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13 ITS .9 a 19 bi .0 bi Cr ils ID Local and state news Chris Balusik, Local News Desk Friday, June 13, 2008 Chillicothe Gazette 3A Briefs Program looks at mandatory sick pay issue The Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce's Community Development and Advocacy Committee is inviting area business representatives to a presentation on a mandatory' sick pay proposal expected to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. The presentation, featuring speaker Tony Fiore, director of labor and human resources policy for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the Ross County Service Center. The proposal would mandate that those who hire 25 or more workers must provide a minimum of seven paid sick days to all full-time employees and a proportionate number to parttime workers.

The proposal affects private, government and non-profit organizations alike. To learn more about the proposal before attending the forum, visit www.ohiobusinessvotes.org/ Columbus bar will fight smoking ban COLUMBUS The attorney for a Columbus bar accused of violating Ohio's smoking ban says the law is too vague. Lawyer Matt Thompson complained to a hearing officer Wednesday that the law doesn't how businesses are supposed to enforce the ban. Thompson's client is Zeno's Victorian Village, a bar that Assistant City Attorney Josh Cox says has taken "a wink-and-anod" approach to the law. Bar owner Dick Allen has already paid a $100 fine but is disputing two more recent ones, for $1,000 and $2,000.

Allen says he has put up signs about the smoking ban and reminds customers about it if they light up. But he says he's not going to get into fights with people. Attorney Thompson says if the fines are allowed to stand, the matter will likely wind up in court. Local ties bringing Douglas to event A longtime acquaintance between Ross County Sheriff Capt. Dwayne Smith, worldrenowned martial artist Tokey Hill and former heavyweight boxing champion Buster Douglas played a large role in getting Douglas to attend a Police Athletic League event at Nourse Chillicothe Auto Mall at 4 p.m.

Saturday. Douglas is best known for a landmark victory to take the title from Mike Tyson, and will join Hill and recording artist Lewis Copeland in adding luster to the boxing event featuring teams of young boxers from Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Compiled from staff, wire reports Marriage licenses SMITH WOODS: Billy Eugene Smith, 50, of Chillicothe, laborer, and Darla Lynne Woods, 50, of Chillicothe, real estate appraiser. BROWN WHEELER: Paul Dunlap Brown, 25, of Clarksburg, farmer, and Jessica Ann Wheeler, 25, of Clarksburg, registered nurse. CALDWELL BROWN: Tony Curtis Caldwell, 42, of Chillicothe, labor, and Veronica Brown, 37, of Chillicothe, Chillicothe Gazette.

DRAKE MILLER: Nicholas Tyler Drake, 29, of Chillicothe, and Tabitha Star Miller, 29, of Chillicothe. LYAKER ROONEY: Michael R. Lyaker, 34, of Fairborn, and Kathryn Marie Rooney, 28, of Chillicothe, attorney. HAMM LEIST: Nathan Evan Hamm, 26, of Chillicothe, mechanic, and Carissa Beth Leist, 26, of Circleville. MAGILL GROVES: Jeffery William Magill, 19, of Chillicothe, CVS Pharmacy, and Adrienne Elizabeth Groves, 20, of Chillicothe, YMCA.

SCOTT LIGHTLE: Mark Curtis Scott, 29, of Chillicothe, sales, and Amanda Beth Lightle, 28, of Chillicothe, teacher. PRICE HAMILTON: Anthony William Price, 49, of Chillicothe, truck driver, and Paustina Marie Hamilton, 53, of Chillicothe, homemaker. Birth Chillicothe BAYLESS Roshawn D. Bayless and Amanda (Casie) Benner, girl, Jayden May 22 at Adena Regional Medical Center, 6 pounds, 6 ounces, inches long. Final MAPS numbers, analysis in Third enforcement push deemed successful By ASHLEY PHILLIPS Gazette Staff Writer Final numbers are now in from a Multi.

A Police Saturation (MAPS) last weekend and reveal the serving of 40 arrest warrants, making of 37 felony arrests, and recovery of a stolen vehicle. The enforcement effort, which ran June 6 and 7, also resulted in 29 drivers cited for operating a vehicle impaired and opening of 43 case investigations and 13 drug investigations, according to information supplied Wednesday by the State Highway Patrol. MAPS consists of the Ross County Sheriff's Office, Chillicothe Police Department, State Highway Patrol's Jackson District, U.S. Marshal's Office, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, Ross County Prosecutor's Office and Chillicothe's law director's office. Ross County Sheriff Ron Nichols said the numbers reveal this MAPS the third straight year such a concentrated enforcement effort was conducted was very successful.

"There were 40 indictments and we arrested all but 11 of those people. To me that's good," Nichols said. As reported in Sunday's Gazette, the 40 were secret indictments issued May 30 by the Ross County grand jury. Twenty-nine of the arrests made were on those warrants. Nichols said law enforcement receives information and tips throughout the year from community members and informants which help them when they do sweeps like these.

