Four arrested on drug charges in Vinton County
Vinton County Sheriff reports two incidents yielding four men charged with drug offenses. Edward Fife Curtis Hubbard and Brian Willis, all Cedarville residents, face possession charges with $10 000 cash bonds after a 12 40 a m stop for left of center. A second case led to Tracy Dicus released on recognizance for cultivation and possession. A vehicle search and a theft from Debbie Dearth's car completed the report.
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Vinton County
Southeast
Tracy Dicus
Hamden
Sheriff's Department
James Wooddell
Hikes Planned In Nelsonville Stimulate Student Interest
Nelsonville hike program by Gordon Sullivan at York Elementary engaged elementary pupils with a trail from the former children center through hills. Discussion on coal mining and energy followed the sights gob heaps red dog and a logged area. Plans for senior and junior high hikes include Monday and Tuesday 11 a.m. meet at the former children’s hospital lot. Adults may join and call 753 1632. A hiking club may form if there is interest.
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Children’s Center
Sullivan
Children’s Hospital
Prisoner Swallows Razor at County Jail
A 19 year old prisoner Randy Riley of Athens Route 1 reportedly swallowed a razor blade in the county jail on Friday afternoon. Deputies said the blade was removed at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after he was rushed there by the emergency squad. He was jailed on a $10 000 bond for breaking and entering and deputies noted razors are distributed to prisoners for shaving each morning and left briefly in the jail.
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Randy Riley
Athens
Car Fire From Leaking Transmission Reported In Athens
Esther Wendling told firemen she was in a car stuck in Frum Road driveway when transmission fluid leaked and ignited about 4 25 p m. The fire was out on arrival. Another call on Richland Avenue described steam from a car. At 8 55 p m firefighters stood by at a West State Street accident scene.
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Athens
Esther Wendling
Richland Avenue
West State Street
Grant Review Begins for Gallia Jackson Meigs Board
The Gallia Jackson Meigs Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation 648 Board starts its grant review cycle for fiscal year 1978. Applications are available in Gallipolis Jackson or Pomeroy and must be returned by March 31. The board funds the Gallia Jackson Meigs Mental Health Center and related services.
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Gallipolis
Gallia- Jackson-Meigs
Ohio Division of Mental Health
Gallia
Jackson
Meigs
Pomeroy
Gallia-Jackson-Meigs
Meigs County
Ohio Area Schools Close Over Gas Shortage
The Messenger reports area districts closing or delaying due to a natural gas shortage. Nelsonville York, Trimble, Meigs Local and Tri County Vocational School plan or debate closures with meetings set to decide how long restrictions last.
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The
Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville-York City
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Earl Parkins
Trimble
William White
Jacksonville
Glouster
Charles Dowler
Grand Jury in Perry Returns Seventeen Indictments
Seventeen indictments were returned by the Perry County Grand Jury. Names include Daniel L. Harris of Corning on theft in office while waterworks superintendent, and Charles Nix of Corning on motor vehicle theft. Other counts cover breaking and entering, arson, burglary, trafficking in marijuana, and multiple beatings. Indictments reference Buckeye Lake, New Lexington, Roseville, Baltimore Route 1 and 2, and Sheridan High School, with dates ranging from 1973 to 1974.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Daniel L. Harris
Corning
Charles Nix
Michael G. Tivner
James Dennis
Kenneth Wiseman
Joseph R. Riggs Jr
Crooksville
Todd Wolfe
Mark Wiley
New Lex
Steve Tinto
Rodney V. Ison
Pickerington
Daniel W
Alt
Baltimore
Bradley Hockradel
Russell Doyle
Jess Russell
Jack D
Rick C. Labora
Buckeye Lake
Sheridan High School
Larry L Bieber
Somerset
Russell Abram
Buck Wolfe
James Paul Sowers
Leonard Sowers
Roseville
Groups Join Scouting in Tri-State Area
Budd L. Moser, vice president of the Tri-State Area Council, says over 30 groups are expected to become chartered community organizations with the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorers belong to packs troops and posts linked to religious institutions, PTAs, service clubs, veterans groups and professional associations. The BSA provides its programs to local organizations for their aims and purposes.
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Ptas
BSA
Moser
Nixon Fund Set Up at Ohio University Scholarship
The Joan Nixon Scholarship Fund at Ohio University will award up to full tuition to needy Fairfield County students. It honors Joan Newton Nixon, OU graduate and Lancaster City Schools teacher, and benefits applicants from the county with guidelines to be distributed to county schools. The fund originates from a $55,000 bequest from Florence B. Nixon.
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Joan Nixon
Ohio University
Florence B. Nixon
Lancaster
Nixon
Joan Newton Nixon
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Ron Gilbert
Davis
Gary Accord
Debbie Dearth
McArthur
Nelsonville
Gordon Sullivan
York
Grant
Athena
Fider Arts
Orlon Savelley
Orlon
Mill End
Fort Crailo
Columbia Gas
Murray City
Perry
Sun
Nixon Fund
E. State ST
Chuck Roast
Tide Laundry Matea
Tbs
Texas Instrument L.E.D
Vienna
Northend Market
Sterling
Betsy Ross
John
Food Mart
Betty Crocker
Proon Martos OO
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