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Memorial Day - Monday, May 27, 2019
DR. MANDAL HAAS
STATE REP. DON JONES
DE ANN WILLIAMS
This is The Free Press Standard’s annual Graduation issue. Graduation ceremonies for local and area high schools can be found in a special Graduation edition. Schools featuring photos of the valedictorian and salutatorians, along with the top ranking academic students and class photos include the following: Carrollton High School: Commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Bell-Herron gymnasium. Graduation ceremony for Malvern High School graduating seniors at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, May 26, in the Malvern High School gymnasium. Conotton Valley’s graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, in the Conotton Valley High School gym. Minerva High School’s commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium. Southern Local High School’s graduation ceremonies at 7 p.m. Friday, May
24, in the high school gymnasium. Edison High School’s commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Franciscan University Finnegan Field House in Steubenville. Sandy Valley High School’s graduation was held May 19. A commencement ceremony for graduating seniors at the Carroll County Christian Academy was held May 18.
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Memorial Day services announced Supreme Court dismisses Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 27, in Carrollton and Malvern where parades are scheduled in both towns prior to services at their respective cemeteries. Carrollton Dr. Mandal Haas, a Carrollton physician who served as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Ohio Army National Guard during the war in Iraq, will speak at Carrollton’s annual Memorial Day services scheduled at Westview Cemetery following a 10 a.m. parade which forms on Third Street NE. Malvern Malvern’s annual Memorial Day parade begins at 9 a.m. at Damascus Friends Church with stops at the Malvern Historical Society Veterans Memorial and St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery for brief ceremonies, and then to Bethlehem Cemetery for additional ceremonies. The speaker at Bethlehem Cemetery will be De Ann Williams, executive director of the Stark County Veterans Service Commission. All veterans are asked to march with the group in the Malvern parade and
join them at the cemeteries. Veterans need not be members of the American Legion or another veterans’ group, nor do they need a uniform, organizers said. If a veteran has difficulty walking and needs transportation they should call the Post at 330-863-2744 before the parade so arrangements can be made. Members of the Sons of the American Legion, Detachment 375, are also asked to march in a group similar to those who have marched in recent years. The public is invited to attend a breakfast at the Post home from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and back to the Post 375 following the ceremonies for a complimentary lunch. The Post is located on the corner of Bridge and Grant streets. Augusta Memorial Day services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at Augusta Cemetery. Guest speaker will be Patrick Hudson and his brother, Frank, will sing the National Anthem. The American Legion will also attend. Those planning to attend should take lawn chairs. Bowerston Bowerston’s Mayor Milo Baker an-
nounced the Village of Bowerston will hold its annual Memorial Day celebration on Monday, May 27, at Bowerston’s Gateway Memorial Park by the cannon. Baker announced that DJ Troy Akins from Music du Jour will kick off the ceremony at 11:30 a.m. before Conotton Valley’s marching band is featured playing patriotic tunes beginning at noon. This year’s guest speaker is State Rep. Don Jones of the 95th District, which includes Carroll, Harrison and Noble counties, as well as portions of Washington and Belmont counties. A former agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor at Harrison Central High School, Jones works at his family’s farm equipment dealership, D&J Sales & Service Inc. He has also been a volunteer fireman and emergency medical technician for the last 27 years with the Deersville Community VFD Emergency Squad. All veterans will be honored and are invited to attend. No information was received for Minerva and Leesville.
Lee receives maximum sentence on public indecency charges By NANCY SCHAAR FPS Correspondent Gary Lee faced Carroll County Municipal Court Judge Gary Willen May 16 and learned his fate regarding charges of three separate counts of public indecency. Lee was arrested after an undercover deputy sheriff was aboard a school bus and more officers were in a vehicle following the bus in early March. On three separate occasions Lee was seen exposing himself to a young girl as she got off the school bus at home. Lee lived nearby. The seven year old girl told her mother Lee had done this numerous times while standing near his garage when she got off the school bus. At first, Lee pleaded not guilty, but changed that plea to guilty at the end of March. He also waived his constitutional rights. Lee has remained in the county jail since his initial arrest on March 8. County Prosecutor Steve Barnett has been criticized for not filing felony charges against Lee but told the public that with the evidence presented, he could only file misdemeanor charges against Lee. With the lesser charges filed against Lee he cannot even be compelled to register as a sex offender. The child’s mother has stated that other allegations have been made against Lee and she hopes they are investigated, prosecuted, and more charges are filed against Lee.
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Mangun V. Olivito case
By EMILY J. SCHLOSS FPS Contributor The Supreme Court of Ohio has dismissed the public records request case of Jeffrey Mangun, Carroll County Republican Party chairman, v. Judge Dominick Olivito Jr. in its May 14 decision. The court reported its records indicated Mangun had not filed a merit brief, due May 10, and therefore “failed to prosecute this cause with the requisite diligence.” Judge Olivito had filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on May 6, due to Mangun not making those appropriate filings by the April 30 deadline set by the court, including any depositions or exhibits. The motion to dismiss stated, “Obviously, (Mangun) has both the burden of proof and the obligation to provide
depositions or exhibits in support of his complaint. He has not done so.” Included in the May 14 dismissal filing, the court also ordered that Olivito’s motion to dismiss was moot. The requested documents stem from a meeting in the Carroll County Court of Common Pleas courtroom between Judge Olivito’s staff and staff from the Clerk of Courts regarding office matters. The complaints filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio came at a time of the contested Carroll County Court of Common Pleas election between incumbent Judge Olivito and Republican candidate Michael V. Repella II. Repella won the election and will serve through 2025. Olivito has maintained the request for documents required no response and denied he was avoiding his responsibility for maintaining and producing upon request certain public records.
Carroll Electric customers will experience brief outages Area residents will experience brief power outages later this month as Carroll Electric Cooperative will backfeed its Washington substation. The outages will occur while First Energy, CEC’s transmission provider, performs switch maintenance to the transmission lines coming into CEC’s substation. The Washington Substation serves approximately 1,345 members in portions of Washington, Fox, Augusta, East, Brown, Harrison, Center and Lee Townships in Carroll County and part of Springfield Township in Jefferson County.
Outages will occur: Tuesday, May 28 at approximately 2 p.m. Friday, May 31 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Members should expect each outage to last approximately 15 to 20 minutes, as Carroll Electric crews safely transfer power to and from another substation. CEC apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks customers for their patience and understanding during these momentary outages. Anyone with questions may call 1-800-232-7697.
Early deadlines are in effect
FPS Photo / Nancy Schaar
The Free Press Standard will have early deadlines for Memorial Day, May 27. The deadline for display advertising is noon Thursday, May 23. For classified ads, the deadline is noon Friday, May 24. Editorial deadlines are as follows: News: 4 p.m. Friday, May 24. Sports: 4 p.m. Friday, May 24. Obituaries: 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 28 Letters to the Editor: Noon Friday, May 24. Accent: 4 p.m. Friday, May 24. The office will be closed Monday, May 27, for the Memorial Day holiday.
Gary Lee stands with the public defender, Michael Boske, before Municipal Court Judge Gary Willen as he hears his sentence for exposing himself repeatedly to a young girl.
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obits pg. 4
opinion pg. 4
sports pg. 7