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ELLEFONTAINE XAMINER B E Vol. 130 Friday, January 8, 2021 No. 21 AVAILABLE DAILY ONLINE @ examiner.org County man charged in Bellefontaine rape case BY THE EXAMINER STAFF for rape, a first-degree Dawson over to the resi- clothing from the victim and agreed to talk with Officers took him into felony. dence. after she was transported police. He denied raping custody on the new charge Malachi J’Sean He allegedly assaulted a The boyfriend left for for evaluation at Mary the woman and claimed and served him county Dawson, 20-year-old woman in her work while Dawson Rutan Hospital. They also they merely cuddled on a warrants for rape, attempt- 19, of 203 Heritage Court apartment remained at the apart- recovered an item at the couch until his ride ed gross sexual imposition, S. Main around 5 p.m. ment awaiting a ride. He apartment for analysis. arrived to pick him up. gross sexual imposition and St., The victim told officers of DeGraff, the Bellefontaine Police allegedly locked the front Dawson was found He informed he changed four counts of unlawful sex- was arrest- Department the suspect was door and forced himself working at AGC out of his clothing prior to ual conduct with a minor. ed an acquaintance of her on the victim. Automotive Americas, reporting for work and He was lodged in the MALACHI DAWSON Tuesday boyfriend who invited Officers collected 1465 W. Sandusky Ave., laundered the clothing. Logan County Jail. ILHS geometry students put putt-putt skills to work BY THE EXAMINER STAFF Shively said the project took Several student groups over her entire classroom and excelled at the project, but the ndian Lake much of the second floor of team of Ryder Holbrook, Zach ILHS, but it served as a great Lemmings and Jolee Reser took High School review. it very seriously, their teacher “It was just supposed to be a said. They designed and con- Geometry fun way to go back over a lot of structed a hole they named the I the terms and ideas that we’ve “Big Buford.” Not only did it students are covered since the beginning of feature all the geometric the school year. The kids are requirements, they painted it hoping 2021 is a really enjoying it.” and really got creative with hole-in-one. Each hole was required to obstacles. As an end of semester group feature a set of parallel lines, a “It’s meant to be a chal- project, students in Amber set of perpendicular lines, one lenge,” Ryder said. “We were Shively’s Geometry classes acute angle and one obtuse trying to make it really compli- designed nine-hole putt-putt golf angle. The entire course also cated.” courses. They made posters of had to showcase knowledge of The geometry teacher also their entire course, but were then several shapes including cir- worked with Indian Lake Sports required to build their favorite cles, squares, rhombuses, rec- Park to provide putters so kids Indian Lake High School students Zach Lemmings and Ryder hole to scale with cardboard and tangles, trapezoids, triangles could actually test out the holes Holbrook test out their “Big Buford” putt-putt golf hole.(INDIAN LAKE other supplies. and more. once they were built. SCHOOLS PHOTO) eMail: [email protected] BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER ONLINE @ examiner.org HUBBARD PUBLISHING CO. Local & State PO Box 40 • Bellefontaine, OH 43311 An independent daily newspa- n LOCAL NOTES per Founded in 1891 by E.O. & H.K. Hubbard n BUCKEYE Municipal Court offers amnesty program Feb. Issued daily except Sunday at BRIEFS 127 E. Chillicothe Ave. From ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS 8-19 for past due fees, court costs MEMBER OF THE: estimates it will pay about $17 million a Bellefontaine Municipal Court Judge Ann Beck Ohio Newspaper Association and Ohio unveils limited plan to year to the state's approximately 2,600 kin- announced this week an upcoming amnesty program for the Inland Daily Press Association pay relatives caring for kids ship caregivers. individuals whose fines/costs are past due. • The Associated Press • Ohio DeWine called such caregivers “an League of Home Dailies During the amnesty period of Feb. 8 through 19, all COLUMBUS — Advocates for Ohio important and essential part of our child individuals whose fines or court costs are past due may PUBLISHER: JON HUBBARD adults caring for related children in their welfare system.” pay one-half of all fees and the remainder will be waived. GENERAL MANAGER: T.J. HUBBARD custody insist a new law that raises pay- As a result of the law and its payment Individuals wanting to participate should pay the fines EDITOR: NATE SMITH ments for such caregivers doesn't go far system, the state asked a judge Wednesday ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: or court costs to the Clerk of Courts during the scheduled BOB CHAPMAN enough, signaling that achievement of a to dismiss the federal lawsuit, saying it was CIRCULATION MANAGER: dates. The payments can be made by cashier’s check, JILL THOMAS solution that satisfies all parties isn't yet in now moot. money order or cash. hand. SUBSCRIPTION RATES The new law “provides for the pay- People interested should go to the Municipal Court’s At issue are relatives who aren’t ments plaintiffs have requested,” website, www.ci.bellefontaine.oh.us/municipal- Delivered by carrier, per week ...