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![[Flag of Richwood, Ohio]](../images/u/us-ohrwd.jpg)
image by David Sigley, 1 August 2024
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The flag was adopted as part of a community flag contest organized by the
Richwood village council. The vision for a flag was created so that if a village
employee or dignitary dies, the village can lower a village flag without waiting
for the state of the federals governments to give authorization to lower their
respective flags. The deadline submission date was November 23, 2015, where the
winner would be revealed. The winner was then village council member George
Showalter. He won a free one year subscription to The Richwood Gazette.
Richwood Council to hold contest on village flag
September 15, 2015
Sherryl Sheets (Marysville Journal-Tribute)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/324953379/?match=1&terms=Richwood%20%22Village%20flag%22
The Richwood Village Council met Monday evening and a topic of flag
etiquette was discussed. It seems that the only person who can call for a flag
to be at half-staff is the President of the United States. Should a village
employee or dignitary from the village pass away, the village flag can be flown
at half staff. So, Mayor Scott Jerew and council have decided to sponsor a
contest to have someone design a flag for the village.
The contest is open to
anyone. It should be a rendition of what Richwood reflects and the highlights of
the village. The deadline to submit a proposed design for a village flag is
Monday Nov. 23 by noon. Designs can be submitted to the water clerk's office,
153 N. Franklin Street, along with the address and phone number of the person
submitting the design. Council will select the winning design and the winner
will receive a one-year free subscription to The Richwood Gazette, compliments
of Mayor Jerew
Richwood Council reveals village flag
December 9, 2015
Sherryl Sheets (The Richwood Gazette)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/330721024/?match=1&terms=Richwood%20%22Village%20flag%22
The Richwood Village Council held a competition for anyone to design a
flag for the village. During the November. 23 council meeting, solons voted on
the winning design. Council Member George Showalter won the contest and will
receive a subscription to The Richwood Gazette, sponsored by Mayor Scott Jerew.
Showalter thought the sign should represent what the village was originally
founded upon, a place that was "rich with wood." After the flag is produced, it
will be flowe at the Village Administration Building, at 153 N. Franklin Street,
with the other flags.
The village officials sent me a digitalized graphic
of the flag, which I have attached
David Sigley, 1 August 2024