Reward ignorance in eight Rhoden family murders uncovered
Investigators learned this week of a $10,000 reward offered by Southern Ohio Crime Stoppers for information leading to arrests in the Pike County killings. The Rhoden family case involved eight deaths across four Piketon-area homes on April 22.
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Columbus
Ohio
Southern Ohio
Ross County Sheriff's
Dave Weber
Pike County
Columbus Dispatch
Mike de Wine
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Christopher Rhoden Sr
Dana Rhoden
Clarence
Frankie” Rhoden
Christopher Rhoden Jr
Hanna Rhoden
Frankie Rhoden
Hannah Gilley
Kenneth Rhoden
Gary Rhoden
Alexander High star Meeks holds Ohio softball home run record
Alexander High School senior Kendall Meeks received recognition from the Board of Education for her state record of 48 home runs. Coach Dave McLaughlin noted her dual athletic talent and her plan to major in biology for pediatric medicine. Meeks recalled how a mistaken email to Mercy College of Dobbs Ferry led to a pivotal college connection, and her family and teammates praised her achievements as the community celebrated her landmark season.
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Alexander High
Kendall Meeks
Board of Education
Meeks
Dave McLaughlin
Mac
Alexander High School
Mercy College of
Dobbs Ferry
New York
Hudson River
Manhattan
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo
Mercy College
Mike Fazio
Elyria
Fazio
McLaughlin
Hannahship
Sara Smith
Alexander
Fran Tullope
Alexander Board of Education
Fred Davis
Kara
Marietta
Vinton County
Wellston
Unioto
Crooksville
Jackson
Alicia Hansen
Middleton
Bishop Fenwick
LDI
Giovanni Gathensmessenger
Officers from Ohio help secure Republican National Convention
Southeast Ohio law enforcement officers travel to Cleveland to support security for the Republican National Convention. Ohio University Police Department sent six officers including Andrew Powers and Lt Eric Hoskinson along with Det Rickanne, while Ohio State Patrol personnel from the Athens post also contributed.
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Southeast
Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio University Police Department
OUPD
Andrew Powers
Peetes Lnee Eee Pratt
Dave Valentine
W. Leo Carsey
Jason Schoonover
Farin Barber
Eric Hoskinson
Rick Anneveland
Athens
Ohio State Highway Patrol
State
Max Norris
Norris
County cuts market values set for two properties
Athens County board trimmed market values on two properties, lowering CA Gold’s $683,810 value to $540,000 amid parking and redevelopment plans for a BP site, while Heritage Commons Athens Ltd. saw its combined market value reduced to appraisal totals for a senior housing complex.
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Athens
CA Gold
Carpenter Street
Athens City
Kristi Goldsberry
Athens County Board of Revision
North Court Street
Goldsberry
Athens Board of Zoning Appeals
Zoning Board
Board of Revision
the Messenger
Kristi
Kevin Goldsberry
Heritage Commons Athens Ltd
Kurtz Street
Kern Street
Ginseng Permits Go On Sale August First
Wayne National Forest announces annual wild ginseng root collection permits available starting Monday August 1. Each permit costs 20 dollars and covers the harvest season from September 1 to December 31. For details contact forest headquarters or visit fs.usda.gov Wayne. Street Committee to Meet July 27 in Nelsonville.
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Wayne National Forest
Forest Headquarters
Usda.gov
Wayne
Nelsonville
Council
City Hall
Cincinnati native Nathaniel Jones wins NAACP Spingarn Medal
U S Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx presented 90 year old Nathaniel Jones with the Spingarn Medal at the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner in Cincinnati. The Spingarn Medal has been awarded annually since 1915 to notable civil rights figures including George Washington Carver Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
NAACP
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Anthony Foxx
Nathaniel Jones
Spingarn
Freedom Fund
George Washington Carver
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr
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Munity
Messenger
Larry DI Giovanni
Alexander Local Schools Board of Education
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