School Board Retains Supervisor After Tongue Lashing
Athens County School Board votes to keep elementary supervisor Andrew Ransom despite supe rintendent George Christman recommending his firing. Board President Charles Shaner t ies the vote after tense debate, with prior financial and personnel issues affecting EMRC contracts and insurance findings.
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Christman
Karen McConnell
Nick Cardaras
Athens County School Board
George Christman
Andy Ransom
R County
Cardaras
Andrew Randsom
Ransom
Alexander
Trimble
Federal Hocking
Raymond Brooks
Athens County Board
Charles Shaner
Shaner
Brooks
Post
Lewis Moore
Ed Thomas
Esther Dailey
Thomas
Moore
EMR
Margaret Burggraf
Lynn Hungerford
Sheriff demands five more deputies amid budget clash
Athens County Sheriff Paul Brown blasts commissioners after they approve only two extra deputies and two replacement cruisers. He warns of shutting the office when funds run out as the board allocates 14,400 annually from revenue sharing to hire two deputies and buys two vehicles by September.
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Herb Amey
Athens
Paul Brown
Brown
Commission
John Law
W. Washington Street
Sheriff's Department
Baker
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Beacon School
Kenneth Ackerman
County Planning Commission
Common Pleas Court
Great Day For Hike As Fire Crews Respond
Richland Area firemen were called at 4 27 p m to a steep hill above Routes 33 and 50 A north of Athens for an unplanned hike that became a grass fire covering about an acre. Crews carried gear up the hill because trucks could not access the area. The blaze was likely started by hikers and was extinguished by the volunteers. The chief praised the view from the hilltop.
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Richland Area
Athens
Death Notice Roy Arnold 66 New Straitsville
Roy Arnold 66 of New Straitsville Route 1 died Monday morning at Mount St. Mary Hospital after a long illness. Born in Carbondale he was a retired coal miner and husband of Opal Kesterson Arnold. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carbondale United Methodist Church. burial in Asbury Cemetery. Friends may call at Warren Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday.
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New Straitsville
Roy Arnold
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Carbondale
James and
Maybelle Arnold
Opal Kesterson Arnold
Bonnie Straight
Chesterhill
Sherrie
Mike
Gary
Illinois
Becky Lingree
McConnelsville
Nora Johnson
Ruth Arnold
Mildred Andrews
Connett
Pearl
James
Carbondale United Methodist Church
Roger Fidler
Asbury Cemetery
Warren Funeral Home
Budget Study Needed Budget Vote Delayed for Review
State Rep. Claire Buzz Ball urged postponing Wednesday's $9.8 billion budget vote in the House until members can study the 146 page document. He cited late receipt of the full text and vague provisions including university funding cuts and outside work by faculty. He stressed taking time to ensure proper review before approving the measure.
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Claire
Buzz Ball
House of Representatives
Ball
Athens
New Life for Federal Aid Program Extends Through May 1974
Federal Emergency Employment Act funding is guaranteed through May 1974, averting an early phase out. Earlier statements of a summer cut affecting seven workers in Athens city and county were revised by BH HVRDD official Robert Decker, as Athens City Auditor Ralph Nuzum confirmed Monday. Other items include visiting hours restrictions and a string of births and admissions at local hospitals, with multiple names listed for births and hospital admits.
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Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
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EMRC
Joseph Perry
Hapsec
Tised
Hocking
Perry County
State Road Commission
Homer Gall Jr
Lippert
Gall
Claire M. Ball
General Fund
Ohio
Ohio School Board Association
Alternativ
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Pete Good
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Dieudonne Ngnoumen
Joseph Krolow
the Plains
Ralph Boyer
Zaleski
Glenn Brown
Bessie Mercer
Holli Ann Damman
Nora Jenks
George Gilkey
Cyril Yates
Erma Rowan
Myron Sturgeon
James Patrick
Charles M. Young
Kenneth Jones
Nelsonville
Charles McCathern
McArthur
Donald Lawrence
Amesville
Orland Mansfield
Connie Perry
Chauncey
Raymond Fitch
John Clark
Herbert Ohlinger
Isole Perry
Esther Shields
John Cline
Forest
James McReynolds
Ruben Misner
John Jones
Dennis Gross
James Lauderback
Bonnie Staton
Lowell Fair
Alicia Six
Gladys Crawford
Sandra Tedrow
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America
C&e
BankAmericard
C&e Appliances
Richland Ave
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