FH to Close Middle School Over Gas Shortage
Stewart-Federal Hocking school officials close the middle school and shorten the day to conserve natural gas. All district schools are closed today and Tuesday due to icy roads and gas shortages with a possible reopening Wednesday. The middle school students will join the high school, using gym and cafeteria for classrooms, while transportation and schedules adjust to limited hours. The district faces debt and ongoing labor mediation, with further funding options and potential additional closures based on road and gas conditions.
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Steve Robb Lessenger
Stewart
Federal Hocking
Charles Caniford
Caniford
Cariford
Mayor backs fuel oil boiler as City Hall backup heating
Mayor Donald Barrett will recommend installing a fuel oil boiler to back up City Hall’s natural gas system, preferring it to wood stoves. He cites heat reliability, plumbing protection, and a $3,500 installation cost.
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Herb Amey
Messenger
Donald Barrett
City Hall
Barrett
Ellsworth Holden
Holden
Environmental Services Committee
Line Repairs Start After Nelsonville Water Shortage
Crews began repairs on a East Washington Street water line break causing a temporary shortage. Water service is halted on Washington and Jefferson Streets, part of Fayette Street and on Poplar Street to the lumber yard until restoration. Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh said the reservoir is refilling with pumped water and residents cooperated by limiting use.
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Nelsonville
East Washington Street
Washington and Jefferson Streets
Fayette Street
Poplar Street
Violet Hollenbaugh
Wm Brooks Shoe Co
Yerde Machine Co
Nelsonville-York
Hocking Technical College
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Ohio Patrol Adopts Intoxilyzer for Breath Testing
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will replace the breathalyzer with the intoxilyzer at all posts. Col. Adam Reiss says the device is simple, fast, and inexpensive per test and uses infrared absorption to measure blood alcohol. No chemicals are required and it promises time and cost savings. The instrument has been on the market for years and is used by 20 other states, with approvals from the U S Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Health. In 1976 the patrol made more than 27000 arrests for driving while intoxicated.
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State Highway Patrol
Ohio
Adam Reiss
Reiss
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Health
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the Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
McCracken Hall
O.U. College of Education
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J. Melvin Witmer
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Athens County Savings
Mill Street
Joe Perry
Lodi Grange
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Streml
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Stombauch
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Livingston Ave
Columbus
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