move forward.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Andy Drake recommended to council that the<br />
village adjust the service department positions to have<br />
more “boots on the ground” workers. While the new village<br />
service supervisor will advise the administration<br />
on such items as budget needs, they will be engaged primarily<br />
in direct response to day-to-day service needs<br />
rather than administrative tasks.<br />
Now, instead of a village administrator and two service<br />
workers, the department is comprised of a village<br />
service supervisor, a service worker 2, and a service<br />
worker 1. The graded setup creates a structure that allows<br />
for promotions within the department, Drake said.<br />
He noted, too, that the changes will result in returning<br />
between $3,000 and $4,000 to the budget.<br />
Council voted 5-0 to authorize Drake to appoint<br />
George Anderson to the position of village service supervisor.<br />
Anderson was already on staff as a service<br />
worker. His new position comes with a pay raise.<br />
“George has been with us for quite some time. He clearly has the<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 20—9 a.m.-12 p.m., indoor open play pickleball<br />
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4:30-5:30 p.m., Take Off Pounds Sensibly<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 22—9 a.m.-12 p.m., indoor open play pickleball<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 25—10 a.m.-3 p.m., sewing for all ages and abilities;<br />
<strong>May</strong> 26—7-8:30 p.m., HEAT training (plyometrics/speed and<br />
agility) for grades K-12. Free (food drive donation items welcomed).<br />
Produce Market–Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.<br />
Summer Youth Program–June 3-Aug. 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., contact<br />
center for details.<br />
Summer Lunch for Kids<br />
First Baptist Church 250 Toland St., London, is hosting its Summer<br />
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from <strong>May</strong> 30 to Aug. 8. Children will receive a grab-and-go sack<br />
lunch plus snacks for later. Call (740) 852-2580 for details.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong>-Plains Special Meeting<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains school board will hold a special meeting on<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22 at 7 p.m. at the high school. The purpose of the meeting is<br />
to have a discussion and engage with the community in a conversation<br />
about facilities options for the school<br />
district. The district is working to provide<br />
child care on-site during the meeting.<br />
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London Public Library, is located at 20<br />
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• Toddler Time. Ages 0-3 are invited to<br />
engage in stories, songs, and finger-plays<br />
<strong>May</strong> 21, 10-10:30 a.m.<br />
• Preschool Storytime. Ages 3-6 are invited<br />
to engage in stories, songs, fingerplays,<br />
and a weekly letter activity on <strong>May</strong><br />
21, 11-11:45 a.m. Pre-schoolers can practice<br />
the alphabet with a letter activity after the<br />
regular storytime.<br />
• DIY Terrariums. On <strong>May</strong> 21 from 6 to 8<br />
p.m., the <strong>Madison</strong> County Master Gardeners<br />
will give a brief explanation of terrariums<br />
and their care, then attendees will<br />
choose planters, plants, and decorations to<br />
make their own terrariums. The Master<br />
Gardeners will provide all the supplies for<br />
this program, but feel free to bring your own<br />
trinkets. This program is for ages 12 and<br />
older. Registration is required.<br />
• Teen Advisory Board. The board will<br />
meet <strong>May</strong> 22, 6-7 p.m. The board helps to<br />
plan library events for teens. Interested in<br />
joining? Visit the library to fill out a form or<br />
learn more by calling (740) 852-9543.<br />
• Paws for Reading. Register your child<br />
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Maggie, a certified therapy dog. Time slots<br />
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Have a book picked out and ready to read<br />
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Mount Sterling Library<br />
Mount Sterling Public Library is located<br />
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• Ladies Night Out Movie. Ladies are invited<br />
to watch “Ordinary Angels” (PG) on<br />
the library’s big screen on <strong>May</strong> 20. Doors<br />
open at 6:30 p.m. Bring a potluck dish. The<br />
library provides pizza, popcorn, cold drinks,<br />
and flavored coffees. RSVP by calling the library<br />
or texting Melissa at (614) 315-7939.<br />
• Closed. The library will be closed for<br />
Memorial Day on <strong>May</strong> 27.<br />
• Around Town Book Club. The group<br />
will discuss “Tom Lake” by Ann Pratchett<br />
on March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Tinapple home,<br />
9530 West Jefferson-Kiousville Rd., London.<br />
Refreshments will be served. A game<br />
or other activity will follow the book discussion.<br />
For details, contact Melissa at (614)<br />
315-7939.<br />
• Library Lockers in Midway. Residents<br />
can reserve library materials through the library’s<br />
website and pick them up at lockers<br />
now located in Midway/Sedalia.<br />
Plain City Library<br />
Plain City Public Library is located at<br />
305 W. Main St. and online at<br />
www.plaincitylib.org. Call (614) 873-4912.<br />
• All Ages Storytime. Mondays, 10:30-<br />
11 a.m. For ages 6 and younger.<br />
• Board of Trustees. The library board<br />
will meet on <strong>May</strong> 20 at 6:30 p.m.<br />
• Ukulele Club. The club meets the third<br />
Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The next<br />
session is <strong>May</strong> 20. The meet-up is for players<br />
of any or no skill level. The library has<br />
a limited number of ukuleles and music<br />
stands; bring your own, if possible.<br />
• Lego Building Club. Youngsters are invited<br />
to build and create with Legos on <strong>May</strong><br />
25 between 10 and 11:30 a.m.<br />
• Closed. The library will be closed <strong>May</strong><br />
27 for Memorial Day.<br />
• Storytime at the Park. These sessions,<br />
aimed at ages 6 and younger, will take place<br />
on Wednesdays this summer from 10:30 to<br />
11 a.m. Pick up a storytime kit (contains<br />
scarves, shakers, beanbags, and other manipulatives),<br />
while supplies last.
