Coolville man pleads guilty to robbery and tampering
Christopher Simms, 47, pleaded guilty to robbery and tampering with evidence for a September incident at a Nelsonville residence on Monk Road. He faces a joint sentencing recommendation of four years in prison and five years of community control, with a plea requiring truthful testimony against co-defendants. He is to be sentenced on December 7.
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Coolville
Monk Road
Nelsonville
Christopher Simms
Simms
Pennsylvania
Winter safety tips from Athens County Sheriff
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith releases detailed winter safety guidance for residents. Advice covers vehicle maintenance including coolant, oil, tires, lights, brakes, and battery. carrying an emergency kit with blankets, food, water, tools, and a charged phone. planning travel with weather monitoring and reporting travel plans. and steps if stranded such as staying with the vehicle, signaling for help, and managing exhaust and ventilation.
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Athens County
Rodney Smith
Sheriff's Office
Ex-aide for Lt Governor ran campaign work on state time
Laura Johnson, once chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, kept timesheets showing state hours while making over 150 calls to Kasich-Taylor campaign officials and attending at least 19 campaign meetings on state time. She repaid about 1290 dollars for drive time and salon hours, amid calls for further investigation and questions about oversight.
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Columbus, Ohio
Mary Taylor
Laura Johnson
Taylor
John Kasich
Columbus Dispatch
Johnson
Kasich-Taylor
Kasich
GOP
Dispatch
Randall Meyer
Terry Sherman
Sherman
Inspector General
Carl Enslen
Ohio Democratic Party
David Pepper
Pepper
Bethany McCorkle
Man who shot self at museum had hostile behavior
Dean Sturgis a 63 year old former security guard killed himself at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Ohio State's Columbus campus. He had a history of hostile conduct including written reprimands and a one day suspension in 2006 and 2007 for verbal altercations with staff and a supervisor. He resigned in 2009 to avoid termination and was at the center two days before his death. officials say the incident involved damage to artworks and campus police are investigating.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State
Columbus
Dean Sturgis
Wexner Center For the Arts
The
Columbus Dispatch
Sturgis
Wexner Center
Stacy Crook Advocates for Victims in Athens County Sheriff’s Office
Stacy Crook serves as the victim advocate at the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, providing first response crisis intervention, safety planning, and court support for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. She assists with protection orders, hospital and court accompaniment, and emotional support to empower victims toward independence.
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Stacy Crook
Athens County
Alexander High School
Stephen
Taylor
Breanna Jarvis
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Sam
Sheriff's Office
Athens County pride shines through social media drive
Residents are urged to share photos or messages celebrating Athens County using the hashtag iamathensco. Post on Facebook or tweet a photo and message, and email nominations to info at athensmessenger dot com to highlight others.
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Athens County
Athensmessenger
Nelsonville water office closes for software conversion
The Nelsonville water office will be closed Monday December 14 for a computer software conversion and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday December 15. Local residents are advised to plan accordingly for service access during the outage.
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Nelsonville
Planned Water Outage For Nelsonville Area
Nelsonville water department customers east of Mason City including Buchtel Sylvania Avenue Woodlane Drive and Carbon Hill Buchtel Road will have no water starting 7 p.m. Friday December 4 for a necessary water line repair. Water will remain off until repairs finish and a boil order will be in effect after water is restored.
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Nelsonville
Rocky and OhioHealth dedicate first blitz build in Nelsonville
Rocky Brands and OhioHealth with partners celebrate the first blitz build in Southeast Ohio with a 2 p.m. December 16 dedication at 590 W. Franklin Street Nelsonville. Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio hosts an 5 to 6 30 p.m. open house for supporters and volunteers.
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Nelsonville
Rocky Brands
OhioHealth
Ohio
W. Franklin Street
Habitat For Humanity of
Southeast Ohio
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EWS Briefs
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the Athens Messenger
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Athens, Ohio
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