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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 2015

Page

6

Spin Out and Ferris Wheel Thrills at the Fair

Leah Keiter reports on a fair night of rides including the Spin Out with its dizzying spins and screams, a high spinning enclosed Ferris wheel, and the gravity defying O Gravity ride. Despite fear, the author notes lasting thrills and kidlike excitement for riders of all ages.

Kids Day at Athens County Fair Highlights Prizes and Beekeeping Lesson

Athens County Children Services hosted Kids Day at the Athens County Fair with a sucker pull prize tent offering items from Playdoh to bicycles. About 100 children visited between 12 and 3 pm as volunteers explained services and foster care info, while fairsgoers enjoyed animals and education on bees and pollinators.

Athens County Children Services Tykes Cathy Hill Fair Board Hill Ryker Slusher Guysville Athens County Messenger Sara Brumfield Dana Truipp Meigs County Lax Brandon Alexandrea Jacob Donald

Gold King Mine spill dwarfs national mining cleanup challenge

Silverton Colorado AP experts say treating the Gold King Mine and three nearby sites may be the safest long term fix, costing millions and likely extending for generations. Abandoned mines nationwide number about 500000 with only a fraction cleaned or analyzed, and cleanup costs estimated between 20 and 54 billion dollars. The plume released by EPA contractors prompted widespread testing for heavy metals such as lead and arsenic, with Utah officials noting possible arrival at Lake Powell.

Silverton, Colorado Lake Powell Colorado Gold King Rob Robinson U.S. Bureau of Land Management U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Silverton U.S BLM Bureau Todd Hennis Mom and Pops Doug Jamison State Health Department Jamison Animas Durango Utah Utah Department of Environmental Quality Donna Spangler Gina McCarthy New Mexico John Hillenbrand California

Parole board backs denial of clemency for Myers killer

The Ohio Adult Parole Authority minutes show grounds for clemency application were insufficient. Kasich was urged to deny clemency as Myers, of Zanesville, was killed on Route 13 near Millfield after a Christmas visit. Marks was also convicted of felonious assault for firing on another vehicle. Larry Sabo, involved, is in prison with a 2021 parole hearing planned.

Department Adult Parole Authority Parole Board Kasich Myers Route 13 Millfield Marks Zanesville Athens Larry Sabo Corning Sabo

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