City to enforce new soliciting and peddling rules in Athens
City Safety Director Phillip Goldsberry announced immediate enforcement of two ordinances on soliciting and peddling. Enforcement begins with warnings, then citations. licenses are required for door to door activity at $25 per person, with no single license covering all participants. Downtown sidewalk sales barred. meter tampering crackdown also to start immediately with citations for each offense.
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Phillip Goldsverry
Goldsberry
Athens
Raid On Party Nets 8 Arrests
An early morning raid by sheriff's deputies and city police on a Route 50 A party resulted in eight arrests. Those charged include William D Darousch, 21, Athens Route 3, for illegal possession of fireworks and allowing a house to be used for illicit purposes.
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William D Darousch
Athens
Robert S. Fulford
Columbus
Steven L. Aprile
New South Green
Phillip V. Connors
Fire crews battle trash and clothes dryer blazes in Athens
Athens firemen doused two minor weekend fires, one in a trash container at Carriage Hill Apartments and another in a clothes dryer at Athens Apartments Apt 6. No damage from the trash fire. $20 loss from the dryer fire caused by a short circuit. Police raid at a local house led to multiple drug charges for residents and 39 people found inside.
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Athens
Carriage Hill Apartments
Athens Apartments Apt. 6
Last Sunday In April Art Show Draws 1000 Plus Attendees
The Athens High School fifth annual Last Sunday in April art show and sale drew over 1,000 visitors. Exhibits included painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, weaving, silversmithing and furniture refurnishing with outdoor and indoor displays. Special awards honored Tim Rose, Pris Williams, Kathy Elisar, Dick Farrington, Scott Good, Mark Eskey, and Will Tevis for various media. numerous honorable mentions were named across categories. Judges Terry McDowell Pandy Reiser Kim Wright Jim May Robert Andrews praised the student work and diversity of media.
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Josef Pfister
Athens High School
Nixon
Johnson
Mao Tse-tung
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Berlin
Tim Rose
Pris Williams
Kathy Elisar
Dick Farrington
Scott Good
Mark Eskey
Will Tevis
Susan Gilfert
Laurie Tom
Barb Clair
Emily Flum
Damara Tridipo
Melanie Swart
Lynette Turrell
Janette Ryan
Sherry Canter
Lisa Higgins
Elba Sheppard
Jim Charle
Jan Heffelfinger
Dirk Burhans
Kathy Baird
Robert Jones
Linda Ellis
Laura Moe
Gary Pandler
Leslie Wells
Beth Sanders
Rick Dudis
Ron Docie
Marty Chapman
Paul Nicholson
Leslie McCarthy
Diane Lewis
Les Champlin
Bill Salmi
Kim Overby
Lynn Davidson
Roger Crawley
Wayne Davison
Terry McDowell
Ohio University
Pandy Reiser
Millfield
Kim Wright
Athens
Jim May
Robert Andrews
Judith Morgan
Ray Abraham
Outlaws Forfeit Bonds After Athens Disturbances
Four members of the Dayton Outlaws forfeited bonds in Athens County Municipal Court after a visit to Athens Saturday. Acting Police Chief Ted Jones said arrests were made on W Union Street following disturbances on Saturday evening. Bonds forfeited included John W. Yates Jr of Dayton $58 for assault and battery, Christine Langer $58 for assault and battery, George M. Kovich of Cleveland $58 for intoxication, John A. Kairis of Columbus $33 for open container, and William R. Burns of Dayton $33 for intoxication.
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Dayton Outlaws
Athens County
Athens
Ted Jones
Jones
W. Union Street
John W. Yates Jr
Dayton
Roslyn English
Bromley Hall
Christin Langer
High St
George M. Kovich
Cleveland
John A. Kairis
Columbus
William R. Burns
Ohio University Student Wins Sertoma Service Award
Ohio University senior William Elasky of Columbus majoring in special education received the Sertoma Service to Mankind award from the Athens chapter. He is the first OU student and youngest recipient, honored at a Spartan Inn event in Athens for extensive local volunteer work with STEP, church and community groups.
