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Cease and desist letter issued over Sally Buffalo dumping
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CADIZ—Mayor John Migliore introduced news at last Thursday’s meeting that the village had received a cease and desist letter from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding people dumping garbage at Sally Buffalo Park. It’s not Harrison News-Herald Photo/ED BANKS just for leaving grass clippings or weeds but solid Pictured before their scheduled flag football game are the coaches, the high school football players, and the students in the 2021 football waste materials at the park site. However, some camp and flag football game. individual took issue with the practice and notified the EPA, leading to an inspection of the dumping site. Migliore stated the village has 14 days to respond on how to comply with the EPA’s within this district alone made it a nice size and manageable endeavor. I request. When asked what the exact issue was, he BY ED BANKS was very proud of the kids, the players, and the coaches that represented replied, “everything.” News-Herald Sportswriter As listed in the notice of violation, the exact the 2021 camp. Our coaches made a lot of sacrifices to put this camp on reason for the inspection was for “complaints that this year, and they remained vigilant in putting forth an honest interest CADIZ—Last week, 43 Harrison Central kindergarten through secopen dumping of solid waste and illegal disposal in what their role was in the program. I want to thank the coaches and all ond-grade students concluded a football camp presented by the Harrison of construction and demolition debris (C&DD) that had a part in this year’s camp,” he added. Central varsity football coaches and players. Both boys and girls particiWhile anxiously attending on Thursday evening, the campers arrived was occurring.” The letter was signed by Daniel pated in the camp; the drills and spills of the training were absorbed with in full spirit and ready to test their skills. All 43 proudly wore their Husky Bergert, R.S., environmental specialist for the youthful pride. The camp, now in its second year (not held during 2020 T-shirts and orange flags and postured as if they were in full dress for an division of materials and waste management. He due to the pandemic), took place inside Wagner Stadium. And as in the all-out tackle football game. In getting to the business at hand, the kids stated “construction and demolition debris” had past, it was scheduled to conclude with some flag football action by the were divided into four groups where they put their new-learned knowl- been mixed with woody debris, including lumparticipants. edge to the test. With a healthy group of parents on hand to show sup- ber, carpet, metal, and concrete on top of the solid “This is a good camp for the kids of Harrison Central,” said head port, the 2021 Harrison Central Youth Football Clinic ended in grand waste he observed. According to Bergert’s letter, varsity football coach Anthony Hayes. “There were kids from outside fashion as touchdowns and some unscheduled tackling closed the door other debris found at the site included bagged and unbagged yard waste, tires, paint cans, motor the districts that wanted to participate, but the attendance from the kids until next season. oil containers, plastics, furniture, electronics, and mattresses. “OK, I just want to make you aware that that’s going to be an issue,” Migliore told the council. “Today, the Ohio Department of Health amended He suggested a further discussion and to see what its remaining health order to conform the new recommendations would come out to of that. He Centers for Disease Control (CDC) added the village had and takenPrevention a dumpster to the guidance, which allows those who have been spot and cleaned it up, but it wasn’t enough to “Today, the Ohio Department of Health amended vaccinated to stop wearing masks. its remaining have health order to conform tosending the new deterred the individual from the letRegular Body Copy Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) ter. However, parkand manager Scott Porter said they guidance, which who been are not allows dumpingthose anything therehave currently. The bulk of our paragraphs will look vaccinated to stop wearing masks. “I’m hoping we can work something out, but like this! Regular Body Copy it’s a possibility that that’s a service we may have to lose for the community, and I don’t know what’s The bulk of our paragraphs will look going to happen then. They’ll probably be illegal like this! dumping everywhere,” Migliore explained.
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is available to those who like to CADIZ—Not only have COVID cases PHOTO BY ED BANKS support the localNH arts. The Deersville spiked for the second consecutive week, accordCommunity Theatre is working ing to Harrison County Public Health adminPHOTO istrator Garen Rhome, but the delta variant was through a grant-making and CREDiT NH PHOTO BY BANKS confirmed for the first time Wednesday morncrowdfunding program to ED gain Cutline ing. financial support for much-needed Rhome told the commissioners the variant This is the text that captions all of our repairs. The 2021 “A Community beautifulprogram pictures.is a $2.3 million case, an individual in their 50s, had gotten sick Thrives” Cutline around the third week of July and is just now initiative sponsored by Gannett, the being confirmed. Rhome said they’ve suspectUSA TODAY Network’s parent This is the text that captions all of our ed the variant had been lingering in the county beautiful pictures. company. Photos provided by the Deersville Community much earlier, but they finally have the evidence Funds generated through the proTheatre of the first case. Writer’s gram willName allow the theater group to The Deersville Community Theatre is raising money After more than a month of only one or two repair vinyl siding to the back of the digitally for the 2021 Community Thrives program. If cases reported per week, nine were recorded last over 100-year-old building. According they reach the fundraising goal, the Theatre will be able Writer’s Name to Marsha Dodds, president of the theto contribute to siding and building repairs. But the week, and this week, an additional 16 cases of funds must be gathered through their Facebook page. COVID have been confirmed. Two of the 16 are ater group, Writer’s Title the siding has been comcurrently hospitalized, with one being in their promised due to water damage. “Last winter, water damage caused rison County. “We desperately need off-street 90s. In addition, four breakthrough cases (vaccinated individuals confirmed with COVID) the siding Writer’s Title to separate from the building,” she parking,” Dodds noted. “It will allow much with one hospitalization were also reported. noted. “The vinyl was over 25 years old and is safer accessibility for our elderly and handicap Ohio has suspended the color-coding of several (sic) Crossword Text damaged. This funding will allow guests, which always enjoy their time at our COVID cases, but Harrison County would be our group to replace the damaged siding and events.” categorized as red if it were still in effect. Rhome to install commercial grade gutters to better One of nearly 700 organizations taking said the variant is not only more transmittable protectText the building’s exterior.” She noted that part in the program, the local theater group is Crossword but is also more dangerous; and again, he’s urgthe steep pitch of the building’s roof requires a raising money through an online platform. To ing the public to get vaccinated. qualify, the local project must raise $3,000 by more heavy-duty gutter system. “The delta variant has been able to thrive In addition, the group would like to build Aug. 19 through the online site. because of these low vaccination rates,” he said, To assist the theater group in reaching their a much-needed parking lot behind the historreferring to the stats for Ohio and Harrison ic building. Currently, the only parking is on County, which shows 5,162 fully vaccinatSee THEATRE Pg.- 9 See DELTA VARIANT Pg.- 7 the street of the small village in western HarOBiTUARiES EVENTS HARRISON SPORTS CRIME
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