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U.S. Postal Service proposes 5-day Big Green win thriller at buzzer, delivery, p12 p6 The DELPHOSTelling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869HERALD 50¢ daily www.delphosherald.com Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Delphos, Ohio Upfront Water issues Boosters selling spirit flags dominate city Jefferson Choir Boosters are selling spirit flags. The flags are 42 inches by 30 inches and are available council session in most local school colors BY GREG SCHERGER deduction by the City to the and mascots/sports/music designs. They cost $37 each. Ohio Pension fund for the Order forms available DELPHOS — Delphos affected employees. at the high school office or City Council addressed a Mayor Michael Gallmeier from any choir student. light legislative agenda in presented plaques to three Orders will be accept- regular session Monday eve- recently retired city fire and/ ed through Tuesday. ning, providing approval or EMS volunteers, thank- to the annual appropriation ing each for their extensive Prom dress Early morning fog was the likely culprit in a 14-vehicle crash at the intersection of ordinance for the purchase records of service, including: Paulding County Rd. 87 and U.S. 24 Tuesday morning. Paulding resident Ashley A. of stone aggregate product, Dennis Hageman, 44 years; exchange set Messmann was killed in the crash, and nine others were taken to hospitals for injuries. water meters, bituminous Bob Jettinghoff, 27 years; The Delphos Community U.S. 24 remained closed at press time while the crews cleaned up the ethanol spilled by one materials and chemicals uti- and Paul Carder, 26 years. Prom Dress Exchange will of the tractor-trailers involved in the crash. (Paulding County Progress/Melinda Krick) lized throughout the year by City Safety Service be held from 2-4 p.m. on various departments of the Director Greg Berquist Feb. 16 in the All Saints city, for projects and structure advised council that work Building at St. John’s School. maintenance requirements. continues on the 2013 budget, Clean prom dresses on Paulding woman killed in Passage of the ordinance will however a date for a finance a hanger will be accepted allow the administration to committee meeting to review from 3-6 p.m. Feb. 14 at contract with successful bid- the progress was not yet set. the front doors of the high ders for required materials. Berquist also advised school off Second Street. 14-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 Council also heard but council that Police Chief There is a $5 fee for each BY ED GEBERT After the initial crash, seven more crashed took no action on first read- Kyle Fittro is investigating dress with proceeds going Times Bulletin Editor occurred as vehicles in both the eastbound ing to legislation providing the possibility of purchasing to Relay for the Blue jays and westbound lanes of U.S. 24 tried to avoid for a fund transfer from the another new cruiser for the (Relay for Life Team) CECIL — A Paulding woman is dead after the wreckage. In those seven related crashes, General Fund to the Police city to replace an aging unit. Pick up is scheduled pulling out in front of a tractor-trailer at a & Fireman’s Pension funds Maintenance costs on exist- for 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 16. nine people were taken to numerous hospitals foggy Paulding County intersection, trigger- for treatment on non-life threatening injuries. to bring the specified funds ing cruisers have become a Any dresses not picked up from a deficient position in factor due to high mileage by 6 p.m. will be donated ing seven more crashes. Messmann was pronounced dead at the scene to Interfaith Thrift Shop Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Ashley A. by the Paulding County coroner. accordance with recommen- and breakdowns. Fittro is unless other arrange- Messmann, 28, Paulding tried to cross U.S. According to the OSHP, the ethanol spill dation from the State of Ohio investigating a lease-to-own ments have been made. 224 at Paulding County Rd. 87. She drove her presented no immediate threat to the local Auditors Office, and resolu- proposal for a new cruiser, 2000 Chevrolet Blazer northbound through community and was contained by crews from tions to amend the Police & providing for city ownership the intersection, but was struck by a 2007 several fire departments and the E.P.A. Fire Pensions Funds in accor- within three years of the ini- Volvo semi pulling a tanker with approxi- In all, 14 vehicles were involved in the dance with IRS regulations. tial possession. Sports mately 1,500 gallons of 97 percent ethanol crash — 11 commercial vehicles, two pas- The new IRS requirements Berquist also advise that TODAY liquid. The