Athens County rejects home rule charter initiative
The Athens County Board of Elections unanimously rejected the initiative petition to create a charter form of county government with a bill of rights. Dick McGinn of the Athens County Bill of Rights Committee argued the measure would grant home rule and environmental protections, while Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said a formal AG opinion is pending but unlikely to be issued quickly.
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Elections Board
Athens County Bill of Rights Committee
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Dick McGinn
McGinn
Athens County
Keller
Blackburn
Attorney General's
Attorney General
Oreos Get Slimmer Look For Grown Up Snack
New York AP reports Oreo cookies adopt a slim, sophisticated design aimed at adults. The maker says the cookie is not intended for twisting or dunking, signaling a refined snacking image.
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New York
Stormy forecast for today with warm 85 high
TNs Today's forecast lists scattered storms with a high near 85 and a low around 69. The page A12 item names several local residents including Howard Warner 77 of Athens Becky Kunze 58 of Glouster Pearl Henry 82 of Chauncey Wesley Soup 40 of McArthur Brenda Harden 72 of Logar Joseph Ankrom 88 of Wellston Robert Simons 87 Thomas Hays 31 and Mary Montgomery 71 formerly of Wellston on page A2.
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Howard Warner
Athens
Becky Kunze
Glouster
Pearl Henry
Chauncey Wesley Soup
McArthur
Brenda Harden
Logar
Joseph Ankrom
Wellston
Robert Simons
Thomas Hays
Mary Montgomery
Wellston Page
Black Diamond Bicycles opens in The Plains
Timarie and Vince Francis opened Black Diamond Bicycles last October at Eclipse Company Town in The Plains near the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway. An open house is planned July 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. with free hotdogs and lemonade. The shop sells new and used bicycles, offers maintenance and rentals, and aims to serve the Southeastern Ohio communities known as Little Cities of Black Diamond.
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Eclipse Company
Plains
Troy
Vince
Hocking College
Ohio University
Timarie
Hockhocking Adena
Eclipse
Ohio
Messenger
Steve Robb
Vince Francis
Black Diamond Bicycles
Stanley
High speed chase ends in crash in two counties
An early morning pursuit by Athens County deputies into Hocking County ended in a crash and a Columbus man, David Ramseyer, 38, was placed in intensive care. Stop sticks deployed on Route 33 and Route 328 deflated three tires before Ramseyer continued at high speed.
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Hocking County
Columbus
Route 33
Athens Post
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Sheriff's Office
Judge keeps Ohio fatal accident case under Virginia law
A federal court in Ohio refused to dismiss the suit over a 2013 Virginia traffic collision that killed Dan Grubb and injured Darlene. Judge Marbley kept the case in Ohio and applied Virginia law, dismissing two claims by Timothy Grubb as estate administrator and noting defendants Day to Day Logistics of Ontario Canada and Schneider National Carriers of Green Bay Wisconsin. The Plains resident Dan Grubb died and his wife was seriously hurt in the crash that involved a Day to Day Logistics tractor-trailer and a Schneider truck.
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Athens County
Virginia
Algenon Markley
Marbley
Timothy Grubb
Darlene Grubb
Dan Grubb
the Plains
Darlene
Day To Day Logistics
Ontario
Canada
Schneider National Carriers
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Schneider
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