Wellston Faces EPA Action Over Water Quality Violations
The Ohio EPA has asked the attorney general to pursue legal action against Wellston for failure to follow director Ned E. Williams orders and state law on water analysis and reporting. The city delayed submitting 273 monthly reports from 1971 to 1976, and was ordered to bring the lab up to EPA standards and start proper testing and recordkeeping.
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Wellston
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
State Attorney General's Office
EPA
Larry Walburn
Nelsonville
Walburn
Water Department
Williams
Ned E. Williams
Kenneth L. Applegate
Division of
Ohio
Ohio Epa
Attorney General's Office
Insurance Bid Jump Highlights County Costs
Hocking County Commissioners faced a 150 percent rise in insurance bids for county vehicles and equipment. Reed Davie Insurance submitted $10,810 covering 115 pieces, up from last year’s $3,947. The bid was sent to County Engineer Larry Gerstner for review.
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Logan
Hocking County
Reed Davie Insurance
Reed Davie
Larry Gerstner
Vinton County Heart Fund Drive appoints Murdoch chair
McArthur recorder Shirley A Murdoch will chair the Vin ton County Heart Fund Drive for the second year. Geraldine W Frye, Heart Association president, announced the appointment. Gerta Wyckoff will serve as treasurer for the drive again. The kickoff is Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Vinton County Community Building with Dr Evan Dixon. A break in a water main occurred on Seventh Street in Jacksonville adding to freezing hardships.
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McArthur
Shirley A Murdoch
Vinton County Heart Fund
County Heart Association
Geraldine W. Frye
Murdoch
Paul R. Murdoch
Austin Powder Co
Larry
Randy
Gerta Wyckoff
Vinton County Association
Tueday
Vinton County
Evan Dixon
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Willis Dixon
Hamden
Jacksonville
Seventh Street
Glouster Village Street
Pomeroy National Bank selects officers and reports growth
Pomeroy National Bank announces re elected directors led by chairman and president Hobstetter. Officers re elected include Hobstetter Robb Griffith Jones Wolfe and others. Rutland and Tuppers Plains branches list managers and assistants. Year end assets reach 23.814 million with growth of 1.647 million and extended Auto Bank hours expanding weekly customer access.
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Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
R.E Boice
Hobstetter
Horace Karr
Roger Morgan
Warren Pickens
Orion W. Roush
Walter Robb
Maxine Griffith
Lera K. Jones
Joan Wolfe
Marilyn Wolfe
Mae Gilliam
Dorothy Seth
Connie Fields
Bonnie Welsh
Rebecca Anderson
Irene Baxter
Rutland
Ruth Ann Graham
Sharon Lee Barr
Georgene Grate
Mary Grover
Tuppers Plains
Auto Bank
East Second Street
Water Line Break Repaired After Pressure Drops
Nelsonville workers fixed a four inch water main break near the west city limits after residents reported low pressure. Water was seen shooting about a foot into the air as Dale Steenrod was hired in the water department and reservoir levels began to drop again. The parade committee for the Parade of the Hills meets at 8 PM tonight at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post home.
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Nelsonville
Violet Hollenbaugh
Dale Steenrod
The
Parade of the Hills
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Great Bend
Ravenswood
West Virginia
Crow
Pomeroy
John Anderson
James Frecker
Vernon Weber
Pomeroy Pastry
Everett Hayes
Modern Supply
Reuter- Brogan Insurance Co
Pomeroy Chamber Plans Dinner and District Improvements
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce met at the Meigs Inn to discuss a February 9 dinner honoring the Ohio Valley Association and former Reds executive Gordie Coleman. They outlined plans for main street beautification, riverbank cleanup, and a student design project for pre 1900 buildings, with a scheduled public showing and potential National Trust site model selection.
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Pomeroy
Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse
New York Clothing House
Fred Crow
Athens Savings and Loan Office
Barbara Chapman
Chamber
Crow
Charles Legar
Robert Wingett
Syracuse
Pete Shields
Letart
Beech Grove
Main Street
Gerry Hilferty
Meigs County
James Winebrenner
Ohio University
Robb
Clarence Andrews
National Trust and Historic Restoration
Young
Kiwanians Discuss Projects in Glouster Trimble area
Glouster and surrounding communities hear an update from Kiwanis on possible public works financing and a central sewage system study for Glouster Trimble and Jacksonville. President Robert Smith chairs a forum as Norm Westfall notes a speaker from the Trimble Chamber of Commerce.
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Glouster
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Hotel Gordon
Robert Smith
Westfall
Trimble Chamber of Commerce
Glouster, Trimble
Jacksonville
Kiwanis
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Willis Lopez
Mohican Avenue
CETA
Common Pleas
James E. Stilwell
Public Defender’s
Paul Thursh
Messenger
Lawrence Douglas
Douglas
Joe Chapman
Athens
Hocking
Fairgrounds
Shirley A, Murdoch
Meigs Museum
Ford Motor Co
Richard Jones
Ohio Department of Transportation
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Middleport
Route 33N
the Plains, Ohio
Norwalk Furniture Corporation
America
Norwalk
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