Coffee with a Cop held at McDonalds in The Plains
Athens County law enforcement officials hosted the first Coffee with a Cop event at McDonalds in The Plains. Sheriff Rodney Smith and deputies discussed Major Crimes Unit patrol, community safety, and future cooperation with The Plains residents and County groups. The next event is planned for August 21 at McDonalds in Nelsonville.
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Athens County
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Rodney Smith
Jimmy Childs
John Morris
Greg Poston
Dennis Lowe
Major Crimes Unit
Aaron Hayes
Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
McDonald’s
Plains
Smith
Melissa Bacon
McDonald's
Sheriff’s Office
Bacon
Childs
Sheriff's Office
Bill Johnson
The
Nelsonville
Sarah Hawley
Fairfield-Hocking-Athens
Rutter pleads guilty in regional drug ring case
John Rutter, 55, of Glouster, pleaded guilty to engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity as part of a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring led by Anthony Spears and Megan Vore. A joint sentencing recommendation calls for four years in prison with potential early release after six months. Rutter must testify against co-defendants and awaits a 1 pm sentencing hearing.
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John Rutter
Glouster
Rutter
Clerk of Courts
Anthony Spears
Megan Vore
Vore
Spears
Cary Losey
Cary Spears
Gerald Hammon Jr
Kelly Cox
Kevin Degarmore
Robert Degarmore
Ronnie Degarmore
John “Michael” Losey
Richard Losey
Patricia Nichole Vore
Jeffrey Degarmore
Leesha Santek
Non tax issues proposed for November Athens County ballot
Several non tax issues filed for the November ballot in Athens County areas. Trimble seeks to reduce the Village Council to five due to quorum problems. Nelsonville and Buchtel filed electric and gas aggregation measures with others continuing from prior efforts. A property maintenance levy renewal and a Sunday wine and liquor sales option also appear on the docket.
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Trimble
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Elections Board
the Messenger
American Legion K.T. Crossen Post 21
Athens County Townships and Villages Vote on Tax Issues
Voters in eight townships and five villages will decide tax issues in the November election. Ballot items include road maintenance, cemetery and fire protections, and police funding through renewals and additional millages across Ames, Bern, Canaan, Lodi, Rome, Troy, Waterloo, York townships and Albany, Amesville, Buchtel, Glouster, Trimble villages with deadlines to certify and place issues on the ballot.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Ames
Amesville
Bern
Canaan
Lodi
Rome
Troy
Coolville
Waterloo
York
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Albany
Glouster
Township trustee races dot Athens County ballot in November
The Athens County Board of Elections lists township trustee and fiscal officer races across 14 townships. Contested battles occur in Ames Bern Canaan Carthage Lodi Rome York and Trimble with multiple candidates. several townships show uncontested trustee or fiscal officer races. Contenders include Randy Baker Lyle Fuller Andrew Sayers David Bennett Danny Simmons Russell Halbirt Michael Vandrich Ransom Calaway Earl Cox Tim Knopp Gayle Buckley Dorothy Cox Rhonda Meeks Jonnetta Niggemeyer Jeff Cale Larry McVey Donald Poston Mike Freer Kevin McCuloch Thomas Ricardi Cassius Hooper Sr Geoff Moore Roseanna Hines Brenda Cox Leese Gilders William Russell Joyce Bobo Willard Dunfee Tia Barrett Jane Ann Edwards and others.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Board of Trustees
Ames
Randy Baker
Lyle Fuller
Andrew Sayers
Bern
David Bennett
Danny Simmons
Canaan
Russell Halbirt
Michael van
Jeff Cale
Larry McVey
Donald Poston
York
Mike Freer
Kevin McCuloch
Thomas Ricardi
Trimble
Cassius Hooper Sr
Geoff Moore
Alexander
Bobby Sickels
Athens Twp
Ted Linscott
Brian Baker
Dover
Chris Russell
Lee
Stacy Gwinn
Lodi
Denver Lee Jordan
Rome
William Earl Barnhart
Troy
Donald Allen Welch
Waterloo
William Gould
Roseanna Hines
Athens
Brenda Cox
Denise Tate
Leese Gilders
William Russell
Joyce Bobo
Willard Dunfee
Tia Barrett
James Neal Ford
Kimberly Russell
Jane Ann Edwards
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