Harrison News-Herald 11-02-19

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019

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Police drug busts net meth, ecstasy By JD LONG

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CADIZ – A pair of drug busts Tuesday pulled in a cache of methamphetamines and ecstasy pills by the Cadiz Police Department. Lieutenant Ron Carter said many of the suspects did not live in the area and all appeared in county court on Wednesday. Derrick Noonkester, 20, of 880 Iona Ave., Akron andAllen West, 35 of Cadiz, were both charged with aggravated possession of drugs, felonies of the fifth degree. At around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Cadiz Police received a tip from someone who overheard people talking of a drug deal about to happen. Carter said “numerous males” who did not live in the area were observed and after entering the house arrested Noonkester, and confiscated the pills and quite a bit of drug paraphernalia as well. When asked if he had anything else in his possession Noonkester led police to his vehicle where a baggy of crystal meth and “14 large pills” were found. The pills were admitted

to be ecstasy by Noonkester. His vehicle was then impounded. The evidence is being sent to BCI for analysis. Then around 11:30 p.m. that same night, officers Walker, Simmerman and Robertson joined Carter in another raid at 451 N. Main Street, Apt. I5, where West was apprehended along with Jennifer Church. Carter said they were looking for “a large amount of crystal meth” but was told by West it was all gone. After further searching, police located “crystal meth, numerous pills, digital scales, marijuana” and some white pills believed to be Percocet, some orange pills and other drug paraphernalia items. Church was picked up on an active warrant, according to Carter. He added that more charges could be coming as the investigation is ongoing with more individuals possibly being charged. “We are trying to crackdown on the drug problem in our area and will not be tolerated. My officers did a great job on both cases and I’m very happy with the outcome,” Carter stated. He also thanked Sgt. Thompson of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

New Athens’ Erdos receives presidential appointment

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By JD LONG

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HARRISON COUNTY – Lanny Erdos, the New Athens native and former head of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, has now become Acting Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). The website (whitehouse.gov) issued a statement on Oct. 22 that President Donald Trump planned to nominate several individuals to his administration and Erdos was one of those mentioned. Erdos stated he officially began his new job in Washington D.C. on Sept. 1 of this year. Erdos, who managed the Division of Mineral Resources Management at ODNR where he oversaw the coal program, industrial minerals and mine safety for the state of Ohio, now obviously has a broader range of responsibilities. These include the nationwide coal program and abandoned mines’

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program. “So we work with…those states that have regulatory authority, we oversee their program [and] we also regulate the tribes where we are the primary regulator,” Erdos explained. Erdos said regarding improvements in the coal industry, that’s another matter, though he did manage the mine safety program in

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Scio’s Phase II project winding down By JD LONG

jim@harrisonnewsherald.com

Teachers and students of Lakeland Academy School held their annual Halloween Party Friday, Oct. 25, at the school. Everyone had a good time dressing up, and having a party. Pictured are Carrly Osburn and Mercedes Moorehead.

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SCIO – The village’s Phase II major waterline project is now winding down with Village Administrator,Jason Tubaugh stating at last week’s council meeting that the “main waterline and all the residential sections are completed.” Paving has been completed and a final walkthrough are being done. Tubaugh stated that the remaining capital improvement projects would undergo review once the LMI (Lowto-Moderate Income) studies have been completed “and funding sources are identified depending

on the Village’s LMI percentage.” Also, funding for “oil and shale monies” was submitted back on Oct. 10 in order to repair damages at the corner of U.S. 646 and East College Street. Also: - Columbia Gas repaired the culvert at 106 Maple Street and the gas line was rerouted away from the storm drain. - Durapatching continued through the month of October. - U.S. 151 is scheduled for patchwork next spring and summer 2020 at the Main Street red light and across from the old restaurant.

See SCIO PG. 2

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