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xLegal Notices<br />
Sale of Real Estate<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
Foreclosure Auction<br />
Case# CV 20230241<br />
U.S. Bank Trust National Association<br />
vs<br />
Weaver, Beverly I, et al.<br />
The description of the property to be sold is as<br />
follows:<br />
Property Address:<br />
14620 State Route 56 Southeast, Mount Sterling,<br />
<strong>Madison</strong>, OH 43143<br />
Legal Description:<br />
Full Legal Listed on Public Website; Parcel Number:<br />
17-00577.001.<br />
Bidding will be available only on www.Auction.com<br />
opening on <strong>May</strong> 28, <strong>2024</strong>, <strong>2024</strong> at 10:00 a.m. for a<br />
minimum of 7 days.<br />
Property may be sold on a provisional sale date<br />
should the third party purchaser fail to provide their<br />
deposit within the allotted time.<br />
Provisional Sale Date: June 11 <strong>2024</strong> at 10:00 a.m.<br />
Sales subject to cancellation. The deposit required is<br />
$5,000.00 to be paid by wire transfer within 2 hours<br />
of 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<br />
are insufficient to cover.<br />
To view all sale details and terms for this property visit<br />
ww.Auction.com and enter the Search Code:<br />
CV 20230241 into the search bar.<br />
MM MAY 12, 19 & 26, <strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>226<br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
The London City Council will be<br />
conducting a public hearing at the regular<br />
meeting on June 6, <strong>2024</strong>, at 6:30 p.m.,<br />
in City Council Chambers,<br />
located at 20 South Walnut Street, London.<br />
RESOLUTION 126-24 Sponsored by: Andrew<br />
Hitt A RESOLUTION adopting the recommendations<br />
of the Planning Commission.<br />
Kris Miller<br />
London City Council Clerk<br />
MM MAY 5, 12 & 19, <strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>222<br />
The city is seeking CONCRETE CONTRACTS<br />
to install ADA compliant ramps at all intersections<br />
in the city of London. Project not to<br />
exceed $204,000.<br />
Project information can be received at the<br />
Administration office – 20 S. Walnut St Suite<br />
100 – or by emailing<br />
admin@londonohio.gov<br />
Accepting bids through June 4th, 12pm.<br />
Bid opening 12:01pm same day, June 4th.<br />
Sealed bids can be dropped off at City Hall,<br />
20 S. Walnut St, Suite 100.<br />
MM MAY 19 & 26, <strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>227<br />
NOTICE OF SALE Under Judgment of<br />
Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes<br />
In the Common Pleas Court of <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio<br />
Stacy L. McKenzie, Treasurer <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio, Plaintiff<br />
vs.<br />
Kathy Holden, et al., Defendants<br />
Case No. CVE20160204<br />
Whereas judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for<br />
taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs as follows:<br />
PPN: 04-00705.00 and 04-00705.999<br />
Address of Property: 155 Church Street, Plain City, Ohio 43064<br />
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of <strong>Madison</strong> and Village of Plain City, and further<br />
described in the Official Record Volume 20, Page 95, in the <strong>Madison</strong> County Recorder’s<br />
Office, <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio.<br />
Last known owner: Lloyd G. Holden and Kathy A. Holden<br />
Amount of Judgment: Eleven Thousand Four Hundred and One Dollars and Forty-<br />
Two Cents ($11,401.42); plus any other taxes, penalities, interest, assessments and<br />
costs that may be due and payable by the date of the sale of the real property described<br />
herein;<br />
Whereas, such judgment orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to<br />
satisfy the total amount of such judgment plus any other taxes, penalties, interest,<br />
assessments and costs that may be due and payable by the date of the sale of the<br />
real property described herein;<br />
Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, John R. Swaney, Sheriff of <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County, Ohio, will sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest<br />
bidder of an amount that equals at least $7,500.00 at 10:00 a.m. on Realauction.com,<br />
on Friday, the 7th day of June, <strong>2024</strong>. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it<br />
shall be offered for sale, under the same conditions of the first sale and at the same<br />
time of day at the same place on Friday, the 21st day of June, <strong>2024</strong>, for an amount<br />
that equals at least $7,500.00.<br />
All properties sold at Sheriff’s Sale is on an “as-is” basis and has no warranty or guarantee.<br />
The Treasurer nor the Sheriff are liable for the condition of the property.<br />
John R. Swaney, Sheriff<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio<br />
MM MAY 12, 19 & 26, <strong>2024</strong><br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
The London City Council will be<br />
conducting a public hearing at the<br />
regular meeting on June 20, <strong>2024</strong>, at<br />
6:30 p.m., in City Council Chambers,<br />
located at<br />
20 South Walnut Street, London.<br />
RESOLUTION 137-24 Sponsored by:<br />
TBD A RESOLUTION adopting the recommendations<br />
of the planning commission.<br />
GC Squared LLC, London Landing Phase<br />
III, Parcel # 31-02033.000, 70 lots.<br />
Kris Miller<br />
London City Council Clerk<br />
MM MAY 19,<strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>231<br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>225<br />
NOTICE OF SALE Under Judgment of<br />
Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes<br />
In the Common Pleas Court of <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio<br />
