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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1977
Page
5
At least two highway projects advance in the south side with Route 50 33 bypass work half completed and another starting. Great Lakes Construction pours concrete on the Stimson to Richland bridge section while Hooper Street receives paving over a new bridge.
A citizen task force near Athens plans to present a proposal within weeks to repurpose the 185 by 35 foot two story barn on the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center grounds as an arts and crafts center. The plan envisions performing and visual arts plus a museum, markets for artists, education programs, and a possible annual arts festival with patient participation if rehabilitation proceeds.
A second man, Rodney Hall, 21, New Straitsville, was arraigned in Athens County Court on aggravated robbery charges tied to the Aug. 14 home invasion of Louis Guy, 74, of Buchtel. Hall’s bond was set at 10,000 with a Sept. 2 preliminary hearing. Frank Vincent, 27, Logan, was indicted for the same robbery. Guy reported two robbers, one with a knife, stole over 600 dollars and the gun used against him. In Nelsonville, the Ladies Pentecostal Auxiliary will hold a yard sale at United Pentecostal Church, 785 Jackson St., Friday and Saturday starting 9 a.m.
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