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The iconic, two-storystone and concrete gazebothat for decades served asthe hub of the county fair-ground's center ring hasbeen demolished due tosafety concerns accordingto fair board President LizLafferty.

"Two years ago duringthe 2015 fair the wholestructure shifted forwardand the railing was nolonger meeting at the top,"said Lafferty. "It had tocome down before some-one got hurt."

The decision to level thegazebo was made after theCounty Engineer's officeand professional carpenterand mason Jason Baldwin

determined nothing couldbe done to save it.

The remains of the his-toric structure will beremoved May 12 duringGE Career Day by stu-dents from the AdamsCounty Career andTechnical Center.

Lafferty says a tempo-rary stage will be brought

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Billboards such as this one are encourgaing anyone with any information on theRhoden family murders to come forward to authorities.

One year later, still no arrestsin Rhoden family murdersNo clear motive leaves family membersand community to question – Why?BY PATRICIA BEECHPEOPLE'S DEFENDER

Every Sunday morningLeonard and Judy Manleyleave their home and drivea short distance to thebluff where Union HillChurch sits overlookingthe rolling hills of easternAdams County.

Leonard is enduring theworst kind of pain a parentcan experience – the lossof his daughter Dana, who

was among the eightRhoden family membersbrutally murdered oneyear ago in the largesthomicide case in Ohio his-tory.

They say time heals allwounds, but for Manley, itwasn't time that began toheal the wounds shaped inhis heart – it was thechurch and the people thatoffered him a measure ofsolace.

"Leonard says it's the

only thing that has reallyhelped them to cope withwhat happened," saysPastor Phil Fulton of theUnion Hill Church."People have really ralliedaround them, and knowingthat people care, and thatthey love them and arepraying for them – thatmeans a whole lot tothem."

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Historic fairground gazebodemolishedFair board president says new structurewill be larger and more functional

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Here is all that remains of the historic gazebo that occupied the center ring areaat the Adams County Fairgrounds. The gazebo was recently razed and plansare underway to build a replacement.

Administrative JudgeAlan W. Foster of theAdams County Court has

filed the Court's reportwith the Supreme Court ofOhio for the month ofMarch 2017.

The court had a total of252 new cases filed inMarch 2017. There were18 felony cases, 46 misde-meanor cases, 24 OVIcases, 152 other trafficcases, one personal injuryand property cases, 24contract cases, three evic-tion cases, one other civilcase and three smallclaims cases.

During the same period,the court terminated a totalof 329 cases.

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Germany ChurchApril 27th, 28th, & 29th

at 7 p.m.April 30th at 6 p.m. Preaching by:

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William E. West

William E. West, 78, ofToledo, died on April 16,2017 at Citrus MemorialHospital in Inverness, Fla.William was born on Oct.8, 1938 in Adams County,Ohio, the son of Thomasand Hazel West. He was aveteran of the U.S. Army,serving in Korea. Mr.West was a police officerfor the Toledo PoliceDepartment for 25 years.He was a member of theVFW and FOP in Toledoand spent his winters inInverness since 2010.

Mr. West was preceded

in death by his brother,Harold West and sister,Mae Morgan. Survivorsinclude five children,Larry Cornwell ofMorehead, Ky., DouglasWest of Toledo,, KathyHotz of Inverness, Fla.,Thomas West of MiddlePoint, Ohio, and MarkCampbell West of Deltona,Fla.; sister, June Reynoldsof San Diego, Calif.;brother, Dewey West ofSeaman; 15 grandchildren;12 great grandchildren;and companion, PamJennings of Toledo,

A memorial service willbe held on WednesdayApril 26, 2017 at 1 p.m.at the CityLight Church on201 E. Alexis Rd. inToledo. William's grand-daughter Naomi West-Volkman will be officiat-ing, light refreshments willbe served. 

Arrangements were han-dled by the Heinz FuneralHome and Cremation inInverness, Fla..

Richard CollinsRichard Buddy Collins,

58, of Manchester, passedaway Saturday, April 15,2017 at his home. He wasborn Nov. 28, 1958 inCincinnati, Ohio.

He was preceded indeath by his parents,

Charles and Georgia(Hunter) Collins.

Richard will be cremat-ed. A memorial servicewill be held at a later date.

