Kindness Kids honored- Week 4 8 • Adams County People’s Defender
Protecting against panic
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
LOCAL NEWS
BY TERESA CARR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
masks for people who have or are suspected of having COVID-19 to preA reminder that while vent spread. They are not our office is closed to the recommended for preventpublic, we are working ing respiratory illness in and providing people who services such as not sick. dams ounty are home care, transFace piece enior itizens respirators portation and telephone reassurshould be ance. The office reserved for staff will be availhealthcare able by telephone to personnel. answer and address any They are ineffective unless concerns that you may a user is fitted and they have. are properly worn. If at any time you are ● Remember that the feeling isolated and/or majority of people who lonely, any member of our contract COVID-19 will staff would be pleased to have only minor symphave a conversation with toms and will not need to you over the phone to help be hospitalized. People at ease the feelings of isolahigher risk of serious comtion and loneliness. You plications include the eldmay give us a call erly, people with chronic Monday through Friday health conditions, and peofrom 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. at ple with compromised (937) 544-3979. immune systems. From the Ohio ● People who have Department of Health: completed quarantine or COVID-19 and Protecting been released from isolaAgainst Panic - Ohio tion do not pose a risk of Department of Health passing infection to other Director Amy Acton, people. M.D., MPH, strongly rec● Share accurate inforommends: mation about COVID-19 ● Have cleaning and preparation and response sanitation supplies on with others to help reduce hand to keep your family fear, anxiety, and stigma. safe, but be mindful Visit coronavirus.ohio.gov against hoarding and conor contact the ODH tinue to treat other shopCOVID-19 call center at pers with respect. 1- 833-4-ASK-ODH (1● Prepare your house833-4-275-634). hold for a possible twoThe 38th Annual Senior week quarantine or isolaCitizens Art Show – tion period, but again be Photography – Poetry – mindful against hoarding. Essay Contest, sponsored Remember that we are all by AAA7 is fast approachin this together as a coming. This year’s show will munity and need to probe held from May 26 - 29 tecting and helping one and June 1 - 5 from 10 another as we work a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Esther through this crisis. Allen Greer Museum in ● Reserve surgical face Rio Grande, Ohio. The
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North Adams Elementary- Haley Musser, Fifth Grade (Mrs Swayne). Haley helped another student not feel so alone.
West Union Elementary- Jonathan Phillips, Fourth Grade. Jonathan shared his own Dragon Bucks with another student. (Shown with Probation Officer Crystal Jones)
Peebles Elementary-Chloe Meyers, Second Grade (Mrs. Rhoades). Chloe was respectful and helpful on many occasions.
Manchester Elementary -Lyrric Hanson, Third Grade (Ms.Poole). Lyrric was helpful to the teacher. (Shown with Probation Officer Chelsea Blevins)
Winchester Happenings
BY JOYCE PORTER AND FLORENCE BRYSON
The next meeting of the Winchester Festival on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. has been canceled. We will keep you posted when we can resume meetings. The 2020 Census documents have been mailed. I found out that they use our physical address, not Post Office Box number, and there is no forwarding. Everyone probably knows that you can get online to complete the information. I just wanted to let you know that the documents would not have been forwarded to the Post Office Box. The cemetery cleanup day on Saturday, March 28 has been cancelled. We will notify you of a reschedule date. The Noblemen Quartet at
the Winchester United Methodist Church has been canceled. The 2020 Winchester High School Alumni will be held on May this year in the newly renovated Winchester gym. Let me know if your class (1950, 1955, 1960 and 1965) will be recognized and I can help with getting out addresses and phone numbers. We will continue to post information on Facebook and will be asking for help to set up and take down the tables and chairs. We will decorate on Friday evening and I will let you know the times. I will begin working on the mailing lists this week. Please let me know any changes. Winchester’s Past (Florence Bryson): The Mother of Dove Rotroff
was Rebecca Swearingen born in 1830 in Fayette Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Swearingen born in 1802 in Pennsylvania and Nancy Lewellen born in 1803 in Virginia. They had 11 children. By 1850, they were living on a 238-acre farm in Winchester and listed as a farmer in the 1850 and 1860 census. On the 1870 and 1880 census, they are listed as a retired farmer. Nancy died in 1885 and John in 1887 and both are buried in the old part of the cemetery in Winchester. (to be continued) I no longer have a home phone but can be reached at (937) 205-2309. If I don’t answer, please leave a message. Information is due by HIGHLAND COUNTY PRESS Sunday evening and can be sent by email @ The Highland County japorter45697@gmail.com. Health Department and the Highland County Emergency Operations reported Highland Liberty Farmers Center County’s first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) 4-H cancels Monday, March 23. meetings The case is a female in her 60’s who is recovering well at home. Highland joins 40 other counties