Nelsonville Faces Water Crisis Tests New Mayor
Nelsonville Ohio mayor Violet Hollenbaugh faces a severe winter with 400 homes without water as pipes froze. frost depths reach 36 inches. city reservoir dried. Salvation Army and volunteers delivering water to elderly residents while thawing crews handle only a few homes daily.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Violet Hollenbaugh
Salvation Army
Kenneth Kinnear
Nelsonville High School
Service May Be Stopped in Vinton County
The Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service may suspend service after March 15 due to a lack of a permanent budget. Vinton County Commissioners informed SEOEMS that a 30 day notice will precede termination. SEOEMS has served county residents since 1973.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Seoems
Practical Arts handicrafts program at Xi Gamma Mu meeting
Xi Gamma Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs. Ruth Biffle’s home for a handicrafts program on Practical Arts led by Carolyn Grueser. She showed kits and home hobby materials. Janet Pickens became vice president for the year. Donna Nease urged bringing RC bottle caps. Carol McCullough sought volunteers for fair book ads. ads due by end of March. Susan Baer led the meeting. a pizza party followed.
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Pomeroy
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Ruth Biffle
Carolyn Grueser
Janet Pickens
Donna Nease
Carol McCullough
Ways and Means
Susan Baer
Transmission Damage Under Investigation in Hocking County
Logan log shows the Hocking County Sheriff's Department investigates vandalism to a car transmission in Laurelville. Robert Carney reports his vehicle showed two drill bits inserted, causing about 200 dollars in damage.
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Logan
Hocking County
Blood Pressure Program Planned in Meigs County
Meigs County Health Department advances a nine month blood pressure program overseen by Nita Wisniski. Clinics will screen the public with home follow ups and referrals to physicians. Volunteers may call 992-3723 during office hours at 411 E Main St Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Nita Wisniski
State of Ohio Health Department
Five Juveniles Apprehended for Paint Sniffing
Wellston police and school officials caught five juveniles absent from school Tuesday behind the Jackson County Fairgrounds sniffing paint on a box car. Three were turned over to juvenile officer Heber Armstrong and taken to Jackson for further action. the other two were released to their parents.
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Wellston
Jackson County Fairgrounds
Heber Armstrong
Jackson
Lenten Season Begins In Pomeroy Church Breakfast
Trinity Church in Pomeroy opened the Lenten season with an early morning crowd of about 130 women. Mrs Pearl Mora Mrs Oris Ginther Mrs William Kennedy and Mrs Lawrence Stewart spoke on renewal neighborly acts accountability and self examination. Special music included a vocal number His Hands with organist Ben Neutzling. The Rev W H Perrin delivered the benediction. Miss Irma Smith chaired the breakfast with Happy Hustlers and Friendly Circle as hostesses.
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Pomeroy
Women of Trinity Church
Pearl Mora
Oris Ginther
William Kennedy
Lawrence Stewart
Mora
Ginther
Paul Nease
Ben Neutzling
W.H. Perrin
Irma Smith
Happy Hustlers
Friendly Circle
Merit Finalist Named at Logan High School
Logan High senior Logan-Samuel Austin McBride has been named a finalist in the 1977 National Merit Scholarship Program. A National Honor Society and Spanish Club member, he plans to study religion and music at Southern Missionary College in Collegeville Tennessee and is a pianist.
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Logan
Samuel Austin McBride
Logan High School
McBride
C. W. McBride
Howdyshell Road
Southern Missionary College
Collegeville
Tenn
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Rent Excludes Electricity At Nelsonville Meadows And Glouster Glen
Prime Management Co. will stop including electric bills in monthly rents for Nelsonville Meadows and Glouster Glen Apartments. Officials say the move encourages energy conservation by residents. To offset possible cost increases, rents are being reduced up to 20 percent, aligning with HUD and FmHA guidelines for new multi family housing.
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Nelsonville
Prime Management Co
Nelsonville Meadows
Glouster Glen Apartments
Prime Management
Sewage System Study Discussed by Trimble Chamber
In Glouster Trimble and Jacksonville a sewage collection and treatment plan was outlined by Columbus architect Richard Straver. He contrasted costly standard methods with a methane system promising one third of the cost and potential fertilizer revenue. Community leaders debated funding, leadership, and staged implementation.
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Glouster
Trimble
Jacksonville
Trimble Township
Harvey
Jane van Fosen
Baker
Plains
David Grubbs
Dr Grubbs
Environmental Protection Agency
Police Office Moved in Point Pleasant WV
The West Virginia State Police Mason County Detachment has moved to the upstairs offices of the Professional Building at 2513 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant The phone number remains 304 675 1101 The move came after Mason County Commissioners evicted the state police to provide office space for county magistrates The former justice of the peace officers will now be in the courthouse annex behind the Mason County Courthouse
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Mason County
Cpl J L. Fitzwater
Jackson Ave
Justice of the Peace
State
Auto Insurance Law Discussed by Glouster Kiwanis Club
Norm Westfall of Westfall Insurance spoke at the Glouster Kiwanis about a proposed compulsory auto liability insurance law for Ohio motorists. He argued it would raise costs and paperwork, with little protection from uninsured drivers, and noted few states meet aims of such laws. He warned it could create a costly bureaucracy and fail to stop uninsured driving. The meeting also announced open house and Sophomore Day tours at Tri County Joint Vocational School in March.
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Glouster
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Hotel Gordon
Ohio
Westfall
Westfall Insurance Agency
Athens County Independent Insurance Agents Association
Sies
New York
Massachusetts
Robert Smith
Tri-County
One Bid For County Vehicle Insurance At McArthur
McArthur Vinton County Commissioners received a single bid for county vehicle insurance totaling 13498 from Booth Real Estate. No action was taken pending comparison with other premiums. No bids came in for gasoline and diesel fuel. Commissioner Collins abstained from voting for the third week amid a resignation dispute.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Booth Real Estate
Harry Collins
Ted Brown
Collins
Democratic Central Committee
Ronald Sharrett
CETA
Selby Murphy
Lane Graves Sr
Tee Inspector Commission
Ivan Bowman
South Central
Ohio Regional
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Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Development District
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