Local News Briefs - Thursday, July 16th
DeWine Holds Press Conference
OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE IN A SPEECH WEDNESDAY EVENING ASKED
THE PUBLIC TO WEAR FACE MASKS CONSISTENTLY AND TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HOWEVER,
GOVERNOR DEWINE DID NOT ORDER ANY NEW ACTIONS.
Shelby County Small Business Grants
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO OFFER $100,000 IN GRANTS TO
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC. THE SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED WITH
MONEY THE COUNTY RECEIVED THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARES ACT. THE
COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY WANT TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SMALL
BUSINESSES TO HELP KEEP THEM IN OPERATION, WHICH IN TURN WILL
PRODUCE SALES TAX AND INCOME TAX REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY.
Food Pantry Re-Opens
THE GREENE STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOOD PANTRY IN PIQUA
HAS REOPENED IN A NEW LOCATION AFTER AN EXTENDED CLOSURE DUE TO
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE NEW LOCATION IS AT THE WESTMINSTER
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, AT 325 W. ASH ST. THE PANTRY IS OPEN EVERY
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM 10 TO 11 A.M. AS OF NOW, CURBSIDE
SERVICE WILL BE UTILIZED AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST THE SPREAD OF THE
CORONA VIRUS.
Local Horse Boarder Accused of Animal Cruelty
A MIAMI COUNTY HORSE BOARDER ACCUSED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY CHANGES
HER PLEA. 27-YEAR OLD DAYNA COCCA OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP PLEADED NO
CONTEST TO TWO COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AFTER FOUR OTHER
COUNTS HAD BEEN DISMISSED. AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLAINT, SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES FOUND A NUMBER OF MALNOURISHED HORSES AT THE BORN TO FLY
STABLES ON SINGER ROAD. A SENTENCING HEARING FOR COCCA HAS NOT YET
BEEN SCHEDULED.
Miami County Police Seeking Bodycams
MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF DAVE DUCHAK WANTS TO PURCHASE 65 BODY
CAMERAS FOR HIS DEPUTIES. SHERIFF DUCHAK SPOKE WITH THE MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY ABOUT SUBMITTING GRANT REQUESTS
FOR ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING THE CAMERAS. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE
THE CAMERAS AND A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IS $131,000, WITH AN
ADDITIONAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $15,000 FOR A SERVER AND STORAGE
SPACE.
Troy Refreshment Area
TROY CITY COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED A PROPOSED DESIGNATED OUTDOOR
REFRESHMENT AREA IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE PATRONS OVER 21 CAN
PURCHASE ADULT BEVERAGES FROM AN ESTABLISHMENT AND CARRY THEM
WITHIN DOWNTOWN TROY. COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE FIRST OF THREE
READINGS OF THE PROPOSAL ON JULY 20. IF ALL APPLICATION PROCEDURES
ARE ON TIME AND APPROVED, THE DORA APPLICATION COULD BE SUBMITTED
TO THE STATE BY MID-SEPTEMBER.
Earthquakes Registered in Shelby County
ACCORDING TO THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EARTHQUAKE CENTER, TWO SMALL EARTHQUAKES WERE RECORDED TUESDAY NIGHT. A MAGNITUDE 1.8 EARTHQUAKE WAS CENTERED NORTHWEST OF JACKSON CENTER AND THE OTHER, A MAGNITUDE OF 2.4, WAS RECORDED ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER NORTHEAST OF ANNA. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED FROM EITHER EVENT.
SWAT Involved in Sidney
SWAT WAS CALLED OUT IN SIDNEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT ALL STARTED
OVER A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORS OVER A PARKING VIOLATION ON
SOUTH WALNUT AVENUE. POLICE WERE CALLED AFTER ONE OF THE TWO
WOMEN INVOLVED ALLEGEDLY MADE THREATS OF HARM TO THE OTHER. THE
ALLEGED SUSPECT FINALLY GAVE UP AFTER OVER TWO HOURS OF
NEGOTIATIONS, BUT WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. IN A SEPARATE
INCIDENT, ANOTHER WOMAN ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND STRUCK A POLICE
OFFICER IN THE HEAD. SHE WAS ARRESTED AND WILL BE CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER.