Meigs County OKs New School for Mentally Retarded Children
After months of meetings with parents and the Board of Mental Retardation the Meigs County Commissioners approved construction of a new school for mentally retarded children. The project follows use of space in Rutland and Cheshire facilities and aims to free classrooms for regular students.
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Beulah Jones
Meigs Bureau
Pomeroy
Board of
Mental Retardation
Meigs County
Rutland
Guiding Hand
Cheshire
Meigs
Henry Wells
Bernard Gilkey
County Board of Education
Ours
Gallia County
Photo Contest Opens in Meigs County for Scouts Merit Badge
POMEROY Meigs County announces the 1976 Scout Photo Contest with Eastman Kodak Co prizes. Postmark deadline Oct 1 entries open to registered Scouts ages 11 to 15 as of Oct 1, 1976. First place 1000 dollars, second 500 dollars, third 250 dollars per category. Rules and forms available from the local council office.
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Pomeroy
W. Robert Cree
Tri-State
Boy Scouts of America
Eastman Kodak Co
Gift Shop Set to Open at 238 Adams Street
Nelsonville residents will see a new gift shop opening this Friday at 238 Adams Street. Jo Anne Raine, proprietor, says the Coun try Cupboard will operate each Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and accepts items on consignment in a separate rear building behind the Raine home.
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Nelsonville
Adams St
Jo Anne Raine
Raine
Bridge deck upgrade planned for Reno bridge in Chester Township
Meigs County Officials heard from County Engineer Wesley Buehl about repairs to the Reno bridge. A new deck will replace corroded U bolts and concrete floors with a four inch steel deck and asphalt top to boost live load capacity and remove load limits. The bridge should reopen for the new school year and remain sound for about 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Reno
Chester Township
Wesley Buehl
Meigs County Commissioners
Buehl
Pomeroy Council Hires Manley for Garbage Pickup
At a brief meeting the Pomeroy Council voted to revoke the license of B Hanes of H and P Sanitation and hire Lawrence Manley for garbage pickup through year end. Manley will start September first charging 3 per month for regular pickup and 4 for bulky trash. Elderly residents will have trash collected at no extra charge. The council also moved 1000 from the parking lot fund to the cemetery fund for a Gravely mower and discussed grant talks with Athens representative Phil Lavelle about the Public Works Employment Act. The next meeting is September 7.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
Lawrence Manley
Manley
Clarence Andrews
B. Hanes
H and P Sanitation
Syracuse
Middleport
Davis
Andrews
Phil Lavelle
Athens
Economic Development Administration
Lavelle
Columbus
Ohio
Oakdale Circle Picnic At Glouster Park
The Oakdale Friendship Circle held a Tuesday night family picnic at Glouster Park with members including Mr and Mrs Darwood Jewell Mr and Mrs Dow Hooper Jr Randy Gina and Bryan Dusty Barber Dennis Linegar and many others. The September meeting will be hosted by Mrs Virginia Moore at her home with Peggy Gatchel and Margaret Lowery overseeing contests and the gathering to start at 7 p m.
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Oakdale Circle
Glouster
Oakdale Friendship Circle
Darwood Jewell
Dow Hooper Jr
Randy
Gina
Bryan
Dusty Barber
South Carolina
Dennis Linegar
Teresa Moore
Mike
Kevin
Scott
Virginia Moore
Rosa Love
Mae Losey
Susie
Renee
Jackie
Ken Morrison
Della Loomis
Charles Coffman
Brenda
Frandy
Mary
Kim
Peggy Gatchel
Margaret Lowery
Meeting on Proposed Meigs nursing home draws small turnout
About a dozen Meigs County residents gathered at the Meigs Inn to discuss Pomeroy Park Care Center Inc., a 100 bed facility. The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation and state health department reviews were cited, but the meeting was cancelled when the sponsoring committee failed to attend and announced time and place were in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs Inn
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
J. B. Vanity Jr
Pomeroy Park Care Center Inc
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Meigs Pomeroy
Chester
Buckley
Suttle
Duane Lantz
Chessie
Huntington
Parkersburg
Lakin Hospital
West Columbia
Chessie System
Sunsday
Chemical and Fire Departments
Mason County
Mark Houser
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Keno
Shade River
Messenger
By Renee Stone Meigs
Harry Davis
Beech Grove
Toledo
CTV
Ohio Department of Health
Fred
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc
Richard Jones
E. F. Robinson
Johnson
HH. K. Tailors
P.O
Kowloon
C.P.O
Hong Kong
Packa
Jong Kong
Tailors L. Dani
Tel
Double Kni
Senna
She Se Hs
Cele
Dwight H. Rutherford, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Ted Vogt
Emagene Davis
the Security Bank
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