Escobedo denies sexual harassment claims in federal suit
Ohio University professor Andrew Escobedo denies allegations of sexual harassment raised by two graduate students in a federal lawsuit filed last month. The university and professor Joseph McLaughlin moved to dismiss. The complaints cite non-consensual sexual contact and harassment during the prior leave and an end of term outing at two downtown Athens bars on December 3-4, 2015.
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Escobedo
Ohio University
Andrew Escobedo
U.S. District
Joseph McLaughlin
Christine Adams
Susanna Hempstead
University Equity and Civil Rights Compliance
ECRC
ERAC
Athens
Area 8 Special Olympics Track Meet draws 350 athletes
About 350 Special Olympics competitors from a 17 county area in southeast Ohio gathered at Alexander Local Schools for a Friday track and field event. Ages 9 to 69 competed in wheelchair and non wheelchair events including shot put sprints walks long jump and soft ball throw with times used to determine advancement to state competition at Jessie Owens Stadium in Columbus. Leaders Dennis and Ruth Robertson praised the day’s camaraderie and support from volunteers teachers and parents.
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Messenger
Larry DI Giovanni
Alexander Johnson
Logan-Hocking Middle School
Alexander
Ohio
Dennis Robert
Ruth
Jessie Owens
Columbus
Third try at Athens County charter seeks ballot署
The XALIST group behind two failed attempts aims to place a home rule charter on the November ballot by circulating petitions starting Monday. If adopted, the charter would empower county commissioners to enact ordinances and create an Executive Council with veto power, while prohibiting fracking waste disposal and water use for fracking under the Community Bill of Rights. The drive targets about 2,000 signatures, with just under 1,500 required, and petitions are due to the elections board by late June.
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Athens County
Dick McGinn
Athens County Bill of Rights Committee
Ohio Supreme Court
Jon Husted
Bill of Rights Committee
McGinn
Athens County Board of Elections
Elections Board
Athensmessenger.com
Federal Hocking students complete community service day
Federal Hocking middle and high school students spent a school day scattered from Nelsonville to Parkersburg West Virginia to perform community service. Eighth graders helped at Strouds Run State Park cleaning campgrounds and maintaining trails while others assisted at the Humane Society of Parkersburg and interacted with nursing home residents.
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Nelsonville
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Nity
Humane Society of
Stroud’s Run State Park
Keith Macartney
Stroud’s Run
Jake Clark
Alysa Phillips
Phillips
Clark
Federal Hocking
Macartney
Darrin Petko
Messenger
John Halley
Federal Hocking Middle
Athens County
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