Judge-bound case alleges torture of Wrights children in Athens
An Athens man David A. Wright and Indiana woman Amy L. Pond face two counts of endangering children after a preliminary hearing in Athens County Municipal Court. The judge bound over the case for trial based on testimony from four witnesses including a neighbor who described a boy being slammed to the ground and beaten with a stick.
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Athens County
David A. Wright
Amy
Jim Heater
Athens County Children Services
Jamie Wallace
Nathan Lowien
Wright and Pond
Nancy Bail
Pleasant Hill Road
Bail
Athens County expands free meals for kids with multiple programs
Athens County operates several free food programs for children, including Trimble Local’s backpack meals and summer offerings. Last school year the first backpack program delivered 19 000 meals, with over 3 backpacks serving weekends, and Southeast Ohio Foodbank and Kitchen coordinate the efforts with volunteers from First United Methodist Church. The districtwide effort aims to reach more students next year while other programs like the Nelsonville York summer lunch box and PB&J project across Athens County distribute shelf stable milk and bread units to families at multiple sites.
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Athens County
Trimble Local
Trimble
Southeast Ohio
Foodbank and Kitchen
First United Methodist Church
Kerry Sheridan-Boyd
PTO
Amesville Elementary
Sheridan-Boyd
Airgram
Nelsonville- York Elementary
Athens County Children Service
Ohry 0 Department of Education
Pb&j
Athens
Athens Area Mediation Services Eyes Expansion and Open House
Athens Area Mediation Services plans growth in the Athens area with an open house this fall and expanded trainings to recruit new mediators. Director Rachel Szostek credits former director Schmieding for building the nonprofit since 1993 at 396 Richland Ave. Mediators are volunteers handling family neighbor disputes and some attorney-like cases such as child visitation.
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Athens
AAMS
Richland Ave
John Schmieding
Szostek
Schmieding
AAMS New director vows to resolve disputes in Athens
Larry di Giovanni reports on the new AAMS director Rachel Saosek who, after four years of local work from home in digital fields, pledges to address ongoing disputes and restore order within the organization in Athens.
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Larry di Govan
Rachel Szostek
AAMS
Athens
Rachel Saosek
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