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Ohio University
William Elasky
Athens
Sertoma
Elasky
Columbus
Spartan Inn
Ohio
la Sertoma
Blasky
Student Teachers For
STEP
Federal Hocking Middle School
First Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Commission On Higher Education For the Methodist Churches
Brookhaven High School
John Elasky
Marl
Southeastern
Eight Appear In Court On Shoplifting Charges
Eight individuals faced shoplifting charges in Athens over the weekend with several others charged with petty larceny. Notable cases include Edmond J. LeMoal Jr. and Steven R. Wilson pleading no contest to stealing lightbulbs valued at $6, each fined $100 and costs.
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Athens
Athens County
Edmond J. LeMoal Jr
Steven R. Wilson
Ohio University Security
Timothy Pawlak
Carriage Hill Apts
Wilson Hall
Nancy F. Gross
Bruce A. Marvin
N. Lancaster Sr
Kenneth T. Grossman
Crawford
N. J
Pauline Burton
Coolville
Norma J. Cuningham
the Plains
Demar D. Cottle
Akron
Daniel M. Johnson
Dallas
Tex
Dennis C. Vokoum
James L. Ramey
Portsmouth
Swimming Party Held By Bluebirds In Nelsonville
Sixteen members of Bluebird Groups Camp Fire Girls attended a swimming party at the Hocking Valley Motor Lodge in Nelsonville hosted by Hocking Valley Furniture Co. Participants included Bluebird Troops No 20 and No 22 with leaders Mrs. Rita Lanning and Mrs. Shirley Brady present.
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Nelsonville
Bluebird
Camp Fire Girls
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
Hocking Valley Furniture Co
Tessie Wolfe
Lisa Jacobs
Sarah Reese
Cindy Newtun
Carol Stimel
Jamie Carpenter
Trisha Thompson
Stacey Ritchie
Angie Brady
Tara Taggart
Kristie Klinebriel
Missy Beech
Tammy Stover
Lisa Wright
Carla Smathers
Cramer Lane Residents Cited in Peace Disturbance Case
Two women from Cramer Lane off Luhrng Salem Road were charged with disturbing the peace. Margaret Bennett and Beverly Hixson pleaded innocent and posted $33 bond each for May 7 hearings, with charges filed by Samuel Heady.
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Cramer Lane
Luhrng-Salem Road
Athens County
Margaret Bennett
Beverly Hixson
Cramer
Samuel Heady
Bar Association Pushes Public Defender Hire in Athens County
Athens County Bar Association seeks to hire a public defender using an 11250 state grant from the State Administration of Justice Division of the Ohio Development Department. The defender will aid indigents in Common Pleas and Municipal Courts for one year.
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Athens County Bar Association
Alan Goldsberry
Bar Association
Goldsberry
Athens County
State Administration of Justice Division
Ohio Development Department
Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Franklin Sheeter
Athens
Ed Robe
Bar Association Legal Aid and Referral
Public Defender Office
Plant Trees and Tidy Up With Scouts Across Athens County
Tim Kerr asks for a tree as Cub Scout Pack 55 plants 250 six inch white pines donated by the U S Forest Service for Keep America Beautiful Day near the Children's Services Home. Forest Service officials note 400 000 trees planted on 500 acres in the past year while multiple packs and troops patrol Route 33 areas and Amesville Glouster Coolville The Plains and Morrison School to clean litter assisted by Pepsi bags and city trucks.
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Roger G. Kalter
Tim Kerr
Dalton
Children’s Services
Route 33
U.S. Forest Service
Gary Sams
Hock-Hocking Boy Scouts of America
Sams
Mack Ellis
Morris Ave
George Freeland
The
Forest Service
Freeland
National Forest
Athens County
Marion Crawley
Route
Rolla Wagner
Wally Taylor
Morrison School
Richland Avenue
Coolville
Amesville
Glouster
Plains
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Mothusi T. Mashologu
United States
Kingdom of
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Africa
Mashologu
African Studies Program
Conference On Racism
Izor
Jerry Izor
Wath Radio
Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association
New Philadelphia
Darsel L. Oxley
Herrold Ave
Bluebirds
Ebetk
Your Happy Shopping Store
Rounder
Sidays
N. Court Street
Commission
John Law
Michael Nolan
Nolan
Pepsi
Watch Repair Service
Watchmaker Jeweler
Berry Hall
JN Baker
N. Court
Don Reed Or
Bob Baur
Reed & Baur Inc
Perkins Pancake House
George Arnold
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