Meigs County considers road grader purchase and highway funds
Meigs County Commissioners met at the courthouse to discuss a $53,500 road grader with $20,060 trade in for an old unit, leaving $33,440 net. The vote approved the purchase. another member opposed citing county needs first. They also reviewed 1977 highway appropriations and long range plans. The session covered CETA programs, regional development appointments, and SECEMS Rutland station contract renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roush
Roush
Henry Wells
Comission
Richard Jones
Jones
Highway Department
Buehl
Acti
Freeland Norris
Racine
John Rice
Tuppers Plains
Tri-County
Fred Hoffman
Middleport
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Pomeroy
Hocking Tech EMS Team Wins In Cleveland Debut
Hocking Technical College emergency medical technology students won their first statewide contest in Cleveland. The squad faced veterans including fire department units, with captain Ken Wilkins leading Ralph Bell Fawn Way and Jim Horst as they responded to a staged emergency under time pressure. The event judged their 3 minute problem determination and 20 minute treatment as part of the Ohio Association of Emergency Medical Service meeting at Cuyahoga Community College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hocking Technical College Emergency Medical Technology
Cleveland
Hocking Tech
Fire Department
Ken Wilkins
Orient
Ralph Bell
Wheelersburg
Fawn Way
Millfield
Jim Horst
Galloway
Doris Rowe
Water dept seeks count of frozen lines in Nelsonville
City officials in Nelsonville probe how many water service lines remain frozen. A spokesman cautions some reported cases may have thawed without city notification. Residents with frozen pipes should call 753 2251 to report status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Man Dies In Barge Accident On Ohio River Near Cincinnati
Jerald Loper nineteen-year-old Mason resident and deckhand for Indiana Michigan Barge Line Co was killed Monday when struck in the head by a timberhead as his boat passed through locks on the Ohio River near Cincinnati. The death was ruled accidental. He was a Wahama High School graduate class of 1975. Survivors include his mother Susie Hall sister Susan Coleman grandmother Dorothy Queen and great grandmother Elizabeth Jeffers all of Mason. He was preceded in death by his father John Loper. Funeral arrangements are under Foglesong Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Jerald Loper
Ohio
Cincinnati
Loper
Indiana- Michigan Barge Line Co
Wahama High School
Susie Hall
Susan Coleman
Rutland
Southeast Ohio Weather Outlook and Regional Forecast
Southeast Ohio forecast calls for rain or possible thundershowers tonight into Thursday with lows in the mid 40s and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Extended outlook shows chances of rain Friday and Saturday, then fair Sunday with highs in the 40s to 50s and lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Lake Erie winds southerly to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots with occasional rain and a largely ice cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Lake Shore
East Lake Shore
East Central Northeast
West Central Central Southwest
Lake Erie
Hospital notes listing new births and admissions
A series of hospital entries record births and admits from multiple towns. Names include Mr and Mrs Durst The Plains a son. Mr and Mrs Bolen Albany a daughter. Steven Doyle Lena Kohen Leonard Coates Edna Boetticher Athens. Blanche Gorby Margaret Dailey Albany Rindi Rasmussen Stewart. Laurabelle Marrs Radcliff. Walter Johnson Jackson Joseph Buckley New Marshfield. Loretta Faris Creola Pearl Phillips The Plains. Mike Sharlike Glouster Clif ford Stephenson New Straitsville. Fred Wood Wellston Felix Higgins Barbara Clemmons Columbus John Bickle Amesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Doyle
Lena Kohen
Leonard Coates
Edna Boetticher
Athens
Blanche Gorby
Margaret Dailey
Albany
Rindi Rasmussen
Stewart
Laurabelle Marrs
Radcliff
Walter Johnson
Jackson
Joseph Buckley
New Marshfield
Loretta Faris
Creola
Pearl Phillips
the Plains
Mike Sharlike
Glouster
Clifford Stephenson
New Straitsville
Fred Wood
Wellston
Felix Higgins
Barbara Clemmons
Columbus
John Bickle
Amesville
Pleasant Valley Names List for Mrs Jack Smith and Others
A list from Pleasant Valley includes Mrs Jack Smith, Fred Nibert, William Phelps, Albert Middleton, Anthony Cemini, Everett Thacker, Herbert King, Richard Dyer, Mrs Robert Chattin and Gordon Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Smith
Fred Nibert
William Phelps
Albert Middleton
Anthony Cemini
Everett Thacker
Herbert King
Richard Dyer
Robert Chattin
Gordon Handley
Court News Names Four Couples In Athens Area
