Divers search Hocking River for missing Nelsonville youth
State patrol scuba divers from Wellston joined Nelsonville volunteers, police, and REACT in a river search for Richard Horn, 15, last seen Saturday afternoon. They scouted from the rifles area to Kimberley Bridge, noting deep holes up to 30 feet. Some witnesses heard calls for help but reports varied as they continued the difficult, ongoing drag search.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Wellston
Hocking
Richard Horn
Rifles
Kimberly Bridge
Primary Polling Unchanged in Nelsonville May 6 Republican Primary
City Auditor Mabel Tignor announced polling places will match the last general election for the May 6 Republican primary. Voters will select a council president and council members for two year terms beginning next January, with listed candidates for president and ward seats and two write in spaces allowed for each ballot. No Democrat primary exists due to no contested positions.
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Nelsonville
Mabel Tignor
Charles Shafer
Darrell Lehman
Ladel McFadden
Myrven Davis
John Brooks
Thomas Hickman
Glen Tharp
Jim Lee
Youth Cited After Two Vehicle Collision in Nelsonville
Nelsonville youths Allen S. Bentley age 16 and Charles Edward Kieffer age 23 were involved in a two vehicle collision at Route 691 and Route 33. Bentley backed his car after starting to turn onto Route 33 and struck Kieffer’s vehicle. No injuries were reported.
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Nelsonville
Allen S. Bentley
State Highway Patrol
Bentley
Charles Edward Kieffer
Kieffer
Gauge meter at Nelsonville reservoir damaged Sunday
Tele meter gauge showing water level at the Kentner Hill reservoir was put out of order Sunday night when the box at the gauge house was damaged around 6 p m. City officials believe children used rocks and bricks to batter the tele meter connection.
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Nelsonville
Kentner Hill
Logan men fined and bonds forfeited in county court
Judge James Stilwell presided as two were fined and three forfeited bond in county court. Jerry J. Fisher, 28, Logan, paid 10 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Larry Hart shorn, 19, Laureville, paid 25 dollars and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Bonds of 20 dollars each were forfeited for speeding by Bruce G. Davis, 19, Columbus, Samuel Altman, 63, Athens, and Ewart C. Bond Jr., 42, Columbus.
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Logan
James Stilwell
Jerry J. Fisher
Larry Hartshorn
Laureville
Bruce G. Davis
Columbus
Samuel Altman
Athens
Ewart C. Bond Jr
Advanced Ticket Sales Set for Nelsonville Pool Season
Nelsonville recreation officials announce advanced sale of pool season tickets at the city building. May 10 17 and 24 are dates for family $16.50 adult $10 and children $5.50 passes, to be paid in full for pool entry. Scouts from Troop 67 and Explorer Post 67 helped at the park and pool cleaning bath house and courts.
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Nelsonville
Hollenbaugh
Boy Scout Troop 67
Explorer Post 67
Tommy McMannis
Bruce Rodgers
Tri County class aids city pool rewiring project
Nelsonville city pool bathhouse rewiring will be done as a community service by the Tri County District Joint Vocational High School electrical training class. Samual Johnson will supervise, with Mrs Violet Hollenbaugh announcing the effort. Preliminary work began Monday.
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Nelsonville
Tri-County
Joint Vocational High School
Violet Hollenbaugh
City Recreation Commission
Samual Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walton dominates Izaak Walton Trapshoot with two perfect scores
At Izaak Walton, Forrest Walton earned Top Gun by posting perfect scores from 16 yards and sharing victory in Buddy Shoots with Buddy Dennis. Several shooters achieved perfect scores across 21 and 16 yards including Leonard Simpson Jr and Ed Wade on 21 yards and Luke Mowery Ray Cauthone on 16 yards.
Trip Planned to German Village and Center of Science
Logan Hocking County Extension Homemakers Council sponsors a May 8 field trip to German Village and the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus. Buses depart Scenic Lanes at 8:00 a.m. return about 5:30 p.m. Tickets $7.10 at the Extension Office. first come first served.
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Logan
Hocking
Science and Industry
Juvenile given 90 day sentence in Logan court
Lucius Hart of Logan Route 4 received 90 days in jail and court costs from Judge Rhea Bangert Brown in Juvenile Court after Logan police filed charges. He was charged April 16 with contributing to delinquency by helping a 17 year old steal a car battery and April 17 with aiding a juvenile to be truant. He was also linked to thefts with other juveniles.
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Logan
Lucius Hart
Logal Route 4
Rhea Bangert Brown
May Meetings Of Glenford Post And York Grange
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit of Glenford Dugan Post 229 meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Legion War Memorial Building led by President Mrs June Watkins York Grange No 2436 also meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Grange Hall Oak Grove Refreshments will be served by a committee In Nelsonville Susan Faye Wolfe daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald E Wolfe of Nelsonville Route 1 a Warren Wilson College student played Alice in Henry V at the Elizabethan Festival held April 17 18 The Drama Workshop presented the production Miss Wolfe is a Nelsonville York High School graduate.
