July 4, 2020 www.TheBargainHunter.com Vol. 18 No. 21 Submitted When Ansley Baker passed away suddenly at the age of 20 on May 29, 2019, she was a vibrant young woman with hopes and dreams. The illness which took her life moved quickly, but in her passing, she was able to help others live the life she had once hoped for through organ donation, making their lives possible, and her life forevermore significant. See page 4. RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL PERMIT NO. 148 NO. PERMIT Canton, OH Canton, LOCAL PAID POSTAGE U.S. STANDARD 2 Good, bad numbers 8 New principal 9 Terrific team PRESORTED *****************ECRWSS**** County unemployment is Molly Richard named new Adaptive Sports, Buehler’s down, but fraud is up. principal at Kean Elementary. join up for campaign. 2 2 • Wooster Weekly News July 4, 2020 County jobless claims decreasing; fraud rising By Dan Starcher is one number that is on the rise 7368 CR 623 • PO Box 358 Jobless claims in Wayne that concerns Owens: the num- Millersburg OH 44654 County hit a high of 6,534 ber of fraudulent claims coming 330-674-2300 • 888-674-1010 on April 25. Since then they through the system. The claims Fax 888-769-3960 have seen a gradual slide, and appear to have been submit- OFFICE HOURS as of May 30, they were down ted by someone other than the Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM to 4,263, according to a recent employee. Fri. 8:00 AM - Noon Wayne County Department of “There have been claims for Job and Family Services unem- unemployment by people that DISPLAY AD DEADLINE ployment analysis. did not apply for unemploy- Call 330-763-2938 To put the number in perspec- ment,” Owens said. “Each claim TUESDAYS AT NOON tive, on March 14 at the out- goes to the employer for verifica- Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc set of the state-wide quarantine tion. The employer will look at WEDNESDAYS AT 11:00 AM implemented by Ohio Gov. Mike that and determine that it is not a Wooster DeWine due to COVID-19, factual claim.” WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Wayne County had 495 claims. According to Owens, the Holmes • Wayne While still high, it is a trend ODJFS has identified a data mis- WCDJFS director Richard CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE match, which indicates a possible Owens sees as a move in the false claim. The state is alerting Call 1-800-552-7150 right direction. those possibly affected to ensure TUESDAYS AT 11 AM “The largest number of Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc the integrity of the system. So claims came at the beginning of far the fraudulent claims have WEDNESDAYS AT 11 AM the shutdown,” Owens said. “A impacted two local employers Holmes • Wayne • Wooster tidal wave of claims continued Submitted and multiple employees, but it is through the middle of April.” PROOF/AUCTION Unemployment in Wayne County is decreasing; however, fraudulent claims are appearing state-wide. happening state-wide. Wayne County has fared well Anyone that suspects a fraud- AD DEADLINE during the quarantine, compared is decreasing, Ohio Means Jobs al has tangible evidence their are approved. ulent claim was filed on their MONDAYS AT 5 PM to other Ohio counties. workforce administrator Crystal employer is not following safety “We have the tools and Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc In a May report prepared Brown said several individuals guidelines, they may continue to resources available to help behalf should visit secure.jfs. TUESDAYS AT NOON by the Ohio Department of Job may remain on unemployment receive benefits. get people connected to jobs,” ohio.gov/feedback/ouc/ouc-fraud Holmes • Wayne • Wooster and Family Services in coop- due to meeting exemptions that WCDJFS cannot assist with Brown said. “Our resource room and fill out the secure form with as much information as possible. NEWS/EDITORIAL eration with the U.S. Department were defined by the governor. unemployment claims; the is open by appointment Monday of Labor Statistics, for coun- “Those over the age of 65, in department can help with food through Friday from 7:30 a.m. For more information about DEADLINE WCDJFS, visit www.wayne- Tuesday at NOON ties with a population of 50,000 poor health, caring for someone assistance, cash assistance, Med- to 4 p.m. There are computers or more, Wayne County was countydjfs.com. All deadlines subject to change for holidays. that has COVID or are at high icaid determination, child-care and phones available, but right the fourth lowest in the state in risk won’t be able to go back to payments, car-repair payments, now, due to COVID, we can only Dan Starcher is a public com- NEWS POLICY unemployment claims. work,” Brown