Snow and Ice Paralyze Athens Area Schools and Roads
Athens faces widespread closures as six inch snowdrifts reach two to three feet in places. Utilities struggle with outages while state and county road crews battle drifts. some routes remain blocked, and buses run late amid hazardous highways and cold, wind driven weather.
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Icey E State Street Blamed for Three Accidents
City police investigated three auto mishaps on E State Street Thursday blamed on ice. One injury occurred in a four car crash near the Medical Center at 5 40 p m. Ralph A Harris 19 Apt 10 H E State complained of neck pains. Four autos traveling east were involved. Ice also caused two car crashes at State and Strathmore at 4 45 p m and at E State and Lash Street a few minutes later.
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Youth Hurt After Snow Slip on W Union Street
Larry Cohen a 20 year old Ohio University sophomore from University Heights slipped on the snow in front of 21 W Union St at 11 0 a m Friday He suffered a possible fracture or sprain of the right ankle and was taken to Hudson Health Center by the fire department emergency squad.
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Man Found Unconscious In Snowdrift Pleads Guilty
Sheriff's deputies found 49 year old George Warren Kempton unconscious in a snowdrift near a Route 13 tavern Thursday. He pleaded guilty in County Court Friday to intoxication and was fined $15 plus costs.
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Two Teens Fined for Speeding in Juvenile Court
Two 16 year olds in Athens County were fined $5 and costs and received 30 day license suspensions by Juvenile Court for operating motor vehicles at excessive speeds given road and weather conditions. Named defendants are Jonathan Neal Schenz of Buchtel and Phillip Meredith Colbert of Glouster. Colbert may use his license for employment.
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