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After graduating from Flagler College in 2012, I began a career as Art Department and Quality Control Manager for H&H Screening and Graphics, the East Coast’s largest producer of Nike & Reebok screen printed textiles. I made a professional shift when I moved to the small town of Cadiz, Ohio. Here, I began work as the advertising representative and graphic designer for Schloss Media, INC. This publishing company has 5 publications, all of which I did graphic design for (only served as ad rep for the Harrison News-Herald). All throughout my profes-sional career I’ve also done freelance design for a variety of businesses/organizations.

Along with my career pursuits, I found joy in nature that I’d never expereinced while living in Florida. My expo-sure to beekeeping and homesteading in rural Ohio led me to make the decision to settle in the city of Asheville, North Carolina, an area that is the perfect environment to fuel my creativity and love of nature.

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By JD LONGNews-Herald Staff Writer

FREEPORT- Have you ever wonderedwhat dogs can really do or what they canbecome? Our pets can become members ofthe family, but sometimes they can also betaken for granted.

And then there are Marley and Murphy. After a friend found the dogs abandoned

along I-70, Linda Hren took them in and hasturned a passion into a crusade for learning.Her two loveable canines have been waggingtheir tails in the face of disability for years.Trained as therapy dogs since they were oneyear old, Hren has taken them to librariesand schools for children with readingdisabilities. The children read to the dogsand it makes them feel comfortable and lessconscientious, Hren said. They can also befound at Clark Branch Library in Freeportwhere she serves as its newest branchmanager.

One unique way she has been using thedogs is to introduce the teachings on self-worth to children, and she cites her owndogs as an example.

“You don’t allow someone to decide whatkind of person you are,” she explained.

She wants to make the connection bystressing to children that the dogs’ livesweren’t defined by their predicament whenbeing left on the side of the road. Hren hopesthat the children will see the value in howhappy and productive the dogs have become.

She stressed that the children, especiallykids with reading problems, feel at ease withthe dogs because there is no judgment.

“The dog doesn’t care if you say a wordwrong.”

The animals especially aid kids with

learning disabilities and make them feelmore at ease.

“Any dog that’s less than perfect helps kids

when they themselves feel like the odd manout, “ Hren said.

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ- A new five-year lease has been approved for theBureau of Motor Vehicles at the Harrison County GovernmentCenter amid discussion at Wednesday’s county commissionmeeting.

Clerk of Courts Leslie Milligan approached commissionersregarding the agreement, saying she would pay an increasedrate similar to one for the Child Support Enforcement Agency.The pact, which runs from June 29, 2014 to June 29, 2019, willcost about $6,449 annually.

“The State of Ohio did grant me a contract for the BMV,”she said. “With that new contract I have to have a new leasefor office space at the government center.”

She said she provided a copy to the prosecutor’s office andsought commissioners’ approval on the plan.

“That lease does show an increase in the price from $4.94 to$6.16 per square foot,” she added, noting there were newregulations and she had to add more security equipment anddo painting updates before the new lease kicked in.

“I have a $3,224.76 balance to finish up for the rest of theyear. When we did the lease option, I paid out too much at onepoint. I always pay in January for a full year and if I oweanything, I pay for that.”

She explained that when the CSEA’s contract was negotiated,the price went up for that agency and she agreed to pay asimilar cost. Following more talks, the agreement wasapproved.

Lease renewed for BMV

By JD LONGNew-Herald Staff Writer

NEW ATHENS – Route 9 was discussed as a place to beavoided on June 11 and 12, especially if you’re a truck driver.The road will be shut down in four different locations at ten-minute intervals in order to lay new sewage lines. As part ofthe village’s $5 million upgrade, forty five percent of the job hasbeen completed and grinder pumps are being looked at forresidents’ properties who are not gravity fed, for which thevillage is still waiting for Ohio EPA approval.

Water bill issues were dealt with and it was decided thatpeople who wish to remain existing customers must pay theirbill in full. It was also decided that to avoid any confrontationsno papers would be presented on the day of shut off. And anotice will only be given in the mail with the date of shut off.

Village Administrator Tosha Giesey announced a newdisconnect letter will give customers two months notice of pastdue, with a date of payment listed. Also, for delinquent pre-sewage bills, Giesey said this amount is optional. “If you wouldlike to remain an existing customer and avoid paying the newcustomer tap-on fee of $4,500, this amount must be paid in fullalso,” Giesey said. A letter will be attached stating what qualifiesa person as an existing customer.

If a cutoff notice is ignored, then water service will bedisconnected on a certain date with no further notice.

