Roxanna Rupe Leads Coolville Public Library Role
Roxanna Rupe, branch manager of the Coolville Public Library in Athens County, says she is Athens County and has lived there 48 years. She started 14 years ago part time in Coolville, with hours in the Athens Branch before becoming manager. Her favorite book is My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. She enjoys reading, sports, yard work, and exercising and recommends biking from Athens to Nelsonville. She notes a desire for better jobs with advancement opportunities and cherishes the hometown feel and chance encounters with old friends.
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Coolville
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Side of the Mountain
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Athens County
Nelsonville
Athens County Pride Seeks Photos and Nominations Online
Residents are invited to share photos and messages celebrating Athens County on social media using the hashtag iamathensco. Submit photos via Twitter or Facebook or email nominations to info at athensmessenger.com to recognize others.
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Court denies reconsideration and sets new trial date in Kharabe case
Judge George McCarthy denied the motion to reconsider the suppression ruling in the case of Amos Kharabe, 42, of Dublin, granting a continuance. The new trial date is April 5 with a final pretrial on March 7. The 21 original charges from 2014 include alleged child pornography, while a 2015 indictment adds a count of receiving stolen property for a Hewlett Packard laptop. The case links to a 2013 search warrant at Kharabe’s Athens apartment and involves pandering obscenity and related charges. The defense sought the delay partly due to the new charge. prosecutors did not oppose joinder of cases.
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George McCarthy
Amos Kharabe
Dublin
McCarthy
Kharabe
Lichtenberger
Hewlett Packard
Scotts Corporation
Athens
Thomas Tyack
Tyack
Elections board office closed Thursday
The Athens County Board of Elections office will be closed on Thursday. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. at the board office. Albany areas report school and zoning items with cancellations and reorganizations.
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Alexander School Board
Albany
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Alexander Library
Albany Village Zoning Commission
Hecate Energy
Carpenter Road
Deputies go above and beyond to help those in need
Athens County deputies trained to carry Narcan used it on Christmas Eve to revive an overdosed individual at Green Meadows Trailer Park Chauncey. Sheriff Smith praised the team for exceptional first responder efforts during two holiday weekend calls including a suicide attempt scene on River Road with CPR and rescue actions.
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Athens County Ems
Ohio Health O’bleness Hospital
Rodney Smith
Smith
River Road
Aaron Maynard
Greg Poston
Maynard
Poston
Ohio lawmakers set agenda with abortion and energy debates
Ohio General Assembly returns to the Statehouse as lawmakers plan to tackle abortion funding provisions aimed at Planned Parenthood and fetal remains disposal rules, along with medical marijuana prospects, energy mandate timing, and related regulatory questions for 2016.
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John Kasich
Recycling Schedule for Glouster Buchtel and New Marshfield
Athens County residents may drop household recyclables at Hocking Athens Perry Community Action in Glouster this week through Jan 4 at 3 Cardaras Drive. In Buchtel, bring recyclables to the village hall parking lot Saturday 8 am to noon. New Marshfield collection is Saturday 8 am to noon at the community center across from the post office. Items accepted at no charge include cardboard, newspaper, magazines, glass, aluminum and steel cans, plastics 1-7, and mixed office paper. For more information call (740) 797-4208.
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