Walking tour of former Athens Asylum in The Ridges
Former Athens Asylum known as The Ridges is the focus of a guided outdoor walking tour by ex-employee George Eberts this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The talk blends history with personal anecdotes, covering the resident life and notable features like carved names and the lost lady. Tickets are 15 for ages 12 and up, with the Kennedy Museum of Art adjacent open 1 to 5 p.m. for exhibits.
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Jeffers appeals ongoing road vacation dispute in Ohio
Jeffers continues legal fight after 2013 ruling denying mandamus to force compensation proceedings over vacated Jeffers Road and Red Lane. He argues substantial interference with property rights including blocked access, signs removed, gate locked, and hay bales blocking lanes, with appeals referencing retroactivity and new law effects.
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Ex-deputy charged in two deaths had prior issues in Ohio sheriff offices
WAVERLY A former southern Ohio sheriff's deputy faces murder and reckless homicide charges for a March on duty shooting of a fleeing driver and an off duty fatality in December. Joel Jenkins previously drew reprimand for striking an elderly man with a cruiser in Fayette County during 2011 2012. His ex boss says Jenkins had problems but was cleared to return after mental health evaluation.
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Highway Patrol names dispatcher, trooper of the year
Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol selects Trooper Nathan Smith as Trooper of the Year and Dispatcher Brandy Laudermill as Dispatcher of the Year for 2015. Smith joined in 2011 and is based at the Athens post, while Laudermill has served at Gallipolis Jackson and Athens centers since 2001.
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County moves ahead on Torch trail parking lot plan
Athens County Commissioners will proceed with building a gravel parking lot for a near Ferndale Park recreational trail on former railroad right of way. The project, funded partly by an 18,258 Nature Works grant, could be fenced or removed if after hours activity becomes a problem, with contract payment in any case.
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Ohio high school graduation rate matches national average
A U S Department of Education report shows Ohio’s 2013 14 high school graduation rate at about 82 percent, equal to the national average. The study notes Ohio trails behind the nation for Black and Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, but exceeds the national rate for graduating disabled students and those with limited English proficiency.
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