Two Nuns Slain in Mississippi Break-In Investigation Opens
In Durant Mississippi two nurse practitioners Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill were found slain at their home with signs of a break in and their vehicle missing. Police seek suspect and details as autopsies are conducted. The Sisters served the poor at a rural clinic providing flu shots and medical care for the needy. Local Catholic leaders describe them as gentle, dedicated figures in a region marked by poverty and limited access to care.
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Durant
Miss
Mississippi
Greg Plaza
Margaret Held
Paula Merrill
Plazo
Maureen Smith
Jackson
James Lee
John Haynes
Merrill
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Order
South
Mississippi Delta
Lisa Dew
Lexington Medical Clinic
Dew
THE
Associated Press
Abboud
Holmes County
Ohio reports record 3050 accidental overdoses last year
Ohio recorded 3050 accidental drug overdose deaths in the previous year, eight per day on average, with fentanyl accounting for 1155 deaths and more than doubling from 2012. Gov Kasich cited prescription monitoring and new guidance as progress and outlined plans to stiffen penalties, expand naloxone access, and broaden treatment and prevention efforts statewide.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mark Hurst
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
John Kasich
Cincinnati
Kasich
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S
CDC
Mary DiOrio
Memorial for Margaret Soltow in Indianapolis and Athens
Margaret Soltow, longtime Ohio University medical technician and world traveler, died August 14, 2016 in Indianapolis at Brookdale Senior Living, just shy of 90. She is survived by sisters Lois Carson, daughters Ellen Soltow and Nedra Soltow, son Mark Soltow, and four grandchildren. memorial services are set for August 27 at Christ Lutheran Church in Athens with burial at Athens Cemetery.
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Margaret Soltow
Indianapolis
Athens
Brookdale
Princeton
Illinois
Otto Wonn
Irene Wonn
Brandon
Watertown
Wisconsin
Madison
Ohio University
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Lee
Norway
Nigeria
Malaysia
Margaret
Lois Carson
Roseville
Calif
Ellen Soltow
Burke, Va
Nedra Soltow
Ind
Mark Soltow
Louise
Seattle
Wash
Gavin Soltow
Burke, Ind
Caroline Soltow
Rebecca Soltow
Jeremy Soltow
Armin Wonn
Robert Carson
Barbara Stoll
Walter Stoll
Lee Soltow
Christ Lutheran Church In
Lynn Miller
Athens Cemetery
Flanner
Buchanan- Zionsville
Ohio Lottery Thursday's Picks Mini Draw Card
Day Pick 3 numbers 4 9 5 Day Pick 4 numbers 7 8 0 0 Night Pick 3 numbers 0 4 0 Night Pick 4 numbers 3 0 5 2 Rolling Cash 5 numbers 3 6 8 31 38.
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Rolling Cash
Bar dispute ends in damages award for assault with broken bottle
In a civil case, judgments against Barry and Jenkins followed a June hearing. Gallas testified Jenkins punched him and Barry stabbed him with a broken beer bottle, causing extensive injuries and more than 30 stitches. compensatory damages total 150000 with 150k punitive split 50k Jenkins and 100k Barry, plus medical insurer Aetna recoupment.
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Barry
Jenkins
Gallas
O’bleness
Grant
McCarthy
Aetna Health Insurance
Library van gets eye catching wrap for community visibility
ACPL partnered with Ohio University graduate Barry O Keefe to design a library wrap on a hybrid vehicle built by Performance Signs. The library previously sold its Bookmobile in 2010 and kept two vans until wear and budget cuts. The car will debut at the Jacksonville Old Settler s Reunion and then appear at Ohio University s homecoming.
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Toyota
Hill
ACPL
Barry O’keefe
Ohio University
Library System
Lachman
J.K. Rolling
Library
Biblioteca
Jacksonville
Playground improvements complete at local school
Community fundraising lowered prep costs to 3200 for a playground revamp at the school. Envirofill turf replaced rubber surfacing due to heat concerns, with turf laid by mid August. Teachers cleaned the new turf on the first day as wet asphalt caused noise and a playful cleaning scene.
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Schultz
The
Messenger
Summer Kline
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Elias Abboud
Sam Sample
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Lexington
St. Thomas
Held
School Sisters of St. Francis
Milwaukee
Patricia Wyatt- Weatherly
Lexington Clinic
Hurst
GES, Centers For Disease
Neneral Institutes of Health
Ohio Lottery
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