Elephant encounter ends with broken arm at Ohio State Fair
A man approached a performing elephant in a Ringling Bros circus segment at the Ohio State Fair. The elephant wrapped its trunk, threw him down, and he suffered a fractured right arm. The elephant was chained after the incident.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Paul D. McClellan
Steven W. Callahan
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
McClellan
Callahan
Major 6.4 quake rocks eastern Indonesia near Java
An earthquake of 6.4 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia near Java, about 200 miles southeast of Jakarta. No damage or casualties were reported, and the epicenter lay between Jakarta and Sumbawa, near the site of last Friday's much stronger quake of 7.7 to 8.7.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Indonesian Meteorological Department
Java
Sumbawa Island
Crowded Athens and Alexander School Board Races Draw Candidates
In Athens and Alexander districts voters face multiple candidates for three board seats. Five seek Athens City Board seats while seven run in Alexander. Incumbents Pat Light and Marion Fugate seek re-election in Athens. Dave Lovett opts out. Other contenders include Shih-Liang Wen Mary Keifer and James Rodgers. Alexander candidates include Gay Johnson Marilyn Bobo Evelyn Baumgarter Dora Mae Reed Walter Ackerman Davis S Greene and Barry West. Nelsonville York shows two openings with Wilbur Mender seeking re-election and Robert Maurer not running. Write-in candidates may file up to 40 days before election.
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Steve Robb Messenger
Athens City
Alexander
Nelsonville-York
Pat Light
Marion Fugate
Athens
Dave Lovett
Lovett
Shih-Liang Wen
Coventry Lane
Mary Keifer
Nu-Rad Road
James Rodgers
Walker St
Evelyn Baumgarter
Dora Mae Reed
Walter Ackerman
Davis S. Greene
Barry West
Federal Hocking
Athens County
Trimble
County Board
Robert Laughlin
Rex Robinson
Robert Green
Trimble Edward Moore
Terry Holbert
Trimble Local
John Mecum
Sandra Vaughan
Nelsonville- York
Nelsonville
Wilbur Mender
Robert Maurer
Glen Dale Robson
Eugene Edwards
Alexander Local Schools avert strike with tentative deal
ALEA and Alexander Local School Board reach a tentative settlement on contract issues and plan ratification votes. Teachers meet Sunday and board votes Monday night 7 30 p m to ratify. Ed Stube says strike likely avoided though key issues include sabbatical leave medical insurance costs and coaching salary adjustments.
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Albany
Alexander
Teachers Association
Ed Stube
Alexander Local Education Association
MS Awareness Month Proclaimed by Mayor Barrett
Mayor Donald Barrett designated September as MS Awareness Month and September 8 as Multiple Sclerosis Read-A-Thon Day. He urged citizens to learn about MS and the Mid-Ohio Chapter’s services.
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Donald Barrett
Barrett
Mid-Ohio
The
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