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The Delphos Herald

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8/17

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

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Ohio to cast vote on

marijuana legalization
BY STEVEN COBURN-GRIFFIS
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgriffis@delphosherald.com
COLUMBUS On Wednesday, Ohio
Secretary of State Jon Husted announced
that investor group ResponsibleOhio had
successfully collected enough signatures
to get its marijuana legalization initiative
on Novembers ballot. If successful, the
initiative would make Ohio the nations
sixth and most populous state or jurisdiction to legalize marijuana for not only
medicinal, but recreational use, as well.
Its time for marijuana legalization
in Ohio, and voters will have the opportunity to make it happen this November
we couldnt be more excited, said
ResponsibleOhio Executive Director Ian

James. Drug dealers dont care about

doing whats best for our state and its
citizens. By reforming marijuana laws in
November, well provide compassionate
care to sick Ohioans, bring money back to
our local communities and establish a new
industry with limitless economic development opportunities.
Backers of the Marijuana Legalization
Amendment forecast that a legal industry
in Ohio could generate as much as $2
billion a year by 2020 and generate as
much as $500 million a year in taxes for
the state.
Next, the Ohio Ballot Board will determine ResponsibleOhios issue number and
ballot language on Aug. 18.
See VOTE, page 13

Patriotism and heritage are the theme for this weekends Fort Fest in Fort Jennings.
(DHI Media/Steven Coburn-Griffis)

Fort Fest opens Friday

BY STEVEN COBURN-GRIFFIS
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgriffis@delphosherald.com

Customers were treated to refreshments and the new Elvis stamp Friday at the
Delphos Post Office. (DHI Media/Steven Coburn-Griffis)

Post office celebrates customers, Elvis

BY STEVEN
COBURN-GRIFFIS
DHI Media Staff Writer
sgriffis@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS

Customers at the Delphos

Post Office were serenad-

ed by The King on Friday.

Through a digital recording, Elvis crooned, appropriately enough, Return
to Sender.
The event served the
dual purpose of celebrating the release of a

FORT JENNINGS You heard the

Huey first; the heavy, distinct thwop of the
rotors. It banked up above the trees, the
bare legs of passengers hanging out of the
side doors.
Behind that came the sirens as emergency vehicles, the Fort Jennings police

cruiser and a pumper from the villages fire

department, rolled into view.
Beneath the sirens was a rumble and
then a thunder that blotted out even the
sirens as dozens upon dozens of motorcycles wheeled into the village. On every
third or fourth bike, an American flag
snapped and popped; on each and every
seat, a veteran biker or a biker veteran.
See FORT, page 13

new stamp immortalizing Presley and allowing

postal workers the opportunity to express their
appreciation to the community.
See ELVIS, page 13

OSU Extension seeks

approval of renewal levy
BY ERIN COX
DHI Media Staff Writer
news@delphosherald.com
VAN WERT The Van Wert County
OSU Extension Office will have a .35-mill
renewal levy on the Nov. 3 general election
ballot.
The renewal is a decreased amount from
the first levy passed in 2010 which was a
.4-mill five-year levy. The renewal on the
ballot this year is also for five years.
It [the .4 mill] eventually turned out
to be more than what was necessary to
operate the office with the personnel that is
present in the office, Curtis Young, OSU
Extension agricultural educator for Van
Wert County said. We are backing off the
millage to be more appropriate to match the
budget of the office. Generating excessive
funds are not necessary.
The funds received through the levy pay
for the operation of the Extension office,
which includes salaries for employees and

day-to-day materials. Employees at the

office include the 4-H program coordinator, the agricultural Extension educator, an
office associate, and a part-time office associate that works once a week. The office is
considering hiring an additional part-time
employee to help market the 4-H program
as well.
Additionally the Extension office has
an employee to provide Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program education,
which has to do with food stamp recipients.
Its a nutritional program where the
educator is responsible for training people how to best use those dollars offered
through food stamps and how to produce
nutritional meals with what can be purchased, Young said. Thats covered by a
federal grant for that particular individual,
but you have to have an Extension office in
the county for that to be offered.
See EXTENSION, page 13

A Huey helicopter prepares to land in Fort Jennings to kick off Fort Fest. (DHI
Media/Steven Coburn-Griffis)

Classifieds 12 | For The Record 2 | Local-State 3-4 | Obituaries 2 | Opinions Sports 6-7 | Weather 2 | Yesterday 10
St. Johns High School will hold registration Tuesday through Wednesday in the
high school office.
Parents are asked check their e-mail for information and registration forms.
Registration will be held as follows: 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, seventh grade; 1-3 p.m.
Tuesday, eighth grade; 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, freshmen; 1-3 p.m. Wednesday; sophomores; 9-11 a.m. Thursday, juniors; and 1-3 p.m. Thursday, seniors.
St. Johns does not provide any type of accident insurance for students or
athletes. To purchase basic accident insurance for a student, contact the Ministry
Center.

The Ohio Hawks 18U Fast-pitch Softball

will hold tryouts on Saturday and Aug. 23 at
the Elida High School Varsity Softball Field.
Tryouts are from 2-4 p.m. Saturday and
1-2 p.m. Aug. 23. Participants should arrive
30 minutes early to register.
Call coach Schultz at 567-712-9571 or
coach Short at 419-302--3124

DHI MEDIA
2015 Published in Delphos, Ohio

Volume 145, No. 18