The Lafferty FuneralHome in West Union isserving the family.

Mary B. McClureMary Bell (Baker)

McClure, 79 years ofGrove City, passed awayon Saturday April 15,2017 at the Mt. CarmelWest Hospital.

She was born in Seamanon April 20, 1937, thedaughter of the late Josephand Annabelle (Shreffler)Baker. Besides her parents,she was also preceded byher husband, RollandMcClure on April 27,2003 and brother, JoeBaker.

Mary is survived by hertwo sons, Tim (Lisa)McClure of Columbus and

Tony McClure of GroveCity; brother, Paul (Grace)Baker of Peebles; grand-daughter, Heather; twostep-grandchildren, Dustinand Jamie; one greatgrandchild and five step-great grandchildren andseveral nieces andnephews.

Funeral Services wereheld at 1 p.m. onThursday April 20, 2017 atthe Wallace-ThompsonLewis-Sullivan Chapel inSeaman. Burial followedat the TranquilityCemetery.

Teresa Stapleton Hoskins

Teresa StapletonHoskins, age 63 ofRussellville, Ohio passedaway Wednesday, April19, 2017 at her residence.She was born July 11,1953 in Portsmouth, Ohio,the daughter of LeonardStapleton and the lateNancy (Irvin) Stapleton.She retired after 35 yearsat the Manchester LocalSchools where she taughtEnglish. She also taught atWinchester for a year andwas a sub for four years atEastern Local Schools.

Besides her mother, shewas also preceded in deathby her husband MikeHoskins in 2014.

Teresa is survived byher father, LeonardStapleton of West Union;

one son, David Hoskins ofNewport, Ky.; one daugh-ter, Lauren HoskinsDavenport and husbandTim of Russellville; moth-er-in-law, Joyce Hoskinsof Russellville; one broth-er, Shawn Stapleton andwife Tina of Warsaw, Ind.;one sister, Sherry Scottand husband Drew ofGreenville, Ohio; twograndchildren, ChristianHoskins and IsaiahDavenport; and severalnieces and nephews andone great niece.

Funeral Services will beheld on Saturday, April 22,2017 at 11 a.m. at theRussellville PresbyterianChurch with visitation onehour prior to the service.Bill Kirby and Dana Oppwill be officiating. Burialwill follow in the LinwoodCemetery.

Visitation will also beheld on Friday, April 21,2017 from 5 - 8 p.m. at thechurch. The MeekerFuneral Home inRussellville is serving thefamily.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to the GECredit Union, 10485Reading Rd, Cincinnati,OH 45241 for the collegeeducation of Teresa'sgrandchildren.

Jody Evans

Jody Elizabeth Evans,22 years of Peebles,passed away on Friday,

April 14, 2017. Jody was born in

Cincinnati, Ohio on Feb.16, 1995, the daughter ofDaniel and Dawn Evans(Dykstra).

Jody is survived by ason, Tidus Evans; brother,Adam Evans; sister, KellyDeardoff (Evans); brother-in-law, Jon Deardoff allare of Peebles; grandpar-ents, Gary and Sue Evansof Hillsboro, Hugh andBarbara Steiginga ofNaples, Fla. and manyaunts, uncles, cousins,friends and church family.

A private memorialservice is planned.

George F. Carr, Jr.George F. Carr, Jr., ,

beloved husband ofPatricia S. Carr and devot-ed father of Frances, AnneHalkyard (Scott), andMargaret (Dierdre) Scott,passed away on Sunday,April 16, 2017 at the ageof 78.

Visitation will be heldon Saturday, April 22 at 10a.m. at the St. Timothy'sEpiscopal Church, 8101

Beechmont Avenue,Cincinnati, with funeralservices following at 11a.m.

In lieu of flowers,memorials may be made tothe Camping andEducation Foundation,3515 Michigan Avenue,Cincinnati, OH 45208, orto the Prospect House, 682Hawthorne Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45205.

Land TransfersApril 7-13, 2017

Edgar Mingua, TwylaMingua to Kala Mingua,Winchester Village, 0.568ac.

Timothy L. Waters toAmy Weaters, Oliver Twp,1.005 ac.

HUD to Joshua JamesCase, Manchester Village,0.118 ac.

