Perry County gains 319925 for three community projects
The US Housing and Urban Development approves 319,925 in community development block grants for Perry County. Corning gets 61000 for flood control while New Lexington receives funds for a senior center and county housing rehab. Athens and Hocking counties also receive blocs for roads housing and a senior center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Clarence E. Miller
Corning
New Lexington
Corps
Straw
Athens County
Department For
Hocking County
Postal Service subsidy plan faces Senate vote
The Senate debated a $1 billion subsidy to the Postal Service as a stopgap to mounting debt. The committee bill would freeze rates and bar service cuts pending a special commission report due by Feb. 15, 1977. An amendment sought 60 days’ notice before closing offices and court appeals for local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Senate
White House
Benjamin Bailor
Congress
Hollings
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
Ford
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Hospital Admission and Discharges List Details
A long list of hospital admissions and discharges across Athens and surrounding towns. Included are new births for several families and multiple patients admitted or discharged with varied surnames and locations such as Glouster Circleville Albany Nelsonville Logan McArthur Pomeroy and Middleport. The roster features numerous individuals and accompanying spouses or relatives.
Community and group meetings listed for Athens County area
A schedule shows multiple organization meetings across Athens County including TriCounty District Joint Vocational School Board and Hocking Technical College at 7:30 p.m. board rooms, Robbins Road Bowling League Tuesday session at Rollerbowl, Athens Emblem Club at Elks Lodge, Al-Anon at Church of the Good Shepherd lounge, Canaan Grange 2437 at Grange Hall, Glouster Boy Scouts, Lois Circle at First Presbyterian Church, state football rules interpretation meeting at Athens High School, Plains Garden Club on Pine Street, Jacksonville Eagles Auxiliary, Nelsonville Rainbow Girls assembly, and Pomeroy Lodge 164 F&AM master masons night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TriCounty District Joint Vocational School Board
Hocking Technical College
Robbins Road
Athens Emblem Club
Elks Lodge
Al-Anon
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Call
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Regions
Tuesday update notes yesterday high 88 and today's low 59 with a 77 percent humidity at 9 am. Precipitation this month 1.13 inches, year to date 26.03 inches, slight departure from normal. Extended outlook through Saturday calls for fair Thursday and Friday with a shower chance Saturday. Highs in the 80s and lows 50s to 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Universi
T Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
U.S. Weather Observer
West Lake Shore Central East Central Southwest
Lake Shore
East Lake Shore
Emergency runs reported across multiple squads
Emergency runs listed for Athens Letart and Pomeroy squads with names and destinations. Mary Jane Byers Doris Yonker Edwin L King George Thoma Doris Miller Ira Zickefoose Harold King traveled to O'Bleness Holzer Veterans Memorial and Veterans Memorial hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Roush
Doris Miller
Dann Greene
Racine
Richard Metzger
Paul Smith
Nona Winebrenner
Mary Park
Middleport
Winnie White
Thomas Collins
Elmer Robinson
Ira
Louise Zickefoose
Gloria
Bernice LaValley
Pomeroy
William Barton
Mason
Dallas Weber
Rutland
William Queen
Columbus
Charles Yost
Minersville
Mildred Hauber
Long Bottom
Mary Jane Byers
Pomeroy Road
O'Bleness
Doris J. Yonker
Letart
Holzer Medical Center
Edwin L. King
George Thoma
Middleport Squad
White House
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Ira Zickefoose
Veterans Memorial
Harold King
Two Point Pleasant Girls Hit by Car
Two Point Pleasant girls Lisa Goodman 10 and Micky Lou Rickard 11 were struck by a car driven by Bretton Morgan 16 as they ran into Mount Vernon Avenue. Both children were listed in satisfactory condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Morgan is from Point Pleasant and the incident is under investigation. A separate item notes an Appalachian CB Club wiener roast at Lake Snowden Saturday at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Lisa Goodman
Micky Lou Rickard
Bretton Morgan
Morgan
Mount Vernon Avenue
Hendricks Wife Testifies In Shotgun Slaying Trial
Mary Virginia Hendricks told Meigs County court that Floyd Hendricks urged her to fire the gun during his death scene after a weekend of beer drinking. She described a confrontation over beer, the gun firing from 10 to 14 feet away, and her plea for neighbors to call the sheriff as she cried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Jones
Meigs Bureau
Pomeroy
Mary Virginia Hendricks
Floyd
Buddy) Hendricks
Hendricks
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Steve Molnar Jr
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Athens Nurse Jettie Hamilton Dies After Illness
Mrs Jettie Kelly Hamilton 67 of 42 Clearview Drive died at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after a month long illness. She was a nurse in Dr A A Baldwins office for over 20 years and received a 1975 award from Athens County Children’s Services. Services Friday at Hughes Funeral Home with burial at McConnelsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jettie Kelly Hamilton
Clearview Drive
L. A. Hamilton
O’bleness
Tex
Herbert J. Kelly
Hughes Funeral Home
Lorrin Kreider
McConnelsville
Dale Hurlow
Gallipolis
Dale McArthur Hurlow
Addison
Cabell County
W. Va
Nora Robinson Hurlow
Joseph Harlow
Point Pleasant
Joe
Kananga
James
Sam
Mason
Okey
Leonard
William
Rodney
John
Lewis
Wilma
Michael A
Mike) Gaston
N. Court St
O’bleness Memorial
Athens County
Lafayette
Ottie Hawk Gaston
Neutzling Decorating
Schine
Athena Theater
New Life Assembly of God
Eagles Lodge
Raymond
Kenneth
Edison
Ralph
G. Erwin
Hop) Stauffer
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
New England
John and
Mary Robinson Stauffer
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
McBee Co
Blackburn Hill Church of Christ
Maude
Don of
Forest
Meighen
Shawnee
Forest C
Lodi
Fairview Manor
Beverly
Ohio
George and
Addie Curtis Meighen
Happy Hollow
Free Will Baptist Church
Tri-County
Fox Hunters Association
Gladys
Robert
Mason, Mich
Akron
Humphrey
Glen Collins
Green Lawn Cemetery
Chillicothe
Rural housing loan income ceilings rise nationwide
The Department of Agriculture raised the adjusted family income limit for low income rural housing loans. The new ceilings are 10000 for 48 states Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 12200 for Hawaii and Guam, and 15000 for Alaska, enabling eligibility for loans at reduced rates. The Housing Act allows loans as low as one percent depending on income size and loan amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture
States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Guam
Alaska
Man Charged In Possession
The Mason County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of Karl Utley Blain, 25, Gallipolis Ferry, on possession of a controlled substance. Blain was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Monday after a residence search with a warrant. Deputies Hatfield, Roush III, and State Trooper Searls found the substance. Blain has not yet been arraigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Karl Utley Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Blain
Justice of the Peace
Charles Smith
Tom Hatfield
Denner Roush III
J. L. Searls
Sheriff's Department
Hocking County Court Sentences Ricky MacNichols in Assault Case
Ricky R. MacNichols of Laurelville Route 1 pleaded guilty to assault and received six months in county jail with sentence suspended for one year of good behavior. Local judge ordered probation terms and monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky R. MacNichols
Laurelville
Personal tragedy fills area obits with losses across counties
Obituaries detail Dale Hurlow of Addison with a gunshot death at home and multiple siblings, plus deaths of Mike Gaston in Athens and Hop Stauffer in Athens. Other notices include Pauline Riggsby of Ewington and Merle Norris of Albany, with funeral plans and survivor lists.
Police Recover Cycles From Hills Carnival Theft
Nelsonville Police Chief Max Valkinburg said two motorcycles stolen from a carnival ride during the parade of the hills were recovered late Monday along the Hocking River bank near Farrow Street. Two attempted break ins were reported, one at Jack's Bar and Grill on Chestnut Street and another at VFW Post 3467. both attempts failed.
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Nelsonville
Max Valkinburg
Valkinburg
Hocking River
Farrow Street
Chestnut Street
VFW
Jack's
Buses to Fair For Senior Citizens Friday
Transportation for Ohio State Fair attendees with bus tickets will depart from seven pickup points in Athens County on Friday. Buses collect at 7 55 a m Chauncey senior center and other sites, with final stops at Carbondale center and Nelsonville Public Square Kroger lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Chauncey Senior Center
Coolville
Glouster
Jacksonville
Carbondale Center
Mental Patient Search Called Off in Ohio
An extensive search for William Shafer, 27, a mentally retarded patient missing a week since leaving Camp Liberty Hill in Ross County, has been discontinued after a final area check. authorities state Shafer has the mentality of a five year old and posed no threat. His father and Dr. Carl discussed the case before ending the search, with efforts continuing on any new leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Civil Air Patrol
William Shafer
Columbus State Institute
Camp Liberty Hill
Ross County
John Karshner
Karshner
Shafer
Institute
Robert Carl
Carl
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Perry
Miller
Phil Straw
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
US. Corps of Engineers
Hollywood Cemetery
Rudolph Valentino
Postal Service
Henry Thrapp
Larry Cain
Harold Shover
Daniel Roush
Shade
Shirley Tippie
Anne McClanahan
Ray McCune
Marvin Snow
Jamie Thompson
Karen Bobo
Albany
Grover Nottingham
Linda Gross
Guysville
Juanita Andrews
Dottie Ayers
Circleville
Jacquelyn Rickey
Ruby Nuzum
Harley Riley
Kenneth Napper
Carl DeNune
Alan Eltringham
Robert Lint
Ethel Saylor
Charles Elliott
Kathryn Levering
Kenneth Loeffler
Sharon Cullison
Hocking Valley Birth
Harry M. Robison
Logan
Andrew H. Kibble
Rockbridge
Cline C. Holcomb
McArthur
Rose M. Cave
Dorothy G. Pickett
Hester E. Speelman
Virginia Warren
Teddy L. Tucker
Charles W. Pratt
Orville J. McCoy
Stephen K. Kelly
Dorothy Hoffman
Kassandra Anderson
Paula M. Newman
Rita L. Price
Mount St. Mary
Judy Craig
New Straitsville
Delores Stephenson
Murray City
Thomas Rollins
Haydenville
Robert E. Riley
Phillip Cook
Velma Crane
Carla Oakley
Brenda Willison
Jacqueline Richey
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Etta Allen
Pleasant Valley
Sandra Teaford
Linda Adams
John Sayre
Thomas Jones
Allen Hamm
Eva Casto
Julia McComb
Edgar Harrop
Paul McCoy
Henry Stewart
Kathy Johns
Delford Bragg
Robert Lyon
Elma Woode
Robert Chattin
James Lewis
Samuel Bennette Sr
Worth Miller
Charles Litchfield
Gratho Ward
Charles Hammondson
Donald Payne
Fredrick Lamm
Joseph Pollock
Darvin Hunt
H.R. Thomas
Michael Terry
James Rainey
Edward Hughard
Garnett Donahue
Mildred Walters
Charles McDermitt
Clyde Tucker
Robert Biffle
Johnny Wamsley
Teresa Caynor
George Kauff
Michael O'Brien
Robert Harris
Flemon C. Graves Jr
Mary Ury
George Johnson
Shelley Markcum
Charles McGinness
Charles Varian
Noland Tucker
Margaret Sayre
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Annette Lambert
Amanda Hawk
Betty Brooks
Ethel Drake
Lulu Gilmore
Julia Moodispaugh
Athens City
Canaan
Glouster Boy Scouts
Lois Circle
First Presbyterian Church
J.L. Evans
Athens High School
the Plains Garden Club
Paul Williams
Pine Street
Jacksonville Eagles
Nelsonville Assembly
Rainbow Girls
Meigs County
Pomeroy Lodge
F&am
National
Wtainee Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Plains
Pacific Northwest Coast
Midwest
Florida
Athens Fire Squad
NEW Haven Squad
Pomeroy Squad
Weiner
Appalachian CB Club
Lake Snowden
Mrs. Hendricks
Jettie Hamilton
Court News
Hocking County Common Pleas Sentencing
Mike Gaston
G. Erwin Stauffer
Earl Edwards
Earl H Edwards
O'Bleness Memorial
Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home
Pauline Riggsb Vinton
Pauline Riggsby
Ewington
Omar
Rufus
Frances Lacey Riggsby
Jack
Salendaro
Calif
Frances Riggsby
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
Norris Services
Merle E. Norris
Bigony-Jordan
Jay Stiles
Southeastern
Ractary
Jimmie Ltée Walkep
Logan Monument Co., Inc
West Mein St
Legen, Ohie
Pomeroy, Ome
Pomeroy, Meson Bridge
Vinten, Ome
W. Mein
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