said. rent/mortgage payments and util- allow three people in at a time.” munications specialist for the News and announcements may While the number of claims Owens said if an individu- ity payments until their benefits As the economy opens, there Wayne County government. be submitted via mail or email to [email protected]. Publishing of news items is subject to space availability. The Bargain Hunter Scots ready for football season, but with changes reserves the right to edit, condense, refuse or cancel any item. By Tom Rife could decide to do something different, With the coronavirus pandemic but typically, it goes along with what- ELECTRONIC FILE impacting football at every level, will ever the conference decides,” Colaprete SUBMISSION The College of Wooster suit up for said. All photos should be submitted action on the gridiron this fall? In the past the COW coaching as TIFF or JPEG file formats only and must be 200 dpi resolution or The answer is yes, barring unfore- staff has provided off-season training higher. Ad files submitted as PDF seen circumstances. Fighting Scots guidelines for the players when they files are preferred. Vector files saved head coach Frank Colaprete confirmed are not on campus. But because many as EPS, created in Adobe Illustrator, this week that the 2020 schedule will weight rooms and gyms have been Macromedia Freehand or Corel Draw be retooled to accommodate whatever closed since early spring, the regi- are acceptable. Please convert all the North Coast Athletic Conference text to curves/outlines to avoid font men this summer is related mostly to issues. All files must be created in proposes. workouts that can be done without a CMYK color space to exact size at About to enter his eighth year at the weight room. 200 dpi resolution or higher. COW helm, Colaprete said a meeting Colaprete said recruiting for the of NCAC officials later this month will upcoming season was pretty much MICHAEL MAST determine more specifics and the proto- President wrapped up before the pandemic hit [email protected] cols that will need to be followed. and that he has 30 new players coming “We need a schedule that is the most in. He said out-of-state recruits who RICK FESTI travelable for all the schools. I know we were scheduled to come to Wooster Circulation Manager will have a new schedule. I just don’t briefly during spring break were not [email protected] know what it will look like right now,” able to make the trip to Wayne County 330-674-2200 Colaprete said, adding the NCAA, the this spring. MIKE PLANT governing body of intercollegiate ath- As for COVID-19 testing, Colaprete Editor letics, has formulated guidelines across Matt Dilyard/The College of Wooster said the school as a whole is taking [email protected] the Div. I, II and III platforms. Recom- About to enter his eighth year at the helm of the football program at The College of an aggressive approach. He said all 330-231-8427 mendations have had various effects on Wooster, Frank Colaprete, left, said a meeting of NCAC officials later this month will students who come to campus this fall the different levels. determine more specifics and the protocols that will need to be followed for the 2020 DAVE MAST season. will be tested and then retested. The “It kinda did affect us, but it kinda athletes will proceed under that safety Sports Editor a “resocialization” phase during which adding that under normal circum- [email protected] didn’t,” Colaprete said. “A lot of it net. Members of the athletics staff will depends on what resources are avail- groups will be limited to 10. The sec- stances, the players are not on cam- be tested as well. able.” ond phase will allow for larger groups pus during the summer anyway. The “The college is all about the safety One thing is for sure: There will be with the third phase evolving into full student-athletes routinely have reported of the students,” Colaprete said, adding Follow us on some new procedures for the Fighting practice sessions. to camp around Aug. 11 or 12. he anticipates additional input/feed- Facebook Scots when they arrive on campus in “I’m good with that because these “The NCAA actually has said play- back from recently appointed director Wooster Weekly News is published mid-August. At the beginning of camp, guys haven’t done anything since the ers can come back earlier than that, of athletics Amy Williams. Her official by AloNovus Corp. © Copyright 2020 Colaprete said the athletes will undergo beginning of March,” Colaprete said, but we probably won’t. The college BF-00474079 start date is July 15. 3 July 4, 2020 Wooster Weekly News • 3 Atorvastatin Amoxicillin Glipizide Glyburide New! Lisinopril Metformin and more! 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