$2.40 licensed caregivers but are approved to Attorney General Dave Yost, represent- court.html, for details of the program and to look up the By motor route, per week...........$2.40 care for children taken from their parents. ing the state human services agency, amount that is currently owed. Officials also noted that Price of single copy.......................75¢ The arrangement is often referred to as said in a court filing. amnesty does not apply to orders of restitution, which By mail R.F.D. in Logan and adjoining kinship care. The plan is inadequate and won't stop must be paid in full prior to participating in the program. Counties, per year postpaid ...$125.40 Advocates have long asserted that By mail outside of Logan and the lawsuit from moving ahead, said attor- The court is located at 226 W. Columbus Ave. and busi- the state must follow a 2017 federal surrounding counties..............$147.40 ney Richard Dawahare. He said the prom- ness hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ONLINE Edition appeals court decision ordering equali- ised payments are “a fraction” of what fos- The office can be reached at (937) 599-6127. Five weeks .................................$9.50 ty in payments to kinship caregivers, ter parents receive, and he criticized both Thirteen weeks.........................$24.70 and in November sued to force adher- the nine-month time limit and the fact the MRH blood drive planned for Jan. 20 Twenty six weeks .....................$49.40 ence to that ruling. payments are contingent on whether the Mary Rutan Hospital will celebrate January National Fifty two weeks-(1 year)...........$98.80 Almost a year after promising a plan state actually allocates the money. Lesser periods by mail slightly more than propor- was in the works, Gov. Mike DeWine “These latest efforts, like the long exist- and Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month by hosting a tionate cost of yearly rate. Mail subscriptions will community blood drive Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 7 a.m. not be accepted from territories served by an signed a bill into law late last year provid- ing inadequate program, are unfair and Examiner newspaper courier or motor routes. ing a partial fix. Advocates immediately unequal for these vulnerable children and to 3 p.m. Donors get free testing for COVID-19 antibodies. Donors must make an appointment at All subscriptions for papers delivered criticized it as falling short. their relative foster parents,” Dawahare by carrier are payable in advance at The plan essentially provides a finan- said. www.DonorTime.com or by calling (937) 461-3220. the Examiner office. No paper sent by The traditional challenges of winter emphasized dur- mail unless paid for in advance, a cial bridge for caregivers until they The November lawsuit outlined the postal regulation. Subscriptions are become licensed foster parents. It author- substantial gaps between payments ing January Blood Donor Awareness Month are more non-refundable. Online subscriptions received by foster parents and kinship severe this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The must be paid in advance. izes a $10.20 per child per day payment for kinship caregivers for up to nine months. caregivers. surge in coronavirus cases has resulted in multiple busi- HOW TO REACH US At that point, if caregivers don't For example, one plaintiff in the fed- nesses and high school blood drive cancellations. Blood GENERAL: 592-3060 become licensed they give up the per diem eral complaint cares for a 1-year-old boy drives that have remained on schedule are operating at CIRC/SUBSCRIPTIONS: Option 4 and return to the current system, which in Cuyahoga County and receives $302 reduced capacity. CLASSIFIEDS: Option 5 provides far lower payments. per month in state benefits under the CBC is seeking people who have recovered from the AFTERHOURS: (937) 407-0205 As part of the new law, DeWine signed current system. But licensed foster care coronavirus to donate COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma for the treatment of coronavirus patients. CP donors receive a NEWSROOM an executive order directing the state parents in Cuyahoga County receive Option 1 Kroger $25 gift card and the “Support the Fight Against Nate Smith..........................................1118 human services agency to come up with a much higher amounts — from $615 to plan for making the payments by July 1.