tanker ruptured in the crash and senger cars, and a pickup truck hauling exca- directs a tax deferred amount maintenance of the water Wrestling: St. John’s the ethanol leaked into the median. The vating equipment. The area was covered by of 10.75 percent on employee treatment plant system con- and Van Buren at driver of the truck was Dale D. Janssens, 41, contributors to the fund to be Riverdale, 6 p.m. Monroe, Michigan. See CRASH, page 3 channeled through a payroll See COUNCIL, page 3 THURSDAY Girls Basketball (6 p.m.): Versailles at St. John’s (MAC); Jefferson at Allen Library materials East (NWC); Lincolnview at Paulding (NWC); Bath at Elida (WBL); Columbus Grove at Ada (NWC); now available 24/7 Van Wert at Wapakoneta By Stacy Taff previously they’ve always (WBL); Crestview at [email protected] had to buy them,” Suever Bluffton (NWC). said. “Kindle is the easiest Wrestling: Jefferson DELPHOS — Since and most compatible read- and Lima Senior at the Delphos Public Library er to use with this system Defiance, 6 p.m. joined the SEO (Serving but you don’t have to have FRIDAY Every Ohioan) Consortium a reader, you can read the Boys Basketball (6 p.m.): in January, patrons now have eBooks right there on your Allen East at Jefferson the privilege of accessing computer browser.” (NWC); Spencerville at library materials 24 hours Library Director Kelly LCC (NWC); Paulding at a day from the comfort of Rist says the library is open Lincolnview (NWC); Elida their own homes. Among to suggestions on what at Bath (WBL); Miller City at Kalida (PCL); these materials are the long- eBooks to offer. Ada at Columbus Grove anticipated eBooks as well as “If there’s a certain title (NWC); Wapakoneta at other downloadable content that a patron would like to Van Wert (WBL); Bluffton for computers, portable read- read, they can suggest it to at Crestview (NWC); St. ers and devices. us,” she said. “We have a John’s at Versailles (MAC), “In some ways it’s like certain amount we have to 6:30 p.m.; Continental at the library is open 24 hours,” spend on eBooks and so we’ll Ottoville (PCL), 6:30 p.m. library employee Doris be interested in attaining SATURDAY Suever said. “Patrons can go more. Each title can only be Boys Basketball (6 p.m.): online with their pin number checked out so many times Fort Jennings at Jefferson; and library card and down- before we have to re-new and Kalida at Ayersville; Van load content and place holds. re-purchase it. Wert at St. Henry; Crestview If you’re like me and you Another convenient thing at Wayne Trace; Spencerville want to read it now, you can about downloading materials at Marion Local, 6:30 p.m. narrow the search to show at home is there are no late Girls Basketball (1 p.m.): only available items.” fees. Titles simply disappear Delphos Public Library employee Cathy Hellman uses the SEO catalog database, Perry at Spencerville; Kalida In a world where it seems once the due date arrives. at Leipsic (PCL); Arlington which allows patrons to access millions of materials. The library became the 87th library like everyone has a digital Users may need to download in the SEO Consortium at the beginning of January. at Columbus Grove; Ottoville reader, be it a Kindle, tablet, new software to download at St. John’s, 6 p.m. iPod or smart phone, it was content, such as OverDrive millions of books and other and patrons never had to couple of days.” only a matter of time before Media Console for audio- physical items from 86 wait very long for materi- As technology advances, Forecast local libraries started offering books, music and video, and other libraries in the SEO als to arrive but this may the methods the library uses Mostly cloudy digital content in addition to Adobe Digital Editions to Consortium, which Rist says be even quicker,” she said. to notify patrons of upcom- Thursday with traditional materials. read e-books. arrive quickly. “You can go into the catalog ing due dates have advanced a 40 percent “People will save money Digital content aside, “We’ve had the interli- and request items from other chance of with the eBooks, because patrons now have access to brary loan for a long time libraries and it comes in a See LIBRARY, page 3 rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Rain likely Allen-VW County officials confer on wind project possibly mixed with snow BY ED GEBERT late this year or early in 2014. county commissioners were on board poles per mile. The support poles through midnight, then Times Bulletin Editor The next step is to clear a way to with the project. would look much like the lines run snow likely after midnight. send the electricity from the turbines “We’re up to speed, we’re on by Iberdrola Renewables’ Blue Creek Light snow accumula- DELPHOS — Economic devel- to the electrical grid.