Former sheriff's attorney files briefs in appeals case
The attorney for former Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly has filed supplemental briefs in the appeals case challenging whether Kelly was a public official or party official during his 2008 sheriff bid. The Fourth District Court of Appeals hearings in Athens are set for July 21 with both sides arguing whether plain error occurred in counts 11 and 12.
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Athens County
Patrick Kelly
Kelly
Scott Wood
Attorney General’s Office
Wood
Melissa A. Schiffer
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Athens
Man plotted armed mannequins and bomb attack in Ohio
Hartville police say 51 year old Timo Ward was arrested on weapons and retaliation charges after allegedly planning to attack Marlboro Township police with armed mannequins and explosives. Investigators found bomb making materials and weapons parts at Ward and his father's homes during a June search. Ward used the pseudonym Joe Smith and posted videos on YouTube signed by Comrade depicting mannequins and Bible recitations.
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Hartville
Ohio
Timothy Ward
Lake Township
Ward
Marlboro Township
Joe Smith
Devies
Cincinnati fire death prompts 2.3 million safety upgrades
A Cincinnati Fire Department final report on veteran firefighter Daryl Gordon’s March 26 2015 death cites a faulty elevator door as the immediate cause and outlines 44 proposed improvements totaling about 2.3 million dollars. It highlights training gaps radio communication and equipment breakdowns and notes brownouts as a factor in the department’s deficiencies.
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Cincinnati
Daryl Gordon
Gordon
Davyl
Gregory Potter
Potter
Richard Braun
Cincinnati Fire Department
Athens County anti fracking charter petitions resubmitted
The Athens County Bill of Rights Committee submitted a second round of petitions to place a charter ballot initiative on the November ballot. After prior rejections in Ohio and a March revision, 2,392 signatures from 96 petitions by 32 petitioners were gathered, well above the roughly 485 required, with the plan to empower local commissioners and the public while prohibiting disposal of fracking wastewater and related by products in the county. The next steps involve Board of Elections certification of signatures and a ballot mandate from the commissioners.
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Rose
Highway Patrol
Richland Area Volunteer Fire Department
Athens County Ems
Athens Police Department
Athens County
Bill of Rights Committee
Ohio
Jon Husted
Messenger
Dick McGinn
The
McGinn
County of
Athens
Board of Elections
Athens County Board of Elections
Nelsonville Final Fridays features new beer garden at Public Square
Stuart's Opera House ran a beer garden during the Free Summer Concert Series on the Public Square, drawing music fans to Webb Wilder and The Beat Necks. City officials say the setup, bounded by barriers to Washington Street, aims to emulate Boogie on the Bricks if successful.
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Nelsonville
Stuart's
Opera House
Public Square
Webb Wilder
Beatnecks
Washington Street
Steve Pierson
Brian Koscho
Stuart’s Opera House
Koscho
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