Greene Teen artist designs new juvenile court logo
Juvenile court’s new logo
Thanks to the talents of local 17-year-old Ellyn Coe, the Assessment & Intervention Center (AIC) of the Greene County Juvenile Court now has a new logo.
Late last year, AIC director Mike Higgins contacted Rick Mack, instructor of digital design and design at the Greene County Career Center (GCCC) and asked if his class could design something that would convey the mission and purpose of the AIC.
“I knew I wanted our logo to be meaningful,” said Higgins, “and I needed someone to take our ideas and create the visual representation.”
The AIC is part of a collaborative effort of the Juvenile Court and the Ohio Department of Youth Services, along with the County and Administration, local schools, law enforcement and multiple social service agencies working together to promote public safety and provide a social safety net for youth and families in Greene County. The center itself provides screening, assessment, and intervention programming for youth and their families.
Mack decided that Coe was the perfect student to lead the collaboration. A resident of Cedarville, she is a senior at GCCC and is pursuing a career in graphic design. “Ellyn is a highly talented student with a passion for design. She is intuitive and is able to problem solve with clients to come up with the best possible solutions.”
Though admittedly a little nervous at first, Coe began by sketching out initial ideas and then narrowed them down.
“Mr. Mack helped me think through each element of the logo and fit them all together into one coherent and legible design.” She presented several options to the AIC staff and after some modifications, the logo was finalized.
“I incorporated two nets, creating a jewel shape. The solid color net represents the Assessment and Intervention Center, making sure the individual (the circle) doesn’t fall through even if the initial net (white) didn’t catch them. The Assessment and Intervention Center acts as a second layer net, to give individuals a second chance. The dot is the same solid color as the net to signify that the individual was positively
Ellyn Coe, her parents and GCCC staff attended an appreciation ceremony at the Greene County Juvenile Court, where she received a personal letter and certificate of recognition from Judge Adolfo Tornichio.
impacted by the Assessment and Intervention Center.”
Coe, her parents, and GCCC staff attended an appreciation ceremony at the Greene County
Juvenile Court, where she received a personal letter and certificate of recognition from Judge Adolfo Tornichio.
Though the AIC is currently providing
services, an official grand opening celebration for the public is planned for October 2021.
Middletown police are expected to file a murder charge against a Middletown man after the victim he allegedly kicked and punched in a bar last week died.
Phillip Taulbee, 56, died Friday night at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton after being transferred from Atrium Medical Center, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy was performed Saturday, but the cause and manner of death have been released.
Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser said he read the coroner’s report and an additional charge is expected to be forthcoming by the Middletown Division of Police or a Butler County grand jury.
Detective Ryan Morgan said he expected to file a murder charge soon against Brian Ingram, 51, of Middletown. He originally was charged with felonious assault after he allegedly punched and kicked Taulbee on Thursday night in a Middletown bar.
Ingram was located by Middletown police Thursday night, arrested and charged,
according to police.
Middletown Municipal Court Judge James Sherron set Ingram’s bond at $250,000 during Friday’s arraignment. Ingram’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday,
according to court records.
Police were called to Billy T’s, 4304 Tytus Ave., at 8 p.m. Thursday for a bar fight. Officers found a victim had been severely assaulted.
In a 911 call to police, a woman said a man was “knocked out” and lying in the ground.
“His head hit the concrete hard,” she told a dispatcher. She said the man was breathing.
She said the alleged assailant was seen leaving in a red truck.
Police said a video of the fight won’t be released until the investigation is complete. Anyone with information is asked to call Morgan at 513425-7735.