Karen Sue Howelett,Karen Sue Sapp to KarenSue Howelett, JeremiahAnderson, WinchesterTwp, 1.50 ac.

Jonathan Starnes toNational Bank, BrushCreek Twp, 2.625 ac.

Jason Baldwin, PamelaBaldwin to Donald C.McCarty Jr, Julie M.McCarty, Adam F.Watkins, Amy B. Watkins,Liberty Twp, 2.745 ac.

Aaron C. Miller, ClaraMae Miller to James Scott,Samantha Scott, OliverTwp, 3.327 ac.

Kris Eden Kasheli toAnna Jane Miller, FranklinTwp, 1.964 ac.

Troy Tolle to IvaAbbott, Meigs Twp, 4.135ac.

Danielle L. Richards,Jevin T. Richards toFederal NationalMortgage, Scott Twp,10.00 ac.

Dale A. Bailey, SandraJ. Bailey to Benjamin J.Bailey, Taryn C. Bailey,Bratton Twp, 10.00 ac.

Betty Jean Brewer toBetty Jean Brewer, BettyJean Brewer, West UnionVillage, lot 2

Betty Jean Brewer toGary Bradford, WestUnion Village, lot 102

John W. Day, ChristinaDay to Glenn E. Day,Janice Day, Scott Twp,37.876 ac.

Cherise M. Gruber toGary A. Gruber, LibertyTwp, 16.77 ac.

Richard McCane,Thomas Partin, MelissaPartin to Equity Trust CoCustodian Scott McMahanIRA, Meigs Twp, 4.22 ac.

Adams County Court Judgereleases March statistics

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Union, Speed 79/60, Fine$100, Court Cost $80Cody D. Lambly, West

Union, Reg. Viol., Fine$25, Court Cost $28Megan L. Siler, Cincin-

nati, Speed 78/60, Fine$100, Court Cost $80Paul J. Westervelt, Indi-

anapolis, IN, Speed 72/60,Fine $42, Court Cost $80Lewis M. Baldwin, Win-

chester, Fail Control, Fine$15, Court Cost $80Charles Mahon Jr, Chill-

icothe, Speed 79/55, Fine$100, Court Cost $80Cassaundra B. Durbin,

Peebles, Speed 80/60, Fine$100, Court Cost $80John P. Dungy Jr,

Wallingford, KY, Speed63/55, Fine $50, CourtCost $80, Special Condi-tions: Amended Speed4511.21D1 63/55 Nopoints from 68/66 SpeedAaron C. Swayne, Pee-

bles, Seat Belt/Pass, Fine$20, Court Cost $51Kathryn A. Gibbons,

Cincinnati, Speed 71/55,Fine $22, Court Cost $80

Gina B. Howard, W.Portsmouth, Speed 82/60,Fine $150, Court Cost$155Michael D. Sites, Pee-

bles, Poss/Marijuana, Dis-missed, SpecialConditions: Dismissed aspart of plea agreement,CRB 1700118AShuren He, Richmond,

VA, Speed 84/60, Fine$150, Court Cost $80Michael D. Sites Jr, Pee-

bles, Speed 86/55, Dis-missedMichael D. Sites Jr, Pee-

bles, Fictitious Reg., Dis-missedMichael D. Sites Jr, Pee-

bles, Seat Belt/Dr, Dis-missedLauren E. Kirk, Speed

70/55, Fine $22, CourtCost $80Thomas T. Moler II,

Bethel, Speed 77/60, Fine$100, Court Cost $80Christine M. Branson,

Fayetteville, OH, FTYEmerg. Vehicle, Fine $22,Court Cost $80Julie R. Nevil, Peebles,

Seat Belt/Dr, Fine $30,Court Cost $51Austin L. Burbage, Rus-

sellville, Seat Belt/Dr, Fine$30, Court Cost $51Donald R. McKee, West

Union, Fail Control, Fine$15, Court Cost $80Colleen A. Heidel,

Cincinnati, Speed 79/60,Fine $100, Court Cost $80Randy J. Meade, Pee-

bles, Failure/Yield, Fine

$15, Court Cost $85Todd J. Collignon, Blue

Creek, DUS/OVI, Fine$159, Special Conditions:30 days jail credit timeservedRichard S. Mozingo Jr,