Ross County Prosecutor Mike Ater told the Gazette for a story Saturday that investigations use informants on several cases until the informants have provided all the information they can on those The next Tigers? Golf has often been billed as the true lifelong sport since it can be learned at a young age and played well into retirement even if it may be near impossible to play at the level of PGA star Tiger Woods. Several area youths took the first step in that direction this week as the Jaycees Golf Course on Pleasant Valley Road offered the first of its weekly free junior golf clinics. The clinics, which last an hour with times broken down by age groups, teach both skills and golf etiquette. For information on how your child can participate, call 775-7659. RIGHT: Nick Whitaker celebrates a successful putt during the Jaycees Junior Golf Program.

BELOW: Assistant Golf Professional Chris Harris helps Laura King, 6, with her putt during the program Tuesday. cases. Then they move to indict suspects on all the informant's cases at the same time. According to Nichols, they are trying to halt drug dealers who are coming to the area from Dayton and Columbus by visible shows of force like these. "We are pulling our resources together in efforts to stop dealers who are coming to our community," he said." Nichols said the people who call with information on drug and criminal activity are all taken seriously, and just because law enforcement may be unable to act at that particular moment doesn't mean something won't get done.

"We still have to stay inside the law. Just because criminals cross the law doesn't mean we can," he said. A. total 575 vehicles were stopped during the two-day enforcement, resulting in 389 arrests on various offenses ranging from Photos by Lindsay Representatives of the Multi-Agency arrest during a two-day enforcement routine traffic stops to driving under suspension and other violations. The stops also resulted in seizure of 27 grams of marijuana, 197 grams of cocaine, 206 grams Clarksburg High monument to be dedicated Special to the Gazette A monument to the former Clarksburg High School will be dedicated Saturday by many who attended the school at the corner of High and Sixth streets that was open from 1893 to 1965.

The monument includes a laserdeveloped granite rendering of the former school, a large casting from the 1914 school building and other granite etchings that include a list of all superintendents that served, a biblical verse that greeted everyone News of record CHILLICOTHE POLICE Theft Copper wire was stolen from a utility pole on the 800 block of Monroe Avenue; 4:07 p.m. Wednesday. Cited Matthew Kinnamon, 39, of 348 E.Second was cited for open container in a motor vehicle; 4:05 p.m. Wednesday. Warrant Regina Dunn, 44, of 567 E.

Water was arrested on a warrant charging failure to pay monthly fines; 10 a.m. Wednesday. Warrant Joshua Yates, 20, of Bourneville, was arrested on a warrant charging failure to appear in court on a charge of assault; 5:25 a.m. Wednesday. ROSS COUNTY SHERIFF Auto theft A white 1997 Chevrolet Lumina was stolen from the 0 block of Kinnamon Lane; 10:54 a.m.

Thursday. MUNICIPAL COURT Operating a vehicle impaired, driving upon marked lanes, open container Alicia L. Hostutler, 24, of 42 N. Bowman Road, Charges 2 and 3 dismissed SHERIFF Gazette file photo Police Saturation make an push last weekend. of crack cocaine, 405 grams of heroin, 175 pills and two firearms.

(Phillips can be reached at 772-9376 or via e-mail at Youth programs focus of 'Second Saturday' Special to the Gazette Summer youth programs will be the focus for this month's "Second Saturday" collection slated for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot beside 30 E. Main St. in Chillicothe.

Among the agencies requesting help, one puts kids to work on a community service project while others provide healthy recreation and education programs. A Community Action program is seeking landscape tools and supplies to be used by teenagers who will work to beautify property at the sites of recent home demolitions in a south- neighborhood. "Building Bridges" is a summer program for youth, ages 15 to 17, from eligible lowincome families. "This program provides a variety of community projects and experiences to equip teens with positive attitudes and skills for success in their adult said Sharon McComas, youth coordinator. Other agencies need help with seasonal needs for field trips, camps, outdoor activities and arts and crafts projects.

And still others are asking for help in meeting year needs for donations and supplies. The following is a list of what can be donated: Community Action: Grass seed, straw, rakes and shovels. Interagency Child Care Services: "Little Swimmer" diapers and new or gently used clothing for toddlers, sizes 2T to 4T; water toys; and "AA" batteries. Big Sisters: Sunscreen for kids' summer activities. Salvation Army: 100 percent juice drinks and kid-friendly snacks for latchkey and summer camp programs.

