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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1977
Page
3
City council plans to appropriate 20000 more for the street department and hire three temporary workers to speed spring road repairs. Finance Committee to meet the city auditor as pothole complaints mount and overtime costs surge.
City Council considers placing traffic signals at two Athens Mall entrances with a $10,000 appropriation from revenue sharing for East State Street Eden Place and the mall’s east entrance near Murphy’s Mart. Council also advances a charter measure and approves several funding and appreciation actions.
Two reports of fires at Ohio University buildings in Athens Monday were unfounded. Firemen from on duty and off duty responded. At 10:25 p.m. steam from a sterilizer at old Morton Hall looked like smoke. Earlier at 9:43 a.m. the Radio TV Building alarm was deemed a mischievous false alarm.
The Office of Dr. Wolfhard Baumgaertel in Albany was broken into and an undetermined amount of drugs taken, Athens County Sheriff's Office reports. The theft was reported this morning.
Gray announces move from the 4th District Court of Appeals to the Athens firm Bridgewater and Robe joining as an attorney. He says retiring at 70 due to state law felt like a cold morning, and will continue in law with a new role while remaining a public figure. Lawrence Grey succeeds him on the court after a Friday induction.
The Athens County 4-H Advisory Committee on Monday asked county commissioners to provide 3000 to restore a part time 4-H assistant position laid off February 1. Ken Ackerman says the role supported 200 volunteers and 2000 members, with federal funds having expired.
A village crew repaired a broken water main on Town Street. By Monday morning two more breaks were found on Summit and near Morgan Street. Residents report many frozen water lines across the village.
City customers will face higher natural gas rates as Columbia Gas of Ohio plans a 2.47 cent per thousand cubic feet increase. The hike, effective with the March 3 bill, reflects higher supplier costs as of February.
The Area 7 Regional Manpower Service Council will hold a one day CETA orientation at Ohio University Inn in Athens. The session starts at 9 am and will explain the program details to attendees.
Judith Lynn Malesick a 19 year old junior at Ohio University has been chosen as an at large entrant in the Miss Ohio pageant to be held Saturday at Fort Steuben Mall Steubenville She lives in Wintersville and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph G Malesick A 1975 Wintersville High School graduate she majors in fashion merchandising at OU She will wear a Bobcat baseball uniform in the pageant costume portion representing the university This is the first meeting of the newly organized council and covers CETA related topics and the RMSC role in its Ohio implementation
NELSONVILLE The Guild of Mount St. Mary Hospital will hold its February dinner meeting Thursday at 6 30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the hospital. All Twigs are asked to send a representative to this meeting since plans will be made for future events.
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