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Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
June Watkins
York Grange No. 2436
Grange Hall
Oak Grove
Nelsonville
Susan Faye Wolfe
Donald E. Wolfe
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa
N. C
Alice
The
Drama Workshop
Miss Wolfe
Nelsonville - York City
Vaccinations Offered at Hocking County Health Office
Logan residents may receive diphtheria polio tetanus and smallpox vaccines Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Board of Health office in the courthouse. Fifty-two children got oral polio vaccine last Friday. Nelsonville York Band Boosters plan a rummage sale Friday at St Andrew's Parish Hall on E Washington Street with donations accepted Thursday after 7 p.m.
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Logan
The
Board of Health
Hocking County
Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York Band Boosters
St. Andrew’s
E. Washington Street
Old Photos of Logan and Hocking Shown by Historical Society
The Hocking County Historical Society presented Logan and Hocking County scenes from the collections of Bill Mock and Charles Woods plus present day color slides. New members Frances Roberts and others joined while a centenary farm plaque plan was started.
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Logan, Hocking
Historical Society
Logan
Hocking County
Bill Mock
Charles Woods
Mock
Hocking County Historical Society
Earl Elberfeld
Francis Roberts
The
Fire Destroys Repair Shop Next to Nelsonville City Hall
Firemen answered a alarm but left engines at the station. The fire was in a repair shop on the west side of the city hall where an auto being repaired suffered a shorted wiring fire. Don Adams owned the garage and car. his two sons alerted the department and Bob Riley reported dense smoke and near danger. Three extinguishers were used to quell the blaze.
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Nelsonville
Don Adams
Bob Riley
Riley
Hocking Valley Community Hospital Birth Notice
Mr and Mrs Howard Nelson of Laurelville welcome a son at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Admission list includes Louis Taulbee Tom Travis Wilson Kenneth Adair Mrs Cathy Smith Joseph Braglin all from Logan and Mrs Bessie Cochran of New Straitsville. Melvin Hook discharged.
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Howard Nelson
Laurelville
Louis Taulbee
Tom Travis
Wilson Kenneth Adair
Cathy Smith
Joseph Braglin
Logan
Bessie Cochran
New Straitsville
Teens vie for table tennis titles at TRAP event
Nearly 50 teenagers competed in the first annual TRAP table tennis tournament at the TRAP building. Champions include Linda Trowbridge and Scott Cole in seventh and eighth grade divisions, Marty Gasser and Mark Shaw in later groups, with Joy Gasser and John Matthews winning junior and senior brackets. Sponsors provided paddles balls and trophies. TRAP hours and contact details included.
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Logan
Linda Trowbridge
Donna Whalen
Scott Cole
Kelly Price
Marty Gasser
Mary Ann Thomas
Mark Shaw
Bill Saving
Joy Gasser
Penny Johnson
John Matthews
John McFadden
Donnie Devol
Donnie’s Trailer Sales
Marion Riggs
Riggs Ford
Keith Hawk
Keith
Mens Shop
Ellyn Kuhn
Wilma Ganoey
Sanitary Fill Study Nears Final Report
Logan council committee reports progress on a sanitary landfill with no cost figures yet for garbage collection. They are rough drafting an ordinance and contract for collection and disposal. Council member James Irvine says a proposal will be presented for approval. Licenses listed include Sammy Lynn Tyree and Vicki Lynn Walke.
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Logan
James Irvine
Community Members Named in Local Directory Framing
A list of residents and households appears with multiple individuals and titles across Nelsonville Nelsonville Route 1 Carrollton Earl M Jackson and others. The varied names include Mrs Gertrude Nixon Miss Debra Dane Miss Janet E McKnight and Mr Dana Windon among several Mrs Eva Freeman Mrs Dorthy Love and Miss Linda Roberts.
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Gertrude Nixon
Nelsonville
Bryan Keith Arnold
Dana Windon
John. Miller
Logan
Eva Freeman
Debra Dane
Carbon Hill
Dorthy Love
New Straitsville
Della Alexander
Murray City
Janet E. McKnight
Minnie Warix
James Gallagher
Linda Roberts
Deborah Matheny
Earl Matteson
Alberta Snedden
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Hocking River
Max Valkinburg
REACT
the Plains
Patrol
City
Walton
Boosters
George Carter
Ernest Price
Century
Russell Beery
Falls
Andrew Rauber
Washington
Clinton St Clair
Falls Gore
Earl Keck
Laurel
Otto A. Shaw
Good Hope
Ralph Drescher
Green
Claude and
Loren ‘Hansel
Buckeye Trail Association
James Frey
Floyd Hiles
Rex Woods
Ohio Division of Parks and Recreation
Old Man’s Cave
Clinton Poling
Woods
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Melvin Hook
the Messenger
Ohio
Harry Shaw
John Gallagher
Cindy Siehl
TRAP
James Kuhn
Sammy Lynn Tyree
Brennan
Vicki Lynn Walke
Mount St. Mary Hospital
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