Commissioners Back Budget Basics Split Health Area Plan
Athens County Commissioners approve a resolution backing a proposal to divide the 18 county health planning area into two parts. The plan will go to Governor James Rhodes to request action by the Secretary of Health.
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Athens County
James Rhodes
Secretary
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
David Frey
OVHSF
Southeast Ohio Health Planning Agency
Frey
Sechpa
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Sheriff Seeks Overtime Pay Amid Rising Athens County Crimes
Sheriff Paul Brown urges Athens County commissioners to fund overtime for deputies amid 80 hour weeks. He says deputies deserve pay for extra hours, even on straight time, and seeks liability insurance for staff. Commissioners will explore both overtime funding and insurance, while jail and regional planning issues get discussed.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
Brown
East State Street widening on council agenda
City Council will hold an 8 p m work session in City Hall on March 8 to discuss questions on the East State Street widening project. Mayor Barrett says invites include Ohio Department of Transportation Engineering Associates bankers and Arlen Shopping Centers Co. Funding decisions await by April 1 to secure federal aid.
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East State
Adams
Ellsworth Holden
East State Street
City Hall
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Ohio Department of Transportation, Engineering Associates
Bankers and Arlen Shopping Centers Co
Athens Mall
Athena Theater marquee keeps sign despite variance ruling
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance to allow the Athena Theater Court Street sign stay with the flasher removed and the sign cleaned. Board members noted nostalgia and architectural significance while ruling the flashing element noncompliant. The vote followed debate on exemptions for the historic theater and its Varsity counterpart.
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Athena Theater
Court Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
Athena
Ben Geary
Varsity Theater
Bill Roberts
Varsity
Geary
Jane Smith
Canada Week at Ohio University Highlights Canadian Arts and Sport
Ohio University designates Canada Week with films by the Canadian Film Board, exhibits in Siegfred Gallery and Baker Center, lectures by Dalhousie and Windsor faculty, and hockey games against Tennessee. Events include Slipstream screenings, Orford String Quartet, and multiple library displays through next Sunday.
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Ohio University
Canadian Film Board
Siegfred
Siegfred Gallery
Canada
Baker Center
Donald Munton
Morton Hall
Munton
Kennedy
Dalhousie University
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Paul Laseau
School of Architecture
Charles Ping
James Colthart
Alden Library
Siegfred Auditorium
Orford String Quartet
Memorial Auditorium
University of Tennessee
Bird Arena
Athens Stamp Club
Radio taken after wreck near Long Bottom
Meigs County sheriff reports a CB radio stolen from Randy Friend’s car after a Thursday 9:30 p.m. traffic accident on County Road 32. Friend and passenger Jarrell Summers walked to a phone to report the crash and found the radio missing when they returned.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
US & Possessions
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Johnson Road
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University of Windsor
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Athens, Ohio
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