YMCA: Office supplies, at the entrance to the 1936 building, a large marble eagle and the "Home of the Eagles" inscription. A time capsule with pictures, memorabilia, letters and other items has been sealed near the monument, with the hope that Clarksburg residents in 2068 will remove it and enjoy its contents. A movement for the monument to pay tribute to the school's history arose in early 2007 when a group of school graduates led by David Drummond organized a with prejudice in consideration of plea to Charge 1, guilty, fined $350 and court costs, sentenced to two-year probation and 12 days in Ross County Jail, ordered to complete alcohol and substance abuse counseling, driver's license suspended one year; June 11. Operating a vehicle impaired, suspended driver's license, no driver's license, traffic light violation, open container James M. Whittaker, 45, of 603 Glencroft Charges 2 through 5 dismissed with prejudice in consideration of plea to Charge 1, guilty, fined $350 and court costs, sentenced to two-year probation and 12 days in Ross County Jail, ordered to complete alcohol and substance abuse counseling, driver's license suspended one year; June 11.

Two counts of operating a vehicle impaired, suspended driver's license, driving upon marked lanes James B. Monroe 59, of Grove City, all charges dismissed with prejudice except for one count of operating a vehicle impaired, guilty, fined $250 and court costs, sentenced to one-year committee to develop plans and support for the project. According to the Clarksburg High School Alumni Association, 22 meetings were conducted and, with support of graduates, families and friends, a small triangular piece of land on the corner of the former school site was able to be purchased for the monument. The first building on the school site was completed in 1893 and consisted of a grade school and two-year high school. A separate wood building for the high school probation, ordered to complete driver intervention program, driver's license suspended six months; June 11.

Operating a vehicle impaired, physical control Kenneth H. Moss 28, of 176 Plyley's Lane, Charge 1 dismissed in consideration of plea to Charge 2, guilty, fined $250 and court costs, sentenced to one-year probation, ordered to complete alcohol and substance abuse counseling; June 11. Operating a vehicle impaired, headlights required, physical control Robert B. Ferguson, 32, of 54 Witter Drive, Charges 1 and 2 dismissed with prejudice in consideration of plea to Charge 3, guilty, fined $250 and court costs, sentenced to one-year probation, ordered to complete alcohol and substance abuse counseling; June 11. Two counts of misuse of credit cards Patricia Beatty, 35, of Greenfield, case dismissed without prejudice because defendant was incarcerated on a felony; June 11.

Dog running at large Dottie Drum, 43, of 2023 Little Creek Road, Frankfort, guilty, ordered to pay fine and was added in 1911, and in 1914, Deerfield Township High School was finished. In 1922, a building at the closed Camp Sherman was moved to the site and rebuilt as a community building and the school's sports and recreational facility. The final building to serve as Clarksburg High School was finished in 1936, and was upgraded in 1938 with more classrooms and a gym and again in 1965 with more classrooms and a new cafeteria. court costs; June 11. Disorderly conduct fighting Mary E.

Washington, 22, of 349 E. Fourth guilty, fined $25 and court costs; June 12. Obstructing official business -Anthony L. Thomas, 24, of 1102 Sherman Park, case dismissed with prejudice because charge was improperly filed as a felony and has been re-filed as a misdemeanor of the second degree; June 12. Disturbing the peace Erin E.

Bethel, 33, of N. Sugar guilty, ordered to pay fine and court costs; June 6. Failure to license a dog Dwight E. Hill, 54, of 2993 Moss Hollow Road, guilty, ordered to pay fine and court costs; June 12. Receiving stolen property Charles R.

Rooker III, 22, of 891 Fleet guilty, fined $100 and court costs, sentenced to two-year probation, ordered to not contact victim; June 11. Domestic violence Billy W. Whitley, 33, of 897 Hartwood Road, case dismissed without prejudice because craft supplies, dumbbells. Industries: Household items such as dishes, flatware, kitchenware, small appliances, and gently used clothing, toys, furniture. "Second Saturday" is a monthly community outreach co-sponsored by United Way of Ross County and James 218, a ministry of Trinity United Methodist Church.

victim was unavailable and State was unwilling to proceed; June 11. Possession of drugs Elizabeth A. Gambill, 31, of 725 Sugar Run Road, Piketon, case dismissed with prejudice because defendant provided a valid receipt for medication; June 11. Domestic violence, assault Joshua Cantrill, 26, of 750 Blain Highway, Waverly, case dismissed without prejudice because State was cessful in contacting victim; June 11. Domestic violence, assault Rebecca L.

Hardesty, 32, of 51 Cheyenne Drive, case dismissed without prejudice because State was unable to contact victim or witness; June 11. Assault Linda L. Hilsheimer, 64, of 1567 Bishop Hill Road, case dismissed with prejudice because State could not locate victim; June 11. Aggravated menacing, two counts of violating a temporary protection order Shawn Stepp, 40, of 62 N. Main Kingston, case dismissed without prejudice because defendant agreed to sign a five- anti-stalking agreement; June 11..