Wreck on Route 33 Near Athens Causes Injuries Then Fire
A coal truck driven by Robert Eckels crawled free moments before the vehicle ignited on Route 33 south of Athens. Eckels, 50, suffered a broken leg and ankle. he was admitted to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Passenger truck driver Owen F. Kisor received minor leg lacerations. The crash blocked traffic for about 90 minutes. Authorities say Eckels’ truck struck an embankment after Kisor’s vehicle slid off the road and into a guardrail. The ensuing blaze involved fuel from both saddle tanks. fire crews quickly controlled it.
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O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Callaway Named CEO of Crested Butte Development Corp
Former Army Secretary Howard Bob Callaway is named president and CEO of the Crested Butte Development Corp, manager of a resort bought in 1970. He replaces his brother-in-law Ralph Walton as CEO after Walton resigned. Callaway also becomes chairman.
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Ex-Butler Sheriff Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
HAMILTON Ohio AP Former Butler County sheriff Harold Carpenter pleaded guilty to four counts of embezzlement and one of unlawful interest in public contracts from a 13 count indictment. He received 10 years probation and must repay more than 35000 dollars. He is serving 18 months in federal prison for income tax evasion and faces additional penalties if restitution is not made.
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Allenwood
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Patrolman Arrested in Slaying of 2nd Officer
Cleveland homicide detectives arrested Patrolman Archie Lightner 29 and Beverly Carter 23 for questioning in the slaying of Melvin Carter. Carter was found dead in Euclid Creek Reservation with two gunshot wounds while Lightner remained under guard at Kaiser Foundation Hospital.
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Wave to Wash Boats Past Damaged Lock
The Army Corps of Engineers planned a water wave to lift river levels and push towboats past a damaged Ohio River lock at Golconda Illinois after a barge collision caused an oil spill. Up to 100 boats could back up a week before repairs end, with downstream and upstream traffic and TVA plants likely affected.
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Cannelton
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Cumberland
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tennessee Valley Authority
Free Blood Pressure Clinics Across Athens County
The Athens County Council on Aging lists January clinics at Amesville United Methodist Church Carbondale center Nelsonville American Legion Hall Jacksonville center New Marshfield Methodist Church parsonage Athens nutrition center City Hall Deanville center Coalville center ouster center Albany Methodist Church and Chauncey center with times from 10 am to noon or specified windows, many dates in January including Jan 6 12 13 18 19 20.
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Ouster Center
Albany Methodist Church
Chauncey Center
Training Seminars for Ohio Mental Health Boards
Six district training seminars for citizens advisory boards of Ohio Mental Health and Mental Retardation will be held in January. Each board has 12 members with nine named by the Joint Commission and three by the nine. Seminars cover operations and programs of the facilities they serve. An Athens session is Jan 24 for boards from Athens, Portsmouth Receiving Hospital, and Gallipolis State Institute. others are in Dayton Toledo Massillon Columbus and Warrensville.
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