Hocking Crests Begins Fall More Rain Slated
The Hocking River rose above flood stage near Athens then receded as analysts warned of possible rain that could push it over flood level again. Crested at 17.10 feet, down to 16.98, with 0.25 inches of rain so far and forecast more, while snow flurries and colder air were expected Friday. Roads and university facilities suffered localized flooding.
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C. L. Colmer
U.S
Colmer
Lower Mill Street
Harmony Road
Ohio University
Lakeview Manor Recreation Center
West Green
Athens County
Harry Dust
Hocking
Hockingport
Meigs County
Portland
Long Bottom
Dust
Thomas Sentenced for Shooting Guilty Plea in Athens
Kenneth Delbert Thomas of Athens was ordered to the Ohio State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to shooting with intent to kill. He had previously pleaded innocent to wounding his wife Lillian Thomas in a Dec 10 incident near the Elks Lodge. The indictment followed a January grand jury term and arraignment on January 13.
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Dow Lake
Nelsonville
Colmer
Athens
Kenneth Delbert Thomas
Ohio State Penitentiary
Athens County Common Pleas Court
John W. Bolin
Thomas
Lillian Valerie Thomas
Elks Lodge
Athens County Grand Jury
Paramathia Lodge to host bean dinner and Mason work
Paramathia Lodge 25 F and AM will hold a bean dinner Saturday at 6 30 p.m. at the lodge premises followed by Master Mason degree work at 7 30 p.m. This local fraternal event invites members and attendees to partake in the evening program.
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Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Stephenson Announces Candidacy for Fourth District Court of Appeals
Portsmouth Ohio. Judge Earl E. Stephenson of Scioto County Common Pleas announces GOP bid for the Fourth District Court of Appeals in the May primary. lifelong Scioto County resident and Portsmouth High School graduate. He earned a law degree from Ohio State University and served as FBI special agent in the early fifties before practicing law. He was Portsmouth city prosecutor seven years, elected municipal judge in 1961, and twice elected common pleas judge.
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Portsmouth
Earl E. Stephenson
Scioto County
Common Pleas
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Stephenson
Portsmouth High School
Ohio State University
FBI
More Flood Control Land Purchased Near Albany
The Margaret Creek Conservancy District arranged the purchase of 78 acres for a flood control water supply lake near Albany. District secretary Floyd Williams said the land in site two will host work this summer, with a project agreement to be signed after all land is secured and bids called. Four properties have been obtained and a fifth was to be completed Friday, enabling dam work to start this summer and accompanying water projects by fall.
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Albany
Margaret Creek
Paul Brown Opts Out of Dem Sheriff Bid
Paul Brown of Route 13 announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the May primary. He cited growth at Sunnyvale Nursery as the reason for stepping back after obtaining petitions. Had he run, he would have faced Republican Sheriff Harold Shields.
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Paul Brown
Route 13
Brown
Sunnyvale Nursery
Harold Shields
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