Water shutoffs and roadclosings in New Athens

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Marley and Murphy take time to pose with the K-1 class at Lakeland Elementary during reading time at the Clark Library in Freeport.Photo provided

“Tail Wagging Tutors” help children read

By JD LONGNew-Herald Staff Writer

JEWETT– October 30, 2013, wasthe day four people’s lives changed

forever. Randy Hupp was drivingalong Ohio 9 when he, his wife Racheland three year-old nephew Johnny,were looking at a Chevy Mustangheaded straight for them. They noticed

22 year-old Chaz Capps of Canton,with his head down when Randyrepeatedly blew his horn then yankedthe wheel, pulling his car into thewrong lane to avoid the oncoming car.When Capps looked up, he swervedback into his lane where Randy’sminivan was occupying in an attemptto avoid the Mustang. It was head on.

“I don’t know what he was doing butwhen he looked up, he swerved backinto us,” Rachel recalled.

Capps suffered significant injuriesto his lower extremities, according topolice reports.

Everyone survived but the end resultwas that no one is back to normal, andmay never be. Johnny is now paralyzedfrom mid-chest down but does haveuse of his arms. According to Rachel,the doctors do not give much hope ofthe boy ever walking again.

Randy sustained numerous brokenribs, both arms and a hip socket thathad to be replaced. Rachel still walkswith a limp from a torn left knee, andher femur suffered multiple fractures.A rod had to be placed for the fulllength of her femur.

“It’s a day by day thing,” Rachel said.Randy was the only one knockedunconscious, albeit briefly. “When Iopened my eyes I heard Johnnywhimpering,” she said.

Hupp Family takes it day to day

By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ-Concerns over a lack ofspace could reach the courtroom afterthe Harrison County Recorderthreatened to sue commissioners.

Recorder Tracy Boyer told countyleaders during Wednesday’s meetingthat she was obtaining legal counselafter repeatedly asking for more roomto accommodate her office, which hasbeen facing abundant activity from thegrowing oil and gas industry.

She asked for a status update againbut was informed that no decision hadbeen made. Boyer said she has soughtadditional space and employees to helphandle the onslaught for more thantwo years but nothing had been done,

and now she would take the matter toanother level.

“You do realize I have a right to filea lawsuit against you for not providingproper space for an elected official,’ shesaid. “I am considering filing a lawsuit.It will be against the county. Two yearsis long enough [and] I’ve asked forlegal counsel.”

“We usually recommend that you dowhat you feel to be necessary,”Commissioner Don Bethel replied.

Boyer responded that she planned tofile the suit. In a media statement, shecited the growing oil and gas activity asspilling over into her office, creating aninflux of work. Because of that, it hasbecome apparent that the currentarrangements in her office were notconducive to meet the demand.

“The inability of the HarrisonCounty Commissioners to act on myrepeated requests has led me to beginconsidering the possibility of takinglegal action against them,” she said.

She presently has four full-time andthree part-time employees but said shehas reached a “point of no return” inthe situation. She claimed her spaceand manpower issue appeared togarner some support fromCommission Chairman Dale Norriswhile Commissioners Bill Host andBethel did not try to help alleviate thematter.

“Yet time has passed and nothinghas happened. Currently, I believe myrequests are falling on three sets of deafears.”

Recorder plans lawsuit over lack of space

The Hupp family from left to right: Chuckie, Rachel, Johnny, Randy and Mikey.NH Photo/JD Long

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Last Week’s Question:Do you think the revamped EMS Services plan

will improve response in the County?Yes - 62.5% No - 37.5%

This Week’s Question:Do you think zoning codes can deter growth?

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ - Business andcommunity leaders were in thespotlight during the 16thAnnual Cadiz CommunityRecognition Banquet on March15.

More than 140 peoplegathered atWallace Lodge inSally BuffaloPark to celebratethose who havemade adifference in thevillage throughb u s i n e s s ,organizational orvolunteer work.Master ofC e r e m o n i e sAdrian Pincolaled the occasion,which wassponsored by the CadizBusiness Association, SallyBuffalo Park Board andHarrison News-Herald withadditional support fromFrontier Communications,Capraro’s Restaurant, Harrison

Community Hospital, OrmeHardware and the CadizInsurance Agency.

A total of eight awards weregiven throughout the evening,with Naomi Trotter firstearning the Cadiz Woman’sCivic Club Community ServiceAward. At 90, Trotter is theorganization’s oldest member

and remainsactive today. CivicClub PresidentSusan Adamsreflected uponTrotter’s life inCadiz to herfamily and workat an aircraftfactory inCleveland duringWorld War II.

