Alexander Local School Board picks two new members
Ben Ball and Albert Walsh were elected unopposed to the Alexander Local School Board and will take office in January. Ball, a Meigs County resident, and Walsh, a former Charleston worker now with Security Bank in Athens, emphasize strong finances and transportation issues while aiming to keep the district economically and academically viable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Parker Messenger
Alexander
Ben Ball
Carpenter Road
Meigs County
Albert Walsh
Temple Road
Dan Stright
William Lightfritz
Ball
Walsh
Athens
Sally
Alexander High School
Charleston
W. Va
Security Bank
Area Office Closure Affects Registration Records
The Selective Service System Area Office 19 in Portsmouth closes and registrant records for Athens Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Pike Ross Scioto and Vinton Counties will move to Area Office 13 in Columbus. A purse snatching incident in Nelsonville left a woman without her purse near Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service System
Portsmouth
Ruth Mecum
Athens
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence Meigs
Pike, Ross, Scioto
Vinton Counties
Federal Building
Marconi Blvd
Columbus
Nelsonville
Columbus Street
Public Square
Merger Hits Snag OVHSF to Go on Own
The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc. board voted to modify its letters of intent and apply to be a Health Systems Agency for 18 counties after merger talks with the Southeastern Ohio Health Planning Association stalled. The seven county OVHSF area would seek designation for its region and the 11 counties served by Cambridge association, with a Jan. 19 filing deadline and a March decision by the Health, Education and Welfare department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Amey
Health Systems Agency
Southeastern
Ohio
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc. Board of Trustees
Southeastern Ohio Health Planning Association
Cambridge
J.B. Vanity Jr
OWHSF
Vanity
Seohpa
Athens
Cambridge Association
Rhodes
HSA
OVHSF
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Thomas Price
Logan
William Bourne
Ironton
William Theisen
Nelsonville
Vinton County
Wellston
Corporation For Health Education In
Appalachian Ohio
Appalachian Health Communication Study
OVHSF Health Demonstration Area Seeks Rural Links
The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation OVHSF formed in 1966 has funded 130 grants totaling about 60 million dollars for rural health in the region. The group is viewed nationally as a model for rural health development and aims to work with civic leaders across 11 SECHPA counties. Gerald Anderson of Ohio Appalachian Development notes ARC misinterpretation and states Ohio’s commitment to Appalachian support for the 18 county Health Systems Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OVHSF
Sechpa
Ohio Valley
Board of Trustees
Gerald Anderson
Ohio Appalachian Development
State Development Department
Seohpa
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Appalachian
Anderson
OVHSF Honors 5 Area Doctors for EMS Campaign Work
Five area doctors received certificates of appreciation from the Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation for selfless enthusiasm as chairmen of levy campaigns supporting a regional Southeast Ohio EMS system. Recipients: Dr. William H. Allen Jr. Athens Dr. Thomas Price Logan Dr. A. Burton Payne Ironton Dr. Alvis Hambrick Jackson and Dr. Thomas W. Morgan Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Ovhsf Board of
William H. Allen Jr
Athens
Thomas Price
Logan
A. Burton Payne
Ironton
Alvis Hambrick
Jackson
Thomas W. Morgan
Gallipolis
Levy
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Allen
Payne
Hambrick
Morgan
Price
Hocking County
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Rall
Che Mhen
Associated Press
D&s
Mail
West Virginia
US & Possessions
the Messenger Publishing Co
Johanson Road
Sue Moulton
Ohio Department of
Health’s Advisory Council For
Merry Christmas Club
Santa
the Security Bank
Atrheens.oute
Vewvber Edlc
Christmas Club
Browning Skillet
Sear, Brown, Fry, Grill
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
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