Jeffery C. Horn 21 and Teresa E Furrow 22 both of Athens appear in court records. Thomas G Hand 30 of Glouster and Catherine L Chiki 18 of Athens also listed. William L Bert 21 from Shi Pa and Mary Ellen Morrison 22 of Athens are noted in the same docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey C. Horn
Athens
Teresa E Furrow
Thomas George Hand
Glouster
Catherine Lynn Chiki
William L. Bert
Shi Pa
Mary Ellen Morrison
Amin launches tribe massacre amid Ugandan turmoil
President Idi Amin announces a crackdown after claiming to have crushed a coup plot, while refugees report mass killings of the Acholi and Langi tribes in Uganda. Reports from refugees in Tanzania and Western sources speak of widespread violence, with tallies ranging from dozens to thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Idi Amin
Uganda
Kampala
Amin
United States
Britain
Israel
Nairobi
Kenya
Mugire
Amnesty International
Milton Obote
Obote
Janani Luwum
Flood Aid Planning Underway By Salvation Army Units
The Salvation Army divisional leadership plans emergency teams equipment and supplies for flooded areas. Local spokesman says headquarters are kept updated to dispatch aid if needed. In Chauncey a refreshment center was opened at the Chauncey Dover fire hall for workers and evacuees. Athens and Nelsonville units distribute water and food to residents especially seniors and invalids and may move to Jacksonville this week to address water problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Salvation Army
Chauncey-Dover
Athens
Nelsonville
Athens Unit
Jacksonville
Sophomore Visitation Day at Tri-County School
Sophomore visitation will take place Monday at Tri-County Joint Vocational School drawing students from Logan Miller Alexander New Lexington and Federal Hocking. Additional visits involve Athens Nelsonville York and Trimble Local pupils later in the week while regular Tri-County classes pause only for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Tri-County
Community club and meeting notices in Athens area
Athens high school Bulldog Boosters and Temple Circle plan evening meetings at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Presbyterian Women circle hosts a 7:30 p.m. event at the church with Mrs. Charles Zinn. The Plains Garden Club gathers at 7:30 p.m. with a white elephant sale at 10 W. Second St. Eagles Auxiliary of Jacksonville convenes at 7:30 p.m. White Oak School of Amesville offers information via phone. AAUW and League of Women Voters host a public session at City Hall on medical consumerism. Amere Club holds a 2 p.m. meeting with Mrs. R. F. Wichterman. Current Events Club meets at 7:30 p.m. with a program by Mrs. John Hartley after a meeting change. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8:30 p.m. at 1 N Lancaster St. Athens County Shrine Club hosts a father son daughter banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Athens Masonic Temple. Thursday Morning Circle of the Presbyterian Women at 9:15 a.m. OU Women’s Hobby Club offers copper enameling and crafts at 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Xi Zeta Delta Beta Sigma Phi convene at 8 p.m. Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary meet at the American Legion Home at 7:30 p.m. National Audubon Society in the Athens area meets at Hocking Technical College at 7:30 p.m., open to the public. information calls to Barb Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains Garden Club
John Murray
Second St
White Elephant Sale Eagles Auxiliary
Jacksonville
White Oak School
Amesville
AAUW
League of Women Voters
City Hall
Amere Club
R. F Wichterman
Arden Place
Ira Burnfield
Maplewood Drive
John Hartley
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lancaster St
Athens County Shrine Club
Athens Masonic Temple
The
Presbyterian Women's Association
Philip L. Peterson
Sunnyside Drive
OU Women's Hobby Club
Lorene Levinson
Graham Drive
Xi Zeta Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Barbara Harris
Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary
American Legion
Siblings to Face Charges in Bomb Threats Incident
Athens police say a brother and sister, students at the Middle School, will be charged after they admitted separate telephone bomb threats to the Middle School and to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. In a separate case, three 17 year old boys were arrested for stealing a car battery on North Court Street Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
North Court Street
OU Professor Shuster Serves as Scholar in Residence
Ohio University education professor Albert H. Shuster spent three days as a visiting scholar at Western Carolina University. He delivered three papers including The Principal and Responsible Autonomy to the Western Regional Principals Association and Changing Roles for the Superintendent to a Phi Delta Kappa luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Shuster
