2500 Attend AHS Unveiling At New Mibens High School
About 2500 residents toured the new Mibens High School during an open house. Principal Richard K. Stacy welcomed guests and noted the project would be ready for classes on September 4. Total cost reached 6.02 million with land, site work, paving, building, and equipment accounting for the sum.
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Mibens High School
Richard K. Stacy
Stacy
acStell
Bob Rogers
New Athens High School
Ballot Ruling Could Cost Athens County
A three judge federal panel in Dayton ruled that Ohio must provide a blank on presidential ballots to allow write ins, a change possibly forcing Athens County to reprint all state and local ballots. Election director William Howe cites 23,000 ballots printed at 37 dollars per thousand and awaits the secretary of state's official opinion.
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Dayton
Ohio
Athens County
William Howe
Ted W. Brown
Howe
George Wallace
Brown
Margaret Creek fund wins second federal loan for Lake Snowden Dam
The Margaret Creek Conservancy District secures FHA approval for a 354000 loan to fund Lake Snowden Dam for flood control water supply and recreation. Construction bids to be let for a 300000 to 400000 facility with support from Local Appalachia and Soil Conservation Service funds.
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Margaret Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Snowden
Williams
Ohio Department of Health
Lake Snowden
Move Money Missing Now Man Charged
A Florida man, William T. Crawford of Monroe North Carolina, faces grand larceny charges after collecting a $534 furniture haul bill in Athens for his employer Wooten Transfer & Storage Co and allegedly leaving town with the money. The truck was abandoned in Athens and a warrant was issued to Crawford at his Florida home. Wooten Transfer will cover the cost of returning Crawford to Athens for trial. CORN TOP CROP.
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Florida
Athens
William T. Crawford
Wooten Transfer & Storage Co
Monroe
N.C
Charles Cochran
Crawford
Wooten Transfer
Driver Reports Missing Car With Vague Details
Sheriff’s deputy notes a county resident reports his car stolen but details are unclear. The man cannot recall where he parked, the bridge involved, license number, color, or registration, leaving the case with uncertain lead.
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Carl Welling
Welling
Mill Street
Canaanville
IL Welling
Weinfurtner's Office Adopts September Schedule Change
Athens County Office unveils new hours starting Sept 1. Monday hours extend from noon to 8 pm with a dinner break at 5. The rest of the week runs 8 am to 4 30 pm with a midday 12 12 30 pm closure. The schedule aims to give teachers one evening weekly for office business and lasts through October 1.
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Athens County
Robert L. Weinfurtner
Weinfurtner
Bullet Fired Into Home Injures No One In Athens County
A 22 caliber bullet was fired through a window of an Elliotsville home around 11 p.m. last night and lodged in the living room wall about a foot above the couch. No one was in the room. Deputy Sheriff Boyd Williams said the Loves had gone to bed and noted a potential fatal outcome if someone had been on the couch. The Athens County sheriff's office is investigating.
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Elliotsville
Boyd Williams
William Love
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes and Stolen Lawn Equipment
Sheltering Arms Hospital notices admit Pella Nixon Michael Hart with others named. Discharges list Victor Hudwell Nancy Selleck Kelly Allen Vivian Roberts and several others. A lawnmower was reported stolen from the James Hunter home on Athens Route 3, discovered missing Thursday by Hunter.
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Admitten Pella Nixon
Michael Hart
Mark Harvey
Debbie Pyle
Athens
Randy Mollandsworth
Clyde Coe
Blaine Sharpe
Michael Triplett
Chauncey
Victor Hudwell
Ronald Fly
Nancy Selleck
Kelly Allen
Vivian Roberts
G. U. Carter
Jerold McDaniel
Willard Holt
Hallie Ross
Stephanie Sapp
Charles Dellinger
Harry Steele
Ronald Dean
James Hunter
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Hunter
Unclear school schedule and cafeteria opens note
Fragmentary notice reports classes beginning after a date and cafeteria hours opening. It mentions prices for children and mentions a three cent price adjustment, with garbled terms regarding school officials and beverages.
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Punil
Weather Snapshot From Athen Area Farmland Report
The Messenger records a cool morning with low temperatures around 50s and a rising afternoon. The river gauge sits at 2.42 feet and nearby fields show damp conditions amid a warmer afternoon spike near 60s.
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Messenger
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Javerminkt Fay
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Margaret Creek Fund
Lee
Waterton
Alexander
Lee-Ax Corp
West Union Street
Earl F. Mathews
Insurance
Earl A, Hooper
John J. Lavelle
Sheltering Arms Hospital Noies
Aililien
A&p
Aikens, Chis
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Nehru
Oxford
CPO
Navy
van Heusen Vanopres
Spiffee
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