City service workers sign 30 month contract for raises
The 55 workers in Athens city water sewer and street departments will receive about 5 percent annual pay increases under a new 30 month contract that includes quarterly cost of living bonuses not exceeding 52 dollars and raises averaging 12 to 14 cents an hour with step increases and no strike clauses. Police have already ratified a 30 month agreement with pay hikes over 5 percent annually, while firemen are still negotiating.
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American Federation of State
Local 2403
Fraternal
Order of Police
Donald Barrett
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Senior Citizen Fitness Class Starts in Athens County
Athens County launches a senior fitness program sponsored by the Ohio Commission on Aging and COAD. Begins Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church nutrition site with 11 30 a.m. classes on Monday Tuesday and Thursday. Activities are sit down friendly and aim to boost mobility and independence for older adults.
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Steve Robb Messenger
Athens County
Ohio Commission On Aging
The
Corporation of Ohio Appalachian Development
COAD
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Catherine Harrop
Hocking
Perry
Fitness program pilot expands across Southeast Ohio
A pilot physical fitness initiative led by Mrs. Harrop aims to bring fun, music driven classes to Perry and Hocking Counties with sessions at senior nutrition centers in New Straitsville and Logan. Eight volunteers trained in Cambridge. more helpers needed as COAD plans 32 sites in 28 counties with about 850 seniors already involved.
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COAD
Ohio
Ohio Commission of Aging
National Association For Human Development
City Eyes Recreation Grant for West State Street Area
Mayor Donald Barrett said the city may receive a 32500 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to cover half of proposed improvements at the West State Street recreation area. The rest would come from the city including CDA entitlement funds and the capital improvements fund, with a Feb 18 decision deadline.
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Barrett
CDA
West State Street
Murder Charge On Jury List
John Wright 26 of Glouster faces murder charges in the Jan 1 shotgun death of his wife Kathy Cain Wright at a Bishopville lounge. Wright held on 100000 bail as 18 cases, including drug, forgery, burglary, and arson, are considered by the Athens County grand jury.
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John Wright
Glouster
Athens County Grand Jury
Wright
Kathy
Candy) Cain Wright
Bishopville
Harold Harless
Robert Kocarek
Beechwood Estates
David Koenig
Warrensville Heights
Sue Ann Fulton
Mike Mullins
Gallipolis
Shelby Rosser
Columbus
Kenneth Rutter
Nelsonville
James Darnell
Athens
David Revels
Ronald Keith Rogaski
Millfield
Eugene Miller
David C. Davis
Russell Mason
Parkersburg
Randall E. Donahue
Jack Weatherby
South Shannon Avenue
Michael Nolan
Common Pleas Court
Libertarian Candidate Eyes Ballot Wins Across States
Libertarian candidate Roger L. MacBride says his party will have a presidential ticket on more than 30 states in 1976 and could influence the outcome. His running mate is David Bergland. the platform calls for civil liberties, non interventionism, free markets, and immediate withdrawal from the Middle East and Angola.
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Libertarian Party
Ohio
Roger L. MacBride
MacBride
Vermont
UCM Plans Dinner Dance at 18 N College St
United Campus Ministry will host a public potluck dinner and square dance on Saturday in the basement at 18 N College St. Dinner starts 6 p.m., dance around 8:30 p.m. Free admission, child care provided. Call 593-7301.
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United Campus Ministry
N. College St
Eric Wright
UCM
School Bus Wreck Involves 19 Children No Injuries Reported
An Alexander Local school bus carrying 19 children ran off County Road 81 near Fox Lake Tuesday afternoon, but no injuries occurred. Driver David M. Harner, 40, Athens Route 1, steered west and the bus slid into a ditch with moderate damage at 3 10 p.m. State Highway Patrol noted. Earlier in Hocking County two people were hurt in a separate accident. Patsy Davis, 23, Hamden, sustained bumps and neck injuries and was hospitalized. Lawrence Danielson, 46, New Straitsville Route 1, reported head pain after a collision with Floyd Nixon, 58, Logan Route 5, though no treatment was recorded.
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Alexander
Dirty Creek
Fox Lake
State Highway Patrol
David M. Harner
Athens
Hocking County
Patsy Davis
Hamden
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Lawrence Danielson
New Straitsville
Floyd Nixon
Logan
Davis
Athens County
Nixon
Nelsonville Shooting Leaves Man Dead
Sheriff reports key witness Sandra Walker remains hospitalized in shock after a fatal shooting at the Walker trailer on Vore Ridge Road. Thomas Lowery, 32, was shot four times in the chest around 2 p.m. Monday near a back door. investigators await Walker statements to finish details.
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Nelsonville
Walker
Sheriff's Department
Brown
Lowery
Furnace Motor Causes Smoke At Carriage Hill Apt
A furnace motor overheated in Apartment 15 of Carriage Hill causing smoke. Renee Kemp occupant. a body found near rear steps. Mrs Walker reports a man shot. sheriff deputies and crime lab seek clues. Lowery’s body to Columbus for autopsy. rifle in house under check.
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Carriage Hill
Athens
Renee Kemp
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Mental Health and Retardation Center
Sheriff's Department
Hocking Technical College
Lowery
Columbus
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