Ohio University
Western Carolina University
Western Regional Principals Association
Western Regional Education Center
Boards of Education
Phi Delta Kappa
Area death notices from Athens Logan and nearby towns
Multiple obituaries from Athens County and surrounding communities. Ida Bell Sherlock 92 of 42 Court St Athens died at Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg. Helen Fearns Pallo 54 Jacksonville died at Mount St Mary Hospital. Ervin Y Wis Matheny 82 former Logan resident died in Newark. Thelma Gladys Kiser 62 Racine Route 2 died at Holzer Medical Center Racine. Jennie Newmyer 55 Mount Vernon funeral Friday. Alva W Rivers 51 Dexer Mich former Athens County resident buried here. David Allen Green 18 Logan died at Children’s Hospital Columbus after five year illness. Burial and visitation details included for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ida Bell Sherlock
S. Court St
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens County
Linley
Jane Sams Oxley
Ohio University
James Harold
Helen F Sherlock
Los Angeles
Calif
Mamie Carsey
Ada Simmons
Logan
James Ed Sherlock
Hughes Funeral Home
Paul Cook
West Uniion Street
Nelsonville
Helen Fearns Pallo
Seventh Street
Jacksonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Goose Run
Mary Verba Fearns
George Fearns
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Buchtel
Louis
Phillip M. Pedigo
Columbus
Wayne
Lana
Greenlawn
Warren Funeral Home
Ervin Y
Wis
Matheny
Licking Memorial Hospital
Newark
Haydenville
John and
Mary Drollinger Matheny
Zanesville
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Logan Post
American Legion
National Supply Co
Hazel Blum Matheny
Joseph
Philip
Geneva
Ill
Thomas
Orlando
Fla
Clarence
Floyd
Lloyd
McCalla
Ala
Walter
Akron
Nelle Hutchins
North Canton
Hester Brown
Leonard Lyke
Orville Lueck
St. John’s Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Road
Pomeroy
Thelma Gladys Kiser
Racine
Holzer Medical Center
Ewing Funeral Home
Freeland Norris
Letart Falls
Melvin L. Newmyer
Norman Lee Clark
Emma Jo Newmyer
Gillis Mae Ray
Fenton, Mich
Luther Emmet Hatfield
Milton
Violet Ward
Troy
Clayton Clark
Piqua
Ray Clark
Bradford
Ernest Clark
David Allen Green
Children's Hospital, Columbus
Danny
Mona Spencer Green
George
Crystal) Daubenmier
Lisa Green
Arthur Green
Doris Sheppard
Gladys Spencer
New Straitsville
Tri- County Joint Vocational School
Emergency runs report in Athens
Fire squad logs show two emergency runs: Wednesday at 1:48 a.m. for Elizabeth Winkler, 52 percent Mill Street, ill and refusing aid. Tuesday at 2:05 p.m. L C Coates, 80, of 104 Grosvenor Street, to O Bleness Memorial Hospital, ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Winkler
Mill St
Ill
L. C. Coates
Grosvenor St
O'Bleness
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs
Jesus Jacket
Minneapolis
James Schneider
Jesus
Georgia
Great Lakes
Minnesota
New England
Plains
Rockies
Ohio University Geography Department
CL. Colmer
U.S
O’ Bleness
Robert Durst
Ronald Bolen
Jerry Martin
Carrie van Hall
Ethel McKnabb
Lawson McCoy
Kristin Keifer
Dennis Pluckett
Lois Linton
Laura Coen
Matthew Taylor
Virginia Mills
Ann Antle
Mount St. Mary
Chapman Woodson
Evelyn Miller
Guy Kinnear
William Sabo
Trimble
Sophia Truzska
Margaret Davis
George Townsend
Virgil Russell
George Huddy
Laura Tigner
Rema Brown
Bobby Smith
Arthur Smith
Maxine Kendall
Ida Millican
Wilbur Smith
Langsville
Kenneth Mullins
Kay Hockman
Cheshire
Bessie Oliver
Maxine Brumley
Charles Pennington
Maggie Gilmore
George Fredrick
Nora Hartman
Long Bottom
Bernice Molden
Edna Hart
Amy Eynon
Syracuse
Beulah Ochier
Vivian Schoonover
Marjorie Gibbs
John Newell
Ann Fleming
JoAnn Conkle
Pleasant Valley
Court News
Luwum
Maj
Moses
Charles Oboth Ofumbi
Erinayo Oryema
Radio Uganda
Ion
Acceleration Corp Banc One Corp
Beasley Inc
Berkley Bio Eng Beverage Mang Big Drum Bod Evans Farms
Buckeye Int
Broughton Fand Co
Buckeye Fed Sal Cardinal Fund
Celina Financial Columna
Nat'l Care
Consol
Coastal States Corp
Communica Financial and Corp
Galveston Houston
Gen
S&l Corp Gibson Homan Co
Greater Cho Corp Limited
Ink Mooney Broad Natl Mabie Concrete N Amer Nat
Corp
Payco American Pike Natural Gas Beta Merchants
Ing Schottens
United McGill Wendy's Internationa WW. Williams Co
ASI
Tee
First Banc Group OF
Ohio, Inc
FDIC
Athens City
Athens High School
Bulldog Boosters Club
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Charles Zinn
National Audubon Society
Hocking Technical College
Barb Moran
Ida Sherlock
Helen Pallo
Ervin Matheny
Thelma Kiser
Newmyer Services
Alva Rivers
David Green
Athens Fire Squad
Connie Hanley
Messenger
the Messenger
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!