“She fits thedescription of ouraward: anindividual from

Cadiz who has distinguishedhimself or herself personally,professionally or through publicservice and/or who hascontinued to contribute to thebetterment of the community,”Adams said, noting Trotter’s

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ - Efforts will get under wayto clear up debris after a nearly 200-year-old building was reduced to rubblealong Market Street in Cadiz.

The building, which was owned byBecky Wilson, housed the Hair Havenbeauty salon and her residence but thestructure was deemed unstable inrecent months. An official architecturalreport could come this week, but it isbelieved that deteriorated brick andmortar caused the two-story building tocollapse the afternoon of March 14.Inspectors, potential contractors andinsurance representatives were on-scene this past week reviewing the siteand Cadiz Village Council planned toaddress the subject during its regularsession after this newspaper’s deadlineon Thursday.

Police Chief Ryan McCann said thedepartment was contacted around 4p.m. when bricks toppled onto a parkedcar in the adjacent lot owned by thevillage. The initial collapse created ahole measuring 9 feet tall and 18 feetwide in the structure but more wouldfall a short time later.

“We roped off the area for thecitizens’ safety,” McCann said. “An hourlater the side wall and front wall camedown at the same time. It’s about 100years old and there might have been

some structural issues that caused thewall to come down.”

The Ohio Department ofTransportation set up temporaryroadblocks along the intersections ofMain and Ohio streets since MarketStreet is also a state route. A portion ofEast Market in front of the impactedarea was also cordoned off for motoristand pedestrian safety. Fire departmentsfrom Cadiz and Jewett inspected thebuilding plus several structuresconnected to it and there were concernsthat if the wind picked up any furthercollapse could impact the neighboringbuildings.

“[Crews] believed if the buildingcame down the others would comedown,” Chief McCann added. “Most ofthem have commercial storefronts andapartments upstairs. It was a matter oftime before the rest of it would comedown, too.”

No one resided on the second floorof Wilson’s building, but she lived onthe main floor and had operated hersalon there as of that Friday. The lastcustomer reportedly left only an hourbefore the bricks started to tumble.Three cats were also reportedly insidebut escaped harm and Wilson, whoopted not to be interviewed at this time,had hurriedly carried out some items tosalvage.

McCann was surprised that morevehicles were not on the lot at that time,

saying the damaged car was towed fromthe scene. Meanwhile, the Joe KnowsEnergy business had not been operatingin the building immediately next doorand the following structure that oncehoused an optometrist’s office wasempty. McCann said a lone residentlived in the last building in the row.

“I’m just glad no one got hurt,” hecommented.

Although there were wind gusts thatday, Wilson had addressed council lastyear about trucks in the parking lotstriking her building. She claimed theconstant impact had damaged the baseof the building and sought someremedy from the village council, wholater posted guardrails and limitedparking to smaller vehicles. In October,she told leaders that jackhammers usedduring the guardrails’ installationcreated more damage and she waslooking to have braces added. Therewere concerns at that time about bricksfalling onto parked vehicles andquestions about whether the lot shouldbe closed. Now the village is also tryingto help in the aftermath of the collapse.McCann said he had several bids todiscuss with council, which woulddecide whether to raze the siteimmediately or wait on Wilson’sinsurance company.

The building, which was constructedaround 1829, once housed RalphAgapite’s Modern Shoe Hospital andWilliam Shotwell’s general merchandisebusiness. It was later restored by then-owner John Migliore and included acarpet shop before Wilson purchased itmore than a quarter-century ago. In themeantime, supporters at Gables CareCenter held a drive after press time toraise funds for Wilson since she lost herhome.

Cadiz Water/Sewer Superintendent Tom Carter and Councilman Dan Ossman look on as firefighters inspect damage toadjacent buildings following the partial collapse of a more than century-old structure along East Market Street on March14. No one was injured but a car was damaged by tumbling bricks. Officials spent the week inspecting the site and hopedto begin demolition as soon as possible.

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Building collapses in Cadiz“[Crews] believed if the building came down the others

would come down... Most of them have commercialstorefronts and apartments upstairs. It was a matter of timebefore the rest of it would come down, too.”