Stacy L. McKenzie, Treasurer <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio, Plaintiff<br />
vs.<br />
Derrick A.S. Pollard, et al., Defendants<br />
Case No. CVE20160195<br />
Whereas judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for<br />
taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs as follows:<br />
PPN: 29-00646.000<br />
Address of Property: 3725 State Ohio Road, London, OH 43140<br />
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of <strong>Madison</strong> and City of London, and further described<br />
in the Official Record Volume 269, Page 2547, in the <strong>Madison</strong> County<br />
Recorder’s Office, <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio.<br />
Last known owner: Derrick A.S. Pollard<br />
Amount of Judgment: Two Thousand Four Hundred and Seven Dollars and Ninety-<br />
Five Cents ($2,407.95); plus any other taxes, penalities, interest, assessments and costs<br />
that may be due and payable by the date of the sale of the real property described<br />
herein;<br />
Whereas, such judgment orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to<br />
satisfy the total amount of such judgment plus any other taxes, penalties, interest,<br />
assessments and costs that may be due and payable by the date of the sale of the<br />
real property described herein;<br />
Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, John R. Swaney, Sheriff of <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County, Ohio, will sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest<br />
bidder of an amount that equals at least $3,000.00 at 10:00 a.m. on Realauction.com<br />
on Friday, the 7th day of June, <strong>2024</strong>. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it<br />
shall be offered for sale, under the same conditions of the first sale and at the same<br />
time of day at the same place on Friday, the 21st day of June, <strong>2024</strong>, for an amount<br />
that equals at least $3,000.00.<br />
All properties sold at Sheriff’s Sale is on an “as-is” basis and has no warranty or guarantee.<br />
The Treasurer nor the Sheriff are liable for the condition of the property.<br />
John R. Swaney, Sheriff<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio<br />
MM MAY 12, 19 & 26, <strong>2024</strong><br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
Notice is hereby given that the Village<br />
of Mount Sterling Board of Zoning and<br />
Appeals Committee will hold a public<br />
hearing on Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 28, <strong>2024</strong> - 6:00<br />
pm at 1 South London Street, Mount<br />
Sterling, OH 43143 to hear the following<br />
case(s):<br />
Applicant; Lucas Varney is requesting a<br />
variance for a 6-foot privacy fence in<br />
zone A at 488 Wingate Place.<br />
For information on the above case(s)<br />
please contact Tom Hale at<br />
614-379-5250<br />
MM MAY 19, <strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>232<br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>224<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
Notice is hereby given that a hearing regarding the<br />
Mid-Ohio Water and Sewer District’s Petition to<br />
Amend the Original Petition in order to:<br />
(1) incorporate the City of London to the territory of<br />
the District; (2) to change the organizational structure<br />
of the Board of Trustees of the District allowing the City<br />
to appoint two (2) additional Board Members to such<br />
Board; and, (3) to transfer from the City to the District<br />
all water and sewer facilities of the City, including the<br />
operations and management of such facilities, as well<br />
as all City water and sewer employees, assets, and<br />
debts.<br />
This hearing will be held before the Honorable<br />
Judge Eamon P. Costello, Court of Common Pleas<br />
of <strong>Madison</strong> County, Ohio, and the Honorable Judge<br />
Don W. Fraser, Court of Common Pleas of Union<br />
County, Ohio, on the 21st day of June, <strong>2024</strong> at 9:00<br />
a.m. at the Court of Common Pleas of <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County at 1 N. Main Street, London, Ohio 43140.<br />
MM MAY 12, 19, 26 & JUNE 2, <strong>2024</strong><br />
MM<strong>2024</strong>223
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xClassified Services<br />
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HELP WANTED<br />
Kings Kids Daycare<br />
in Grove City is hiring Fun,<br />
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MISCELLANEOUS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
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6/2 M<br />
WANT TO BUY<br />
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FARM.<br />
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John Deere Diesel 950<br />
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AUTO PARTS<br />
Nissan 2019 Pathfinder<br />
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for more info. 740-637-5339<br />
RENTALS<br />
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London. 614-419-3852<br />
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Stamp Patios,<br />
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See Us On Facebook<br />
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DOG GROOMING<br />
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Pet Grooming<br />
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15 S. Market St.<br />
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SINCE 1973<br />
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5/19 M<br />
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SEWING MACHINE<br />
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TREE SERVICES<br />
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• Tree Removal<br />
• Tree Trimming 5/26<br />
A&M<br />
• Stump Grinding<br />
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