West Union, Valid O.L.,Fine $66, Special Condi-tions: 30 Day Jail CreditTime ServedRichard S. Mozingo Jr,

West Union, Seat Belt/Dr,Fine $35, Court Cost $28Erica D. Wilson, South

Point, OH, Speed 75/60,Fine $42, Court Cost $155William E. White, Man-

chester, DUS/Lic. Fort.,Fine $150, Court Cost$112, Special Conditions:Community Service 24 hrsby 7-1-17, 2 yr probationBrandon L. Bolton, Win-

chester, Fail Control, Fine$15, Court Cost $155Brandon L. Bolton, Win-

chester, Seat Belt/Dr, Fine$30, Court Cost $28Brandon L. Shumate,

West Union, Deposit Lit-ter, Fine $118, SpecialConditions: 1 year of Com-munity Control, 24 hoursof community service by8-1-17Elissa R. Robinson,

Piketon, Speed 72/60, Fine$42, Court Cost $80John C. Wilson II, West

Union, Fictitious Reg.,Fine $100, Court Cost $80Justin E. Franklin, Man-

chester, 2nd Speed: 74/55,Fine $79, Court Cost $80Caitlin S. Rogers, Lynx,

DUS-FRA, DismissedCaitlyn S. Rogers, Lynx,

Speed 68/55, Fine $22,Court Cost $85Jeremy C. Gates, Inde-

pendence, KY, Speed71/55, Fine $42, CourtCost $80Melvin Greene Jr, West

Union, Fail Control, Fine$15, Court Cost $80Kelli N. Knechtly, Blue

Creek, Fail Control, Fine$20, Court Cost $85Aimee R. Case, West

Union, Speed 68/55, Fine$22, Court Cost $80Kathy S. Kamps, West

Union, Speed 72/55, Fine$42, Court Cost $80Zachary M. Baas, Love-

land, OH, Speed 78/60,Fine $100, Court Cost $80Kevin D. Carpenter,

Maysville, KY, Speed70/55, Fine $22, CourtCost $80Adam P. Zeigler,

Maysville, KY, Fail Con-trol, Fine $15, Court Cost$80Justin S. Nesbit, Blue

Creek, Seat Belt/Pass, Fine$42, Court Cost $23Michelle R. Vatter,

Hilliard, OH, Speed 75/60,Fine $42, Court Cost $80Jillian R. Perkins, Mil-

ton, WV, Speed 75/60,Fine $42, Court Cost $80Jocelyn Dunphy, Brook-

line, MA, FTY Emerg. Ve-hicle, Fine $22, Court Cost$80Marion Westerkamm,

Batavia, Speed 73/60, Fine$42, Court Cost $80William A. Faul, Win-

chester, Speed 73/55, Fine$42, Court Cost $80Alice F. Newman, Min-

ford, OH, Speed 75/60,Fine $42, Court Cost $85

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Ag Society looking forCentral-At-Large Direc-torThe Adams County Agri-cultural Society has anopening for a Director Po-sition in Central-at-Large.If you live in Bratton,Monroe, Tiffin, Scott, orOliver Townships and areinterested in a Directormembership, please sendyour letter of intent to LizLafferty, ACAS, P.O. Box548, West Union, Ohio45693 by April 5. Other in-terested people may be ac-cepted if no people applyfrom the above listedtownships.Retired Teachers needupdated contact informa-tionThe ACRTA is updating

its contact list. Needed arecurrent addresses, emails,contact numbers. Send in-formation to 4235 VaughnRidge Rd., West Union, orleave a message at (937)544-5420. Peebles Foodbank give-away is April 22The Peebles Foodbank willhold a food give away at 8a.m. on April 22 at theChurch of Christ OutreachCenter on Nixon Avenue.This is for Peebles resi-dents only. USDA guide-lines apply. ID and proofof address is required.First District ChristianUnion Revival is April 23-30The local Christian UnionChurches will hold a Dis-trict Revival at the West

