John Knouse shaping Athens County trails and conservation efforts
John Knouse, 62, leader of Athens Conservancy and Athens Trails coordinator, details lifelong commitment to outdoor access and preservation. He moved from Kansas City to Ohio, cites two knee replacements, and notes nature as the core of human survival and regional economic potential through outdoor recreation.
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Knouse
Athens Conservancy
Athens Trails
Athens-Belpre
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Glouster
Athens County
Ferns and native plants spur a life of exploration
A narrator details passions in action oriented hard science fiction style and lists languages spoken and studied. They cultivate native woody plants at Five Springs Farm Nursery and grow red berried elder and giant sequoia while annotating ferns in the OU herbarium. They publish on aquatic ferns and maintain a large fern bibliography. They also pursue genealogy and recall a cancer survival from 1983.
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Five Springs Farm
Mitch McConnell
Louisville
Kentucky
Madison
Indiana
Marble Hill
The
Louisville Eccentric Observer
College student charged with newborn murder in Ohio
Emile Weaver, 20, a Muskingum University student, was indicted on aggravated murder abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. If convicted she could face life without parole. The newborn girl’s body was found April 22 in a black garbage bag near a sorority house.
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NEW Concord
Ohio
Muskingum County
Mike Haddox
Emile Weaver
Muskingum University
Signs banning panhandling appear in Athens Ohio
A sign bolted to a pole at the Route 33 eastbound exit onto East State Street prohibits panhandling in the area though Athens officials say the city has no law against it and did not install the sign. ODOT and city police note liability concerns and urge donations to charities instead. The sign is to come down while council reviews options.
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East State Street
Athens
Paula Horan Moseley
Ohio Department of Transportation
David Rose
ODOT
Horan Moseley
Tom Pyle
Pyle
John Halley
Athens County Seeks County Photos