- Ryan McCann,Cadiz Police Chief

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not me?’”- Naomi Trotter award recipient

The 16th Annual Cadiz Community Recognition Banquet washeld March 15 to highlight those who have worked to make thevillage a better place. Award recipients include, front from left,Naomi Trotter, Cadiz Woman’s Civlc Club Community ServiceAward; Dr. Ajit Modi, Lions Club Citizen of the Year; Dr. Isam Tabbah,Lions Club Citizen of the Year; and Vickie Lewis of McDonald’s, TonyPietrangelo Memorial Beautification Award. Back: Mayor Ken Zitko,Harrison News-Herald Citizen’s Choice Award; Darrin Young, SallyBuffalo Park Board Award of Excellence; Dick McCoy of Orme EastHardware, Business of the Year; and Gary Barker of the Clark GableFoundation, Organization of the Year.

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ - Only two proposals were received from privateambulance services to help bolster coverage in the county amida shortage of volunteers.

Harrison County Commissioners on Wednesday received onlytwo main proposals to assist volunteer squads during while athird one declined to make an offer at this time. Concerns hadgrown about having an ample amount of responders availablefor emergencies, and the county recently approved a one-yearcontract with its EMS association to provide volunteer serviceand made modifications such as relocating trucks and paging insome areas and instituting a reimbursement system for medic,EMS and intermediate aid for travel and other expenses. But asthe association tries to boost the number of its volunteers, thecounty also sought requests for proposal, or RFP’s, from privateentities for mutual aid.

Emergency Medical Transport proposed having a fixedlocation in Cadiz that would be manned 24/7, including holidays,to cover Archer, Green and Cadiz Townships, the northern one-third of Short Creek Twp., the eastern one-third of Stock andNottingham Twps. and the southern one-third of German Twp.,including Cadiz and Hopedale villages.

“EMT will provide mutual aid paramedic assistance to anyfully staffed county ambulance service,” read CommissionChairman Dale Norris, adding the company would charge $75per request. “The charge will be billed to the patient’s insuranceif permissible or to the county in the event of non-payment orinability to bill the patient.”

It continued that if EMT was requested to handle a call anotherprovider is unable to respond to, there would be no additionalcharge to the county. Company officials stated they wanted tosupport and assist the county and volunteer services.

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made a trek to HarrisonCounty on Monday, where he met with business leaders andaddressed locals on several big topics.

Sen. Brown (D-Ohio) first toured the Freeport Press facility,which expanded through the years and ties into Brown’slegislation to help rural economies grow and their workersretrain for high-tech jobs in their region. The ManufacturingCommunities Investment Act that would build upon theproven success of the New Markets Tax Credit that FreeportPress has utilized in its own plans. Specifically, Brown'slegislation would spur local job creation by extending andenhancing the NMTC to allocate additional dollars forinvestment in struggling manufacturing communities. TheNMTC expired after 2013, but the program drove $60 billionin private investment while creating more than 550,000 private

sector jobs from 2003-2012."Freeport Press is an excellent example of the impact smart

investments can have in rural communities," Brown said.

Brown makes a stopin Harrison County

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) spoke with about 40 peopleduring a reception at Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz.Topics ranged from the Affordable Care Act to gun control.

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Murder suspect Eve Kelley was in court on Tuesday where defense attorney Steven Stickles requested moretime to review discovery from the prosecutor. The court granted his request, which now moves her July 22 trialto a later date.

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Jewett V.F.W. Post 3072 Commander, Randy Dutton, places a flag on a CivilWar Veteran's grave during Jewett's Memorial Day services.

Photos providedV.F.W. Post 3072 Ladies Aux. President Mary Jo Dutton, presents the Ladies Aux. address at Germano's MemorialDay services.

Memorial Day Services observed across county

By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ-A targeted July trial date will most likelybe moved after the defense counsel for Eve Kelleyreceived more time to review evidence in hermurder case.

Kelley and attorney Steven Stickles were inHarrison County Common Pleas Court onTuesday for a pretrial conference, at which timeStickles asked Judge Shawn Hervey for more timeto look over discovery items presented by theprosecution. Kelley, of 122 Yorktown St. East,Wintersville, and co-defendant Matthew M.Dowdel, of 146 E. Main St., Hopedale, wereindicted by a grand jury on one count each ofmurder and complicity to murder and feloniousassault and complicity to felonious assault in theMarch 27 homicide of 45-year-old Joseph Strotherof Cadiz at Sally Buffalo Park. The couplereportedly stole vehicles and a handgun between

Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson counties beforefleeing to Florida, where they were captured a weeklater. Prosecutor Michael Washington said the statewas in the process of filing discovery in the caseand would provide the defense with hard anddigital copies of the evidence, plus informationabout the coroner’s report.