Union Christian UnionChurch at 7 p.m. nightlyfrom April 23-30. Eachchurch will provide theirown pastor and there willbe special singing at eachservice. For more infor-mation, call Pastor LeeDettwiller at (740) 464-9807.SOESC Finance Commit-tee meets April 24The Southern Ohio Educa-tional Service Center Gov-erning Board FinanceCommittee will meet onMonday, April 24 at 1 p.mat the Southern Ohio Edu-cational Service Center at3321 Airborne Road inWilmington.Bentonville Anti-HorseThief Society Banquet isApril 29The annual BentonvilleAnti-Horse Thief SocietyBanquet is set for April 29at 7 p.m. at the BurningHeart Campground Cafete-ria in Bentonville. Formore information or ticketscall: (937) 549-3360. Tick-ets prices are Adults $13each/two for $25 Liberty Farmers hostingpetting zoo on April 30In support of the TSC 4-HPaper Clover Campaign,the Liberty Farmers 4-Hclub will be hosting a Pet-ting Zoo on April 30 from1- 4 p.m. at TSC in WestUnion.Adams County SpringTrade Days coming May 5Adams County Spring

Trade Days will be at 836Boyd Avenue in WestUnion on May 5 from 10a.m.- 8 p.m. and on May 6from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Formore information, callDarlene at (937) 205-7141.Donkey Basketball re-turns to Manchester May6The Greyhound AthleticBoosters and the Manches-ter JH cheerleaders willpresent their second annualDonkey Basketball Tour-nament at ManchesterHigh School on May 6 at 7p.m. Coalition for Drug FreeAdams County meetingsecond Tuesday of monthThe Coalition for a DrugFree Adams County will bemeeting on the secondTuesday of each monthfrom 7-8 p.m. at the FirstState Bank ConferenceRoom in Winchester. Thepublic is welcome to at-tend. The mission of thegroup is to connect com-munity resources and or-ganizations to prevent druguse and support recovery.Aglow Internationalmeetings at ACRMCEvery third Monday of themonth, Aglow Interna-tional will be holdingmeetings in the SecondFloor Conference Room atthe Adams County Re-gional Medical Center.Aglow is a non-denomina-tional fellowship and wor-ship group and they willwelcome different speakerseach month. For more in-

formation, visitwww.aglow.org or contactKatey McCann at (937)515-1552.COAD4Kids offerschildcare servicesIf you are a parent

searching for care or an in-dividual interested in pro-viding childcare, COAD4Kids can help. Call 1-800-577-2276 or locally740-354-6527 for informa-tion about childcare andthe free services offered.Ohio Can meets in Sea-manOhio Can, a non-profit

group pro-active in raisingmoney to get the commu-nity involved in drugawareness and prevention,will meet on the firstThursday of every monthfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. at theSeaman Community Build-ing. The group plans onputting together meaning-ful events to gather supportin Adams County. Snacksand beverages will be pro-vided. For more informa-tion, call 937-217-1527 oremail solaceo-fadamscounty@gmail.comReformers Unanimousholding regular meetingsThe Reformers Unani-

mous Addiction RecoveryProgram is held 7 p.m.every Friday at 106 RiceDrive in West Union. Forinformation contact PhilFulton at 937-587-1797 orRon Baker at 937-544-4110.Celebrate recovery

A Christ-centered recov-ery program for peoplewho struggle with addic-tions or any life-control-ling issue will meet onMondays from 6 -8:30p.m. at Church 180 locatedat 2556 Moores Road, inSeaman. A program forchildren (ages 5-12) of par-ents who attend the pro-gram is available as well.For more information con-tact Dan Sheridan at 937-205-5464 or CarolSheridan at 513-509-3911.Solace of Adams Countymeeting twice a monthSolace of Adams

County, a local communitygroup that supports indi-viduals who have sufferedthe loss of a loved one todrugs, will meet on thesecond and fourth Fridayof every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the secondfloor Conference Room ofthe Adams County Re-gional Medical Center. Thegroup will also providesupport to recovering ad-dicts, as well as advocatingprevention and bringingawareness into the commu-nity. Snacks and beverageswill be provided and formore information, call937-217-1527 or email so-laceofadamscounty@gmail.comNarcotics Anonymousmeeting every ThursdayNarcotics Anonymous a12-step recovery plan, willmeet at 7 p.m. on Thurs-days at the Holy TrinityParish at 612 E. MulberryStreet in West Union.

