Light brush fires reported amid high risk conditions in Ohio
Ohio Division of Forestry reports 11 fires over Saturday and Sunday despite high risk. District Four in Athens logged three fires Saturday and six Sunday, with five vacant houses burned in Middleport Pomeroy incident. Fires occurred in Troy Two Reading and other areas, while Wayne National Forest reported no fires.
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Ohio Division of Forestry
State Forestry Division
District Four
Athens
Mineral
Middleport - Pomeroy
Troy
Perry County
Reading
Pike
Monroe
Columbia
Meigs County
Falls
Hocking
Lake Hope
Vinton County
Richland Area
James Darnell
Willow Creek Road
Pete Good
U.S. Forest Service
Wayne National Forest
Ohio reports 124 fires burn 1300 acres as winds persist
The Associated Press notes 124 small grass and forest fires scorched over 1300 acres in Ohio as gusty winds continued. Officials say all fires are under control but warn conditions remain critical and a fire warning stays in effect. Franklin County and Tuscarawas County saw many blazes, with significant activity near Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
M. H. Idleman
Forestry Division
Ernest Gebhart
Gebhart
State Forestry Service
New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Portsmouth
Franklin County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio River
Names Drawn For Grand and Petit Juries in Athens County
The Athens County jury commissioners and the clerk of Common Pleas Court drew May term juries. Grand jurors include Cora McKnight Wilmena Mender Harvey J. Bubble Helen Dishong Mary K. Adams Billy Perry and many others from Albany Chauncey Athens Glouster The Plains Amesville New Marshfield Jacksonville Coolville Nelsonville and other communities. Petit jurors list numerous names across districts including Athens The Plains Amesville Nelsonville Albany Coolville Glouster Carbondale and Trimble among others.
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Athens County
Clerk of Common Pleas Court
Cora McKnight
Wilmena Mender
Harvey J. Bubble
Helen Dishong
Mary K. Adams
Billy Perry
Nelsonville
Errett Shepard
Ada Cline
Jane McClelland
Glouster
Josephine Pierce
Kenneth Sanders
Robert Barton
Doris Janet Ford
Coolville
John Brown Jr
Ronald Stansberry
M. J. Byron
Golden Gibbs
Albany
Charles McDonald
Fredrick G. Savage
Archie William Stanley
Chauncey
Public press urged to influence strip mining permits
West Virginia Natural Resources Director Ira Latimer says public letters to agencies reviewing applications can shape permit outcomes. He cites revocation near Coopers Rock and suspension near Sutton Reservoir, notes need for public notice laws, and argues for site based, flexible slope rules and stronger resource protection.
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Charleston
W.va
Ira S. Latimer Jr
Wsaz-Tv
Latimer
Laurel Run
Coopers Rock State Forest
Morgantown
Kanawha Run
Educational Conference Scheduled in Athens on Creative Programs
School superintendents from 17 Southeastern Ohio counties are invited to an Athens conference on creative educational programs. A public hearing on new and creative programs runs 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ohio University Inn. Two ESEA Title II projects will be discussed from 2 to 5 p.m. with officials from Maysville and Tiffin schools presenting progress and guidance efforts.
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Ohio
Athens
Ohio University Inn
ESEA
Maysville
Muskingum County
Tiffin City
Senaca
State Department of Education
State Advisory Council For
Ohio student fined for antenna destruction case
An Ohio University student, Bernard Tabor, 424 Bromley Hall, pled guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to malicious destruction of property for breaking an auto antenna valued under 100 dollars. He was fined 50 dollars plus court costs.
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Ohio University
Athens County
Bernard Tabor
Bromley Hall
DWI Case Goes to Ohio Supreme Court Review
An Athens man Richard White who was arrested for driving while intoxicated in late 1969 won an appeals fight over jury trial timing. The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments after a two to one appeals court ruling upheld the lower court.
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Athens
Ohio Supreme Court
Richard White
William A. Lavelle
Athens County
Michael Nolan
Lavelle
Franklin Sheeter
White
Court of Appeals
Nolan
Sheeter
Supreme Court
Youth Held For Entry Into Auto At Ohio University
A Stockport youth, 18 year old Gary Allen Ford, was arrested early Saturday after being found in a car owned by OU student James S. Novak in Jefferson Hall garage. Ford, not a student, faces breaking and entering charges as the alarm alerted security police. A juvenile at the scene was also detained and handed to authorities. The case was continued to allow Ford to consult counsel. REALTORS TO MEET The Athens Hocking County Board of Realtors will meet at Baker Center noon Wednesday.
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Stockport
Ohio University
Gary Allen Ford
Ford
James S. Novak
Jefferson Hall
Novak
Athens - Hocking County
British tobacco use edges down in 1970 report
London reports a 1970 decline in tobacco consumption in Britain by about two million pounds or one percent. The Tobacco Advisory Committee notes reductions in both cigarette and pipe tobaccos with a shift toward filter tipped cigarettes while total cigarette tobacco weight fell from 1969 levels.
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London
Britain
Tobacco Advisory Committe
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Athens Ohio 1971
Public auction of real estate located at 105 N Congress St Athens Ohio to satisfy an Order of Sale in the Poling vs Parks case. Appraised at 16500 dollars with minimum bid two thirds of that amount. Sheriff Harold Shields and Attorney James Shumaker. Date April 22 1971 at 1 30 PM at the east door of the Athens County Court House.
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State of Ohio
Athens County
Don J. Poling
Joe Parks
Beth J. Parks
Court House
Athens
Ohio
Towit
State of
Recorder's Office
Congress Street
Congress St
Harold &. Shields
James Shumaker
Dwellings in Britain Home Ownership and Tenure Split
About 19 million dwellings in Britain are analyzed with roughly half owner occupied, a third rented from public authorities, and one sixth privately rented. The figures illustrate housing tenure distribution across the country.
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Britain
Italy's 1904 Pioneer Geothermal Power Milestone
Italy pioneered geothermal power in 1904, marking an early landmark in sustainable energy. The development showcased Italy as a forerunner in harnessing Earth's heat for electric generation.
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Pioneer Power
Italy
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