Lincoln Avenue resurfacing approved
Staff Report
MOUNT GILEAD Morrow County will use its 2020 Community Development Program funding to complete one street improvement project, according to the Morrow County Commissioners.
The county will resurface approximately 7,100 square feet of Lincoln Avenue from Town Street to HPM Street, replace eight existing drainage inlets and add four drainage inlets with new storm sewers between Delaware Street and HPM Street.
It also will replace 1,170 linear feet of storm sewer, and 1,300 linear feet of curbs.
The total project cost is $306,334; the village of Mount Gilead will commit to $134,334. Funds will also be used for general administration and one standard Fair Housing Program.
Fire training academy evolves over the years
Alberta Stojkovic For The Sentinel
The Firefighter I class suited up in full gear and breathing equipment, weighing 50-60 pounds to practice in a “live burn session” for Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy. Practice and repetition of entering the building with smoke and heat up to 150 degrees builds “muscle memory.” The skills needed to do the work of a firefighter become second nature with practice.
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In live fire suppression activities firefighting crews go into a door at left, while another crew works on the roof to ventilate the fire.
Fundraising efforts to aid firefighter, a Mount Gilead native
By Anthony Conchel - aconchel@aimmediamidwest.com
Springfield Township Fire Chief Matt Carey and his family.
Courtesy Photo | Carey Family
ONTARIO A charitable online donation site has been established for Springfield Township Fire Chief Matt Carey, according to his mother, Sondra Carey.
Carey is a native of Mount Gilead and worked on the village fire department from 2001-2009.
“Matt has been the one that has always helped others working in fire and EMS and now he needs our help,” his sister-in-law Alissa Carey said in setting up the fundraiser.
He is in the Cleveland Clinic’s Cardiac ICU, according to a news release issued by the Springfield Township Fire Department. “We expect with extended treatment and rehabilitation, he will make a full recovery.”
UPDATE: Power restored in Morrow County
By Anthony Conchel - aconchel@aimmediamidwest.com
MOUNT GILEAD Much of Morrow County was without power Thursday morning. By 1:30 p.m. power was restored to all those who lost it.
As of 10:50 a.m., First Energy reported only 200 customer outages in the county. First Energy serves 5,676 customers here.
At one point thousand of customers were without power in Mount Gilead and other parts of the county, with Perry Township and other rural areas hardest hit. Some businesses delayed opening downtown.
Reports indicate a KV line that feeds multiple substations in Richland and Morrow counties was tripped. Parts of southern Richland and Crawford counties also lost power.
Fire training academy a valuable asset for Mount Gilead
By Alberta Stojkovic - The Sentinel
An academy student hammers on the on the Forcible Entry Simulator as part of the certification exam. The door simulates forcible entry into a burning building.
Alberta Stojkovic For The Sentinel
Deb Prinkey suits up in 50 to 60 pounds of gear with a two-and-a-half-minute limit, as Instructor John Harbaugh takes notes. There are 23 students in the Firefighter I course at the North Central Fire Fighting Academy in Mount Gilead.
Alberta Stojkovic For The Sentinel
MOUNT GILEAD Village Fire Department Chief Chad Swank called Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy a “hidden gem” in the village.