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A Manchester policeofficer recently indictedfor alleged illegal use oflaw-enforcement com-puter database systems isbehind bars afterallegedly violating theconditions of his bond.Joshua Hayes was

arrested Tuesday, April18 by the Adams CountyDepartment ofProbation. He is beingheld in the AdamsCounty DetentionCenter.Hayes is charged with

allegedly illegally usingthe Ohio LawEnforcement Gateway(OHLEG), a state-of-the-

art electronic informa-tion network that allowsOhio law enforcementagencies to share crimi-nal justice data, and theLaw EnforcementAgencies Data System(LEADS) which is oper-ated by the OhioHighway Patrol. LEADSprovides a state-widerepository of data to

law-enforcement, courts,and prosecutors on driv-ing records, vehicleownership, stolen prop-erty, missing persons,warrants, and parole sta-tus, driver's licensesimages and criminal his-tories.According to official

court documents, pre-trial hearings in the casewill be held May 5 andJune 6, and a jury trial isslated to begin June 26in the Adams County

the board explores optionsfor replacing the gazebo. "We want to do another

gazebo and we want it tomatch the historic grand-stand and be the rightscale, but we also want itto be functional and large

enough to accommodate aband and the queen con-test, while also allowingour horse show judges tohave a 360 degree view ofthe center ring."Funding for the new

structure will be raised inpart by the annualGrandstand Bonanza din-ner in October. "We won't build until

we know exactly whatwill work for us," saidLafferty. "But we're look-ing at a structure withcolumns and an open airstage that is up off theground."The addition of a new

gazebo follows months offairground renovationsthat restored the 75-year-old wooden grandstand

and provided new fencingand lighting around thecenter ring.Further improvements

included new pens and amuch-needed refacing ofthe goat barn, a completerenovation of the publicrestrooms behind thegrandstand, and numerouselectrical upgrades.

since Dana ManleyRhoden, 37, her formerhusband ChristopherRhoden, Sr., 40, and theirthree children: Clarence"Frankie" Rhoden, 20,Hanna Rhoden, 19, ChrisRhoden, Jr., 16 ;Christopher Rhoden's elderbrother, Kenneth, 44, andtheir cousin, Gary Rhoden,38, were all found shotexecution-style in theirhomes. Also killed wasClarence "Frankie"Rhoden's fiancee, HannahHazel Gilley, 20. One toddler and two

infants survived the car-nage. The brutal murderscontinue to haunt peoplein the Union Hill commu-nity. "I've relived what hap-

pened a lot," says Fulton."Getting the call and goingup there, then all at once,there it was, it's been dev-astating. The communityhas dealt with it, but itstays in the back of yourmind, and people still talkabout it – the "whys" arestill there."The case has yet to be

solved, no arrests havebeen made and no clearmotive established.However, at an April 13

press conference OhioAttorney General MikeDeWine said there hasbeen significant progressin the investigation."Wewill remain in Pike Countyuntil this case is solved,"DeWine told reporters."We're not going to stopuntil we're done. This isnot a cold case."Pike County Sheriff

Charles Reader echoedDeWine's determination."I got a message for the

killers," he said. "Youcame in like thieves in thenight and stole eight lives,some of them children inthe most horrific way I'veseen in my 20 plus yearcareer. We are gettingcloser. We will find you.The family and the victimswill have justice one day."Despite the fact that the

killer(s) remain at large,Fulton says he doesn'tbelieve the people in theUnion Hill community areliving in fear."I think most people

have come to understandthat the murders weredirected only at that fami-ly," he said. "The killersgot in and they got whothey were after."He does acknowledge

the killings left deep scarsin the broader communi-ties of Adams and PikeCounties."We live in a rural area,

and we've got a bad drugproblem here, but when itcomes to murder andthings like that – we'venever dealt with that – notat that magnitude," hesaid. "It really changed ourworld as far as knowingsomething like that canhappen here. It reallychanged our world forev-er."Anyone who may have

information that couldassist law enforcement inthe investigation of theRhoden family murders isurged to call either theOhio Bureau of CriminalInvestigation at 1-855-BCI-OHIO (1-855-224-6446) or the Pike CountySheriff's office at (740)947-2111.

