Owl pellet discovery engages Wayne Forest families
Eight year old Adison Bay from Athens and her grandmother Dot Ray joined an owl pellet dissection at Wayne National Forest headquarters in Nelsonville. Americorps educator Lana Milbern explained owls spit back undigested bones. The Wild Weekend Discovery Series taught owl diets nesting and sounds with bean-weight demonstrations.
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Athens
Adison
Dot Ray
Logan
Lana Milbern
Americorps
Wayne National Forest
Nelsonville
Ohio
First baby of 2017 born at O’Bleness Hospital
Charity Wilson and Cody Morris welcomed Avery Morris at 9:26 a.m. on New Year’s Day at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital. Avery weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and became the hospital’s first baby of 2017, with Wilson describing a fast delivery.
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Avery Morris
Avery
OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital
Charity Wilson
Cody Morris
Wilson
Ohio Health O’bleness Hospital
Keely Stockwell
Unclear federal role in Athens bank robberies
Athens police and federal authorities discuss whether the Athens bank robberies will be prosecuted locally or federally. Christine Joy Martin, 30, of Davisville West Virginia, is charged locally in two Pennsylvania robberies and a Morgantown West Virginia robbery and is in North Central Regional Jail. U S Attorneys in West Virginia and Ohio have referred cases to federal offices, with no comment until charges are filed. Athens Prosecutor Keller Blackburn expects either local or federal action once investigations conclude.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Christine Joy Martin
Davisville
West Virgina
Washington County
Morgantown
Martin
North Central
United Bank
Fairmont
U.S. Attorney's
Ohio
U.S
Pittsburgh
South Strabane
Tnp
U.S. Attorney's Office
Southern District of
Keller Blackburn
Tom Pyle
Tom Simpson
Fighting Taz emblem fire department ties to 1993 and Warner Bros
Richland Area Fire Department adopted a Fighting Taz emblem with the Jaws of Life and a fire ax, after permission from Warner Brothers. Fire Chief Dale Sinclair and Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins explain the design links to former chief Tom Adkins Sr., who helped secure early firefighters laws. The department, founded in 1954, serves Athens County and credits local rescues and collaborations including Nelsonville Fire Department and Hocking College for access to lifesaving tools.
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Warner Brothers
Fire Department
Dale Sinclair
Charlie Adkins
Athens County
Adkins
Tom Adkins Sr
T.A
Sinclair
Tom Adkins
Richland Area Fire Department
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Athens
Richland Avenue
Mechanicsburg
Longview Heights
Nelsonville Fire Department
Hocking College
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Eler
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Larry DI Giovanni
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