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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2015
Page
2
Mostly sunny skies with a high of 76 and humidity around 64 percent. Light winds. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low of 56 and light winds. The record high for today is 100 set in 1948, with historical notes of 97 in 1948 and 43 in 1984 referenced.
The Dow Jones surged 619.07 points or 4 percent to 16,285.51 on Wednesday, snapping a six day slide that erased about 1,900 points and over $2 trillion in value. Experts warned rough days may follow amid weakness in China and global market fragility.
Ahmed al Mughassil, long sought by the FBI as head of the armed wing of Saudi Hezbollah, was arrested in Beirut and handed to Riyadh. The 1996 Khobar Towers truck bombing killed 19 U.S. service members and wounded 372, ending a nearly two decade manhunt with a $5 million reward previously offered. He is named in a 2001 Alexandria indictment along with 13 others for murder of federal employees and bombing resulting in death.
The Messenger reports that Hocking College followed a faculty credential policy tied to a December deadline but learned July 9 the Higher Learning Commission extended it to September 2017. Some faculty received dismissal notices on July 10 or August 7, while others near credentialing deadlines were kept on with tuition assistance. The college cites a $4.4 million deficit last October and notes about $100,000 spent on tuition reimbursement and over $2 million on degree costs to meet accreditation. Union comment was unavailable.
Keefe describes a contested layoff in the Fire Science program citing staffing shortfalls and a plan to hire an adjunct, which he says would breach the collective bargaining agreement. He alleges a hostile work environment after a confrontation and notes a denied program due to paperwork errors with the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Public records requests remain unresolved.
Reports link Vester Flanagan to a pattern of workplace tension and disputes at stations from Florida to Georgia and the Carolinas. Former colleagues describe him as ambitious yet volatile, with a 2000 race discrimination suit and persistent clashes in newsrooms.
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