With the warm days wehave had recently, theCarpenter Bees are back.Controlling these destruc-tive bees can be difficult.They bore holes into theunprotected wood instructures like garages,barns, sheds and other outbuildings. Painting thewood will help amongother things. There arealso traps that can beused. In time the damage

from these bees can besubstantial. They bore thehole in the bottom of theboards, but they then tun-nel within the board. Intime the damage becomesobvious as the tunnelsoften come out of one ofthe sides. There are factsheets that will explainmore about controllingthe bees and reducing thedamage. If you needmore information you cancall me at 515-2314 oremail me atdugan.46@osu.edu. Youcan also stop by one ofthe local extensionoffices.The Adams County

Extension office is locat-ed in the Adams CountyGovernment Center locat-ed across the street fromthe west side of theAdams CountyCourthouse in WestUnion. Office hours are8:30 a.m.- noon and12:30- 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. Thephone number is 544-2339.The Brown County

Extension office is locat-ed on the Brown CountyFairgrounds inGeorgetown. Office

hours are from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and thephone number is 378-6716.The Highland County

Extension Office is locat-ed in Hillsboro on thesecond floor of theHighland CountyAdministration Building.The office is openMonday throughThursday from 8:30 a.m.-noon and 12:30- 4 p.m.The phone number for theoffice is 393-1918.If you are traveling

very far, it is a good ideato call ahead. Thoughrare, from time to time weneed to be out of theoffice doing program-ming, and unfortunatelyhave to close the officeduring normal officehours.Dangers of PoisonHemlockIn the past few weeks I

have mentioned control-ling Poison Hemlock andsome other problemweeds. The following isfor controlling PoisonHemlock as soon as pos-sible. It is bolting in

some areas, so controlwill continue to be moredifficult the longer it ispermitted to grow.Control of Poison

Hemlock: Apply triclopyr+ 2,4-D (Crossbow®) at a1.5% v/v solution withwater or a 2 to 4 qts/Aapplication in the firstyear of growth. Controlmay be inconsistent oncebolting occurs. Controldecreases as the plantnears blooming stage.Glyphosate also can

control or suppress poisonhemlock. Most glyphosatelabels recommend apply-ing 1% to 1.5% v/v solu-tion with water to theplants until they are wetusing handheld equip-ment. The optimum appli-cation times are from budto full bloom. Completecoverage is crucial.Round Bales in VolumeLast week I discussed

several things about hay,including round bales andhow they compare in size.As I started to put togeth-er this week’s column ithit me that I failed to putin a bale size, and in real-ity made another errorbecause of it. This iswhat I had in last week’scolumn, but this has theaddition of a 4 x 6 baleand the corrected volumefor a 5 x 6 bale.I tried to put the formu-

la in here as it is written,but I can’t figure out howto do that so I am justgoing to say it. The vol-ume is equal to Pi (3.14)multiplied by the radiussquared (half of the diam-eter) squared multipliedby the height. So, for a 4

x 4 bale the math wouldbe 3.14 times 2 squared,which is 4 (the radius)times 4 for the height.3.14 x 4 x 4 = 50.244 x 4 is approximately

50.24 cubic feet 4 x 5 is approximately

62.83 cubic feet5 x 4 is approximately

78.54 cubic feet5 x 5 is approximately

98.17 cubic feet4 x 6 is approximately

113.1 cubic feet5 x 6 is approximately

141.37 cubic feetNot sure what I did last

week, but left one size outand thus failed to showthe huge difference in theamount of hay in thesevarious size bales. Like Isaid last week, this is notthe only thing that deter-mines the amount of hay.How tight the bales arerolled plays a part, too.This can be a setting onthe baler or the type orstage of the forage beingrolled.Dates to RememberMay 8- Pesticide

Testing at the Old YRestaurant at noon. Mustpre-register at http://pest-ed.osu.edu or call (800)282-1955. As always,this test is offered on thesecond Monday of eachmonth.

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Warm weather brings back the Carpenter Bees

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Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader, left, and OhioAttorney General Mike DeWine, right, address themedia at an April 13 press conference conceringprogress one year later in the Rhoden family mur-ders.

GazeboFrom page 1

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Hayes arrested for bond violation

Former Manchester Police OfficerJoshua Hayes

Jury trial set to begin in late June