Contested Athens Port Authority meeting over report by consultants
Athens County Port Authority trustees clashed when board member Don Linder questioned a Phase II environmental assessment by T M Associates on 485 Richland Ave. Linder, a real estate broker, represents both buyer and seller and pressed for accuracy while secretary Sara Marrs Maxfield and others defended the report. The cost dispute over the study and Linder’s role prompted motions to review remaining concerns and have consultants attend the next meeting.
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Sara Marrs-Maxfield
Athens County Economic Development Council
Don Linder
Linder
Larry Conrath Realty
Conrath Realty
Conrath
T&m Associates
Richland Ave
Port Authority
T&m
Marrs-Maxfield
Robert Norris
Srobe
Athensmessenger
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Athens students win first ever district recycling challenge
Beacon School tops Athens City Schools District’s inaugural recycling contest with West Elementary second as students collect over 6000 pounds of recyclables in three weeks. Rural Action and AHRC partnered with the district to educate and measure waste reduction and community involvement. Beacon School earned a dessert bar prize and a scrap metal trophy crafted by Tri-County Career Center students.
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Beacon School
West Elementary
Heather Fuston
Rural Action
Ameri-Corps
Athens Hocking Recycling Center
AHRC
Athens
Bruce Underwood
Beacon
West
Chesterhill
Hocking College
Snowville Creamery
Crumbs Bakery
Tri-County Career Center
Nelsonville couple and relative plead guilty to robbery
Nelsonville residents Phillip Simms II and Cindy Mender pled guilty to robbery connected to a September incident on Monk Road. Simms was sentenced to four years with potential release after one year. Mender awaits sentencing in January while on release on recognizance. Christopher Simms previously pleaded guilty.
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Nelsonville
Monk Road
Phillip Simms II
Cindy Mender
Simms
Christopher
Phillip Simms
Mender
Shawley
Athensmessenger.com
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Former OU professor faces additional charges in 2013 case
Amol Kharabe, 42, of Dublin, a former Ohio University professor, is indicted on receiving stolen property related to a Hewlett Packard laptop tied to Scotts Corporation, alleged to have occurred Sept. 18, 2013. He faces prior indictments from 2014 on ten counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and related charges, with motions seeking joiner of cases and a potential new trial date due to a medical issue in his family.
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Ohio University
Amol Kharabe
Dublin
Kharabe
Hewlett Packard
Scotts Corporation
Athens
Rob Driscoll
Tyack
Former Frisch official pleads guilty in embezzlement
Michael Hudson, a former Frisch's Restaurants executive, pleaded guilty in Cincinnati to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. He agreed to repay about 3.9 million to Frisch's and nearly 1 million to the IRS after forging payroll and accounting records to siphon funds over seven years. He faces a 3 to 5 year sentence.
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Frisch
Cincinnati
Frisch’s
Big Boy Restaurants
Michael Hudson
Frisch’s Restaurants Inc
IRS
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hudson
U.S. District Court
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
The
Enquirer
GOP candidate drops out to back Tim Derickson in Ohio race
In Hamilton Ohio AP report Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds says he backs Ohio state Rep Tim Derickson for the March 15 Republican primary to replace former House Speaker Boehner in Ohio s 8th District. Reynolds had just won a party endorsement vote boosting Derickson fleet in a crowded field across six counties.
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Hamilton
Ohio
U.S
John Boehner
Butler County
Roger Reynolds
Tim Derickson
Boehner
Reynolds
State warns shoppers about online puppy scams
Ohio Attorney General warns residents about online puppy ads and scam artists. At least 30 complaints this year involve deposits, non delivery, and average losses around 1200 dollars. Scammers request extra money for insurance or transport and threaten false abuse claims. buyers should see the animal first and research breeders and sellers carefully.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohioan could withdraw imposters drunken driving plea
An Ohio appeals court ruled Fengxiao Tao may withdraw a no contest plea entered by a relative who impersonated him during a 2012 traffic stop. The court found no manifest injustice given Tao knew of the fraud but did not report it, sending the case back for further action.
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Findlay, Ohio
Ohio
Fengxiao Tao
Findlay
Tao
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