in Ohio in having confirmed COVID-19 cases in their communities. The current case is not associated with travel outside of the state and has no known ties to other COVID-19 cases. This is an example of communityacquired coronavirus COVID-19, which indicates that other unknown cases are in Highland County. The Liberty Farmers 4-H The Highland County Club has announced the EOC has been working with cancellation of all meetings and activities. However, Members are still working at home on their projects. Club members are Alivia Buckamneer, Kyle Buckamneer, Sierra PRESS RELEASE Centers, Zoie Centers, Brogan Crouse, Adalynn The Adams County Tax Davis-Steward, Anakin Map Office will be closed Davis-Steward, Haylee until April 6 and will be Fields, Alyssa Hayslip, reassessing the situation at Charles Kabler, Landon that time. Kabler, Lillie Kabler, Employees will be workSamuel Michael Kimmely, ing from home at this time. Madison White, Skyler You are more than welcome White, Gabriella Yates, to email deeds and survey’s Paul Yates, Costello in PDF or Word format for Young, Jacton Young and us to review. The Tax Office Parker Young. will email you back a Advisors for the club are stamped copy that you can Lisa Hoop, Cheyenna use for recording your docKabler, Linda Kimmerly uments. You can also make and non-active advisor any other requests by email. Samuel Kimmerly, Jr. You can send those
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Highland County reports first confirmed COVID-19 case
community partners, government agencies, state and federal responders and to prepare the community for the potential impact of a coronavirus outbreak. Moving forward, the Highland County Emergency Operations Center asks that people please continue to self-quarantine and self-monitor if they develop symptoms. Only go to the local emergency department if you develop symptoms you can’t manage on your own. Please remember to call any health care professional ahead of time for instructions and advice before proceeding to their office or the emergency department at the hospital. Should you have questions or want general information about the virus, call 1-833-4-ASKODH.
Adams County Tax Map Office announces closure
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ELECTRIC & PLUMBING SUPPLY
requests to us at the following email addresses. Kris Brown: taxmapsk@yahoo.com Amy Simpson: taxmapsa@yahoo.com Employees will be coming in to check the mail once a week and to complete email requests. Also, if you need immediate assistance please email and the office will do our best to process your request ASAP. Please place any documents in the red drop box located outside the office door.
Artists Tea will be held on Friday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. Any participant that would like to submit artwork to the Senior Center for pick-up prior to the judging, need to have their entry here no later than Monday, April 27. We have an aide to assist any senior 60+ with filling out the applications for State HEAP for 20192020 heating season. While those who have applied before will receive new applications in the mail, our Agency will only be able to access them via the internet. Please Note: Appointments must be made in advance and will be scheduled for Mondays only. Call Teresa at (937) 544-3979 Ext. 4 to schedule an appointment. Deadline to apply for state and emergency assistance is March 31, 2020. Just A Thought: “Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." Maya Angelou
PUBLIC NOTICES
www.peoplesdefender.com SHERIFF SALE OF REAL ESTATE General Code, Sec. 11681 Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 THE STATE OF OHIO, ADAMS COUNTY. No. CVE20180474 FIRST STATE BANK Plaintiff vs. MARY AGNES HOLSINGER, et al. Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, south door of Courthouse in West Union, Ohio, in the above named County, on Monday, the 6th day of April, 2020, at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Adams and State of Ohio, and in the Township of Green to-wit: EXHIBIT A Situated in the Township of Green, in County of Adams, in the State of Ohio, and bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin near a honey locust; thence S 48 deg 30’ E 179.8 ft. to an iron pin, thence S 41 deg 30’ W 243.3 ft. to an iron pin in the north line of the State Highway right-of-way, thence N 56 deg 42’ W 181.7 ft. to an iron pin in said right-of-way line; thence N 41 deg 30’ E 269.2 ft to the beginning. CONTAINING 1.05 ACRES be the same more or less. And being a part of premises deeded to N.C. Foster by deed of general warranty from Sarah A. Haines, et al which deed was duly transferred and recorded on October 19, 1916, in Deed Book No. 114, Page 566, of the Records of Deeds of Adams County, Ohio. Property Address: 25108 US 52, Stout, Ohio 45684 Parcel No: 196-00-00-032.000 “A Title Commitment showing The State of Title to this Real Estate is available for viewing by anyone in the file of this case in the office of the Clerk of Courts of Adams County” Said Premises Appraised at $55,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. TERMS OF SALE: $5,000.00 down, balance due upon delivery of deed. If said property does not receive a bid at the first sale, it shall be offered for sale at south door of Courthouse on Monday, the 20th day of April, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Kimmy Rogers Sheriff Cheryl Copas, Clerk Adams County, OH Jeffrey R. Pfirrman Attorney PD 3-11-20, 3-18-20, 3-25-20 ----------------------------------------
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