“The preliminary report [is] a full description ofthe autopsy and findings of the coroner and thefinalized version will have all of the typographicalerrors corrected,” he explained. “Those items weintend to provide to defense counsel forthwith andthere are some additional items the HarrisonCounty Sheriff ’s Office has submitted to [OhioBureau of Criminal Identification andInvestigation] for additional drug typing, bloodtyping and DNA analysis. That’s going to be anongoing process and I believe they are going to bedropping off tomorrow, if they have not alreadydone so.”

Continuance granted to review evidence

By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ-A Colorado manarrested last year in a stingoperation will serve a five-yearprison term in a prostitution caseinvolving a localteen.

Tygh Porak,57, of 13933Legend Way,B r o o m f i e l d ,Colo., appearedTuesday inHarrison CountyCommon PleasCourt afterdefense counselDavid Vukelichand ProsecutorM i c h a e lWa s h i n g t o nnegotiated a pleadeal. As part ofthe deal, Porakpleaded guilty to three counts of aneight-count indictment handeddown in December, including third-degree felony compellingprostitution, fourth-degree felonypromoting prostitution and fifth-degree felony disseminating matterharmful to juveniles.

According to Sheriff Joe Myers,

Porak allegedly made contact witha 16-year-old girl and met herseveral weeks prior to his arrest.When her parents learned of theinteraction, authorities werenotified and a sting operation gotunder way. Porak was arrested

without incidenton Nov. 21 atP u s k a r i c hLibrary in Cadiz.

C o u n t yP r o s e c u t o rM i c h a e lWashington saidPorak wasindicted by agrand jury onDec. 7 but anagreement wasreached and thedefendant waspleading to someof the counts,while the others

would be dismissedunder the deal.

“Upon Mr. Porak pleading guiltyto those three counts, the statewould recommend a term ofincarceration at the OhioDepartment of Corrections for aterm of five years,” Washingtonadded.

Porak gets five-year sentence

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ-The Harrison CountySheriff ’s Office performed a seriesof checks on Wednesday to ensurethat locally registered sexualoffenders remained in compliance.

Sheriff Joe Myers said deputiesconducted reviews of the 30offenders in the county, and ofthose 25 were properly accountedfor with four facing potentialcharges and another one believedto have left the state illegally.

“It’s a sexual offender check tomake sure they are where they’resupposed to be and compliant withstatutes involving their tier,” hesaid. “Twenty-five were incompliance and one is believed tohave absconded to another state.We had reports for the other foursent to the prosecutor for review.”

The sheriff said this was the firsttime his office conducted thechecks since the inception of theElectronic Sexual OffenderRegistration and NotificationSystem, or eSORN.

“It’s the sex offender registrationthrough the state and we have beenkeeping track. It includes where

the offender lives and they are notallowed to reside within 1,000 feetof a school. We have to check thatand check the latitudes andlongitudes.”

Upon release fromincarceration, sexually basedoffenders must register in thecounty where they live, work andgo to school and that informationultimately winds up in eSORN’ssystem. The database is linked tosheriff ’s offices in all 88 countiesplus 32 correctional facility recordsoffices in the Ohio Department ofRehabilitation and Corrections. Itlocates and tracks registeredoffenders and provides onelocation for law enforcementofficials across the state to freelyshare information. Each offender islegally required to register andmust provide his or her name andaddress, tier classification and theoffenses he or she was convicted of,and they also must have a pictureand fingerprints taken. Thesheriff 's office then provides thatinformation to the Ohio Bureau ofCriminal Identification andInvestigation to store and post oneSORN.

Harrison County Sheriff’s Officeperforms sex offender checks

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County Road 80, or Leffler Road North, is now open to heavy trucktraffic and Scio leaders want to get the word out so commercial vehicleswill utilize the bypass from Ohio 151 to the Utica East Ohio fractionationplant in North Township. That, in turn, should help alleviate damagefrom the heavy vehicles on the village’s roads.

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By AMY GAREISNews-Herald Staff Writer

SCIO-A long-awaited road to theUtica East Ohio Midstreamfractionation plant in Scio is officiallyopen and now Scio leaders arehoping heavy trucks will utilize thenew route and alleviate woes onvillage streets.

Mayor Michelle Carpenter andcouncil members addressed the topicduring a regular session onWednesday and said commercialtruck drivers need to be aware so theycould avoid town streets. The road,known as County Road 80 or LefflerRoad North, crosses from Ohio 151west of the corporate limits to CrimmRoad at the Scio American Legion.

Scio leaders urge trucks on new road

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