Richland Avenue traffic plan advances at Athens Council meeting
Athens Council approves a three part Richland Avenue traffic plan with goals to remove on street parking on Congress Street, designate lane usage for Route 56 33 50 and Court Street, and install pedestrian buttons and crosswalks as part of a broader effort to reduce congestion and improve safety before the fall term.
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Tad Grover
Athens
Richland Avenue
Harry Crewson
Richland
Grover
Crewson
Lewis Drake
Richland Ave
Dwight Robinson
Robinson
Congress Street
Washington and
Union Streets
Court Street
Morrison School
Cil
Edgar Tuckerman
Tuckerman
Hocking River
Runaway Truck Tumbles After Chain-Reaction Crash Near Route 50
A Monday morning crash in Vinton County involving a truck driven by Daniel Heck, a car driven by Jerry Maxwell, and a rental trailer attached to a car led to the truck rolling over. John Conover suffered non visible injuries. he was a passenger in the Heck vehicle and not treated.
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Guysville
State Highway Patrol
John Conover
Conover
Daniel Edward Heck
Portland
Heck
Vinton County
Jerry Lee Maxwell
McArthur
Charles L. Pratt
Radcliff
Trailer Collision Near Guysville Destroys Car
Patrol reports a trailer struck the Maxwell car front, then unhitched from Pratt’s vehicle and blocked the eastbound lane. Severe damage to Heck and Maxwell cars, Pratt’s car and trailer moderate. At 9:15 p.m., Roger Lee Stover’s unattended 1971 station wagon rolled down a hill, crossed Twp 148, burned after breaking through a fence, and was destroyed.
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Maxwell
Pratt
Heck
Roger Lee Stover
Guysville
Stover
Cyclists Involved in Athens Crash Injure Two
Two motorcyclists were injured Monday at 12 50 p.m. at the Moore Avenue Roberts Drive intersection in Athens. Thomas Harkins 22 of 29 Moore Ave hit Keith Kelly 18 of 265 E. State St as Kelly traveled eastbound. Harkins cited for failure to yield. A separate hit and run on N High Street near W Washington was also under investigation.
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Carriage Hill
Old Plaza
Richland
Hooper
City Recreation
E. State Street
Barbara Daniel
Richland Avenue
Richland Avenue Bridge
Alan Geiger
University
Hocking Valley
Moore Avenue
Roberts Drive
Athens
Thomas Harkins
Moore Ave
Keith Kelly
E. State St
Harkins
Hudson Health Center
Athens Fire Department
Kelly
O’bleness Hospital
N. High Street
W. Washington
Dennis von Chapman
the Plains
National Forecast Sparkles With Sunshine For Most Regions
The national forecast calls for sunny weather across most of the country on Tuesday while showers are expected from northern Florida through the Middle Atlantic and into the Southwest. A cooling trend is seen in the Northwest, with warmth continuing elsewhere.
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Florida
Middle Atlantic
Southwest
Northwest
Rowland Bridgewater Robe Add Stimmel To Firm Name
A 63 year old Athens law firm will change its name to Rowland, Bridgewater, Robe and Stimmel as it moves offices from the Security Bank Building to 14 West Washington Street. The firm traces back to 1908, with members including John Woolley and O F Rowland, later names reflecting partners over decades. The move to new offices occurs earlier than planned with attorneys occupying Monday.
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Athens
Rowland, Bridgewater and
Robe
Rowland, Bridgewater, Robe and Suimmel
Security Bank
Washington St
Blaine Goldsberry
Eral
John Woolley
O. F. Rowland
Woolley and Rowland
Woolley
Rowland and Bridgewater
Erle Bridgewater
Hal Rowland
Rowland, Bridgewater
John Summel
Rowland, Bridgewater, Robe and Stimmel
Ecological Crisis Predicted by Ohio University Professor
Dr. Troy Organ of Ohio University warned Athens Rotarians that America faces a severe ecological crisis within 40 years. Speaking on Man and His Environment, he cited India’s overpopulation, praised Scotland’s reforestation, and criticized Australia and the United States for environmental neglect.
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America
Troy Organ
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Ohio University Inn
Athens Rotarians
Dr. Organ
Organ
India
Australia
Europe
United States
Auto Theft Charges Dismissed In Court
Auto theft charges against David Brooks of Millfield were dismissed after the complaining witness failed to appear in Athens County Municipal Court. Brooks had been arrested by Nelsonville police for driving a truck owned by Harold Stover of Glouster Route 3, who reported the theft. Judge Franklin Sheeter ordered a warrant for Stover to explain his earlier nonappearance.
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David Brooks
Millfield
Athens County
Nelsonville
Harold Stover
Glouster Route 3
Franklin Sheeter
Stover
Charles Bulloch
Athens Route 3
Athens County Grand Jury
Bulloch
Athens County Sheriff's Deputies
Sundown
Athens
Robert Hunter
Reception Planned For Students
The Athens community will host a reception for foreign students next fall as urged by Rev. Fred Luchs. He told Athens Kiwanis members that students often see only university life and miss a cross section of America, breeding unfriendly attitudes. He called for a stronger patriotic image and more effort to help America. Dale Leach and Dr. Clifford Houk shared slides from their trip to the 56th Kiwanis convention in San Francisco.
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Athens
Fred Luchs
Luchs
Athens Kiwanians
America
Dale Leach
Clifford Houk
San Fransisco
Physician To Open Practice In Athens Next Week
Dr. Nicholas Simon a Belgian OB GYN has passed Ohio board exams and joined O'Bleness Memorial Hospital staff. He graduated Jefferson Medical College and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Fertility Society. He will live in Rolling Hills with his wife Noel a psychiatric social worker and their two children.
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John Kroner
Athens
Kroner
Nicholas Simon
Ohio State Medical Board
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Simon
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Fertility Society
Rolling Hills
Noel
York
Ohio University Professor Receives Gulf Oil Grant
Dr. Abraham Clearfield, chemistry professor at Ohio University, has been awarded a $5,000 Gulf Oil Foundation grant for research in organic ion exchangers. The funds support work in the Department of Chemistry under Gulf’s Aid to Education program.
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Abraham Clearfield
Ohio University
Gulf Oil Foundation
Department of Chemistry
Gulf
U.S
Marriage Licenses Filed for Six Couples in Ohio and Nearby States
Timothy Grant Cozort a 20 year old Columbus computer operator weds Terie Lynn Ferrell a 20 year old Syracuse student. Elbert Lee Williams 19 of Pomeroy Route 2 marries Kathy Ann Watson 19 of Pomeroy. Elmer Jewell Barth 56 of Waterford Route 1 maintenance marries Wilma Mildred Ginther 54 of Chester a nurse. Samuel Lee Bartung 19 of Burton W Va marries Martha Jean Yost 19 of Pomeroy. Louis Henry Bush 28 of Akron ground man marries Janet Lee Leavey 29 of Minersville secretary.
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Timothy Grant Cozort
Columbus
Terie Lynn Ferrell
Syracuse
Elbert Lee Williams
Pomeroy
Kathy Ann Watson
Elmer Jewell Barth
Waterford
Wilma Mildred Ginther
Chester
Samuel Lee Bartung
Burton
W. Va
Martha Jean Yost
Louis Henry Bush
Akron
Janet Lee Leavey
Minersville
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