Commissioners Discuss Plains Water Project And Sheriff Costs
Athens County commissioners held a lengthy session on The Plains water and sewer installations and sheriff’s department expenses. They debated contractor issues at MeMo and requested affidavits, while planning a jail repair review and a meeting with state examiner Marlin Easterday to align payments with budgets.
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George Lovell Messenger
Athens County Commissioners
Plains
Sheriff's Department
Bob Moore
The
Athens
Moore
rMoore
Max Adkins
Highway Division
Ohio Department of Transportation
Gerald Hann
MeMo Ne
Belpre
Karl Moore
MeMo
Michael Nolan
Athens Twp
Claire Ball Sr
Brown
Marlin Easterday
State Examiner
OU Has Request Increase in Freshman Enrollment Anticipated
Ohio University reports a strong start to admissions with 20 percent more freshman applications than the same point last year. Admissions director James Walters cites higher interview turnout and weekend programs, and visits to 90 percent of Ohio high schools as signs of rising interest. He projects a freshman class of about 2,800 for next fall, up 400 from the current year.
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Ohio University
James Walters
Walters
Ohio
Deadline Set For Dog Tags In Athens County
Dog owners in Athens County must purchase new dog tags by January 20. Tags available at the county auditor’s office in the Courthouse, by mail, or from local agents including Mrs. Jamie Roback in Glouster, Mrs. Janet Jackson in Nelsonville, Marie Root in Coolville, Enlow’s Feed Store in Albany, and the county animal shelter on Route 13.
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Athens County
Jamie Roback
Madison St
Glouster
Janet Jackson
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Marie Root
Coolville
Enlow
West Washington Street
Albany
Route 13
Steel Jaw Leg Trap Injures Family's Cat in Athens
In Athens a family's cat was found with its front left toes caught in a steel jaw leg trap in a Canterbury Drive garage. The trap, lacking trapper identification, was removed by Dr Marvin Phillips after the cat was missing since Christmas. The case prompts a city study of banning steel traps.
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Athens
Robert Hynes
LaMar Drive
Canterbury Drive
Hynes
Marvin Phillips
Bury
Madison Avenue
Phillips
GenTel plans $1.4 million expansion in Athens district
General Telephone Co of Ohio announces a $1.4 million Athens district expansion for 1976. Major aims include reducing party lines and modernizing call switching centers, with four cable additions in Athens and equipment upgrades in Albany Logan exchanges to support 1 2 thousand new lines and terminals. The statewide program totals $330 million across five years.
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Athens
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Kenley R. Krinn
Krinn
Athens Exchange
Albany
Logan Exchange
Logan
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