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Left to right: Second-grade students Ry DâEttore, Reagan Slaubaugh and Logan Husk kick a soccer ball at Harmar Elementary School in view of the blighted public nuisances at 115-117 Gilman Ave. in Marietta on Monday. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
Two weeks to the day from the court declaration of blight and public nuisance, 115-117 Gilman Ave. still loomed in the overcast background of Harmar Elementary play Monday.
“We talk about that place being haunted and if there’s a bad guy there or something,” said Reagan Slaubaugh, 8, of Marietta, as she kicked a soccer ball with fellow second-grade students in the grass of the primary school.
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While Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced predicted reductions in COVID restrictions in the next few weeks and months; positive local response is still measured, in part, by increasing cases of coronavirus.
Thursday saw a jump in new confirmed cases by 43 from Wednesday’s Washington County numbers.
Plus, another death from coronavirus was logged in the county.
So while the announcement stated and then further tweeted from DeWine concerning sporting and entertainment events predicts expanded openings in the spring and summer of up to 25 percent indoor capacity and for outdoor up to 30 percent, local positive impact is still a question.