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Health Admin says Ohio headed in wrong direction Plans for back to school still being worked out By JD LONG
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CADIZ – During the Harrison County Commissioner’s meeting Wednesday Health Administrator Garen Rhome, as he has throughout the coronavirus pandemic, gave his weekly report and said many places are still heading in the wrong direction, and this includes Ohio. The main concern now, as it was in the beginning is hospital surge, which he said was all right as of now at least for Ohio. He noted some places in the south are experiencing that “surge capacity” and something to look out
for. “If anything, remember, I kind of always come back to that, is that it’s all about mitigating that surge capacity so that those types of hospital beds and ICU facilities can continue to operate,” Rhome explained. In talking of Ohio Rhome said at least for the past three to four weeks, the case numbers were heading in the wrong direction. And the fatality ratio for Ohio remains above the national ratio of 5 percent to the nation’s 4.5 percent. For Harrison County no new cases have been reported since last week. The confirmed case count remains at 12 with one death and one remains
hospitalized, which includes 10 now recovered. Rhome touched on the school guidance plans announced last week by Governor Mike DeWine. But when asked how the procedure of getting kids to school, he acknowledged that was going to be a problem to be worked out. “Yeah, bussing is a totally different animal and the guidance tries to address…” he said but that it was something that was still to be worked out. “The District is going to have to draw out those plans and we’ll see how they work.” He said the best case scenario for the children, citing medical
and psychology experts is to be in the classroom, and not only for education purposes but for nutrition and routine as well. “But we wanted to make sure that it is a possible option,” Rhome said referring to the school situation. “If you don’t feel safe sending your kid for inperson instruction that you would at least have the option…” In regards to sports in the fall Rhome called it a “big question” and cited a policy recently released attempting to get coaches and athletes on the same page, regarding social distancing for example. “There is guidance to work with and everybody wants to see that happen, there’s no doubt all the way down the line,” Rhome said adding that it
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Harrison County Health Administrator Garen Rhome told the commissioners on Wednesday that, even though the county is holding steady at 12 COVID-19 cases, the state of Ohio is heading in the wrong direction with cases spiking upwards.
Local funeral home changes ownership CADIZ — The Clark-KirklandBarr Funeral Home, Inc. was recently purchased by Cadiz resident Clint and Alice Barr upon the retirement of previous owner Jon Kirkland. Founded by J. Lyle Clark in Deersville, Ohio in 1886, it is one of the oldest funeral homes in the state. In fact, it is one of the oldest continually operating businesses in Ohio. The history of the 134-year-old business is unique to the area, having moved to Cadiz in 1896 in a location just one block south of the current funeral home location. Eventually, Mr. Clark acquired the McFadden Building on the corner of South Main and East Warren streets where the funeral home still operates today. However, during the early years, visitations occurred at home and funeral services were held in churches, so the funeral business was comprised of an office and an embalming room. A large commercial room contained a furniture store. In the early 1930s, Clark's son, J. William Clark and his wife, Esther Long Clark, took over the business. They expanded it to
TOP: The Adena Lions Club raised Leo the Lion from his cool den to put on his Uncle Sam clothing and appear in the Adena Village July 4th parade. Chris Brokaw got the parade together in a short amount of time to delight the children with handfuls of candy . Childrens games were held at Bedway Park after the parade and snacks were provided for them. RIGHT: Members of the Hopedale American Legion 682 and Sons of the Legion contributed a large U.S. flag for Jefferson County Veterans Association members to raise at Fort Friendship Museum in Friendship Park. From left, Lamont McCoy, chaplain; Jay and Sharon Beadnell; of Hopedale Post 682 ; Frank Santa, commander of the JCVA; Troy Harris, Hopedale Sons of the Legion Post 682; William Moore of the Hopedale Post 682; Tom McCain; Tony Philippi, treasurer; and Charlie Greene,
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Clint and Alice Barr sign paperwork to buy funeral home from Jonathan Kirkland.
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include a funeral "home" where visitations and funerals could occur. The couple filled the vacant lot with over seventy dump truck loads of dirt to make the current drive. The furniture store was maintained as well. The Clarks eventually employed Richard Kirkland of Cleveland, formerly of Freeport, in the 1940s. The Clark’s son, J. Richard, joined the staff in the 1950s. Both Kirkland and Clark had graduated from the Cleveland School of Embalming. Upon Bill and Esther Clark's retirement in 1962, the two younger employees purchased the business and running it as a partnership. In the late 1960s, they closed the furniture store and expanded the funeral home into that area, moving the office to the front of the building, where it remains today. In 1978, Jonathan Kirkland was employed as a funeral director and embalmer by the partnership. He had graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science two years prior and was an employee of
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