Rezoning Plan Sparks Battle in Middleport Council
Middleport residents clash over Beech and Locust Street rezoning to B-1 for a service station. Craig argues property value drop and crime of interpretation. planning commission defends right to recommend business sites. Council votes to adopt after third reading. Budget and police details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Jones Meigs
Middleport
Middleport Planning Commission
Beech and Locust Street
Middleport Council
Robert Craig
Beech and Locust Streets
Craig
Planning Commission
Council
Bill Childs
Edison Baker
Emmett Shuler
Clifford Stumbo
Robert Betz
Gallipolis
Tiny’s Foodland Stores
Betz
Parmalee
Zerkle
Byers
Stumbo
Vaughan
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Kennedy
Associated Press
Warren
Meigs Gets 1374 02 For Roads
Meigs County Commissioners received 1374 02 from Columbia and Scipio Townships for road repair and dust control at the regular meeting Monday morning. Highway superintendent Roland Crabtree attended as bills were paid and routine business transacted. No outstanding indebtedness noted except for property re appraisals. Union Avenue toward the Pomeroy Corporation line and Long Run Road need repair. Beech Grove Road slip may be relocated with Ralph McCune property available if needed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbia
Scipio
Realgar
Roland Crabtree
Robert Clark
Crabtree
Union Avenue
Pomeroy Corporation
Long Run Road
Beech Grove
Ralph McCune
Airman Ray E Argabright receives Area Air Force medal
Staff Sgt. Ray mond E. Argabright son of Mr and Mrs I E Argabright of Vinton has received the Air Force Commendation Medal at Charleston AFB S C for meritorious service as a communications supervisor at Phu Cat AB Viet Nam He is now stationed at Charleston AFB A graduate of Vinton High School Recent social visits included relatives from Columbus and Chester Star Route POMEROY Miss Jennifer Lohse bride elect of James Sheets honored with a bridal party at Park of Roses Ohio State University faculty hosted the event Vehicles sold in Meigs County for June include 18 new trucks 13 motorcycles 8 trailers 79 passenger cars and 140 used cars The Potomac River is cleaner today than 20 years ago.
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Vinton
Raymond E. Argabright
I. E. Argabright
Charleston Afb
S. C
Argabright
Phu Cat AB
Vietnam
Vinton High School
Pomeroy
Jennifer Lohse
James Sheets
Columbus
Park of Roses
Department of Food and Nutrition
Ohio State University
Lohse
Meigs County
Police Chief Gilkey Reports June Activities for Middleport
Middleport Council heard Police Chief Herbert Gilkey detail June figures including 20 traffic arrests, 5 juvenile arrests, 14 meals served, 8 accidents, 2,713 cruiser miles, and parking meter receipts totaling 639.80. Gasoline use listed for police and fire departments with collections and delinquencies, plus semi annual tax apportionment. Fire Department logged 11 calls. POMEROY case awarded judgment of 1349.50 against Austin Alley in Meigs County court.
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Middleport
Middleport Police Department
Herbert Gilkey
Middleport Council
Nual
Fire Department
Mason
Cheshire Township
Pomeroy
General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corp. Ltd
Virgil Poling
Austin Alley
Meigs County
Meigs Man Earns Army Commendation Medal
POMEROY CWO Robert E. Will 27 son of Mr and Mrs Harold C Will 124 Kerr St Pomeroy has received the Army Commendation Medal while serving with the 52nd Artillery Group near Pleiku Vietnam Will earned the award for meritorious service during his last assignment at Ft Carson Colo He is a food advisor with the groups Headquarters He entered the Army in December 1966 and arrived in Vietnam in May of this year He has served previously with the U S Air Force The warrant officer whose wife Barbara lives in San Antonio Tex graduated in 1958 from Pomeroy High School and attended the University of Colorado Boulder Before entering military service he was employed by Kelly Manufacturing Co Middleport
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Pomeroy
CWO
Robert E. Will
Harold C. Will
Kerr St
52Nd
Pleiku
Vietnam
Will
Ft. Carson
Colo
Army
U. S. Air Force
Barbara
San Antonio
Tex
Pomeroy High School
University of Colorado, Boulder
Kelly Manufacturing Co
Middleport
Meigs DAV Chapter Installs New Officers
Meigs DAV Chapter held a Memorial Day ceremony to install officers at the DAV Home in Letart with past district commander Alestock officiating. New officers named include Jacob Turner commander and Earl Frecker second vice commander, as Ninth District Commander Dale H. Kirkendall spoke on veterans affairs. The event followed a dinner served by the DAV Auxiliary and included a chapter business meeting. Meanwhile a Meigs Equipment Company truck theft and a hit skip on Lincoln Hill were reported by Sheriff Hartenbach, with investigation ongoing. The Philathea Society of the Middleport Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7:30 to honor past presidents.
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DAV
Butternut Ave
Clark Alestock
9Th District
Jacob Turner
Harry Hoffman
Earl Frefirst
Earl Frecker
Leonard Jewell
John C. Bacon
Harold Fry
Gordon Wolfe
Ninth District
Dale H. Kirkendall
Athens
Ralaws Post American Legion
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs Equipment Company
Lincoln Hill
Willard Boyer
Philathea Society of the
Middleport Church of Christ
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Nelsonville
Hess
Board of Public Affairs
Gene Grate
Columbus Road
Kena
Athens, Ohio
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Meigs
Pomeroy Personals
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Don Eastman
Elizabeth Jean
Bob Eastman
Brent
Kevin
Chester Star Route
Kenneth Russell
Bill Burton
Lisa
Floyd Chapman
Shelly
Kimberly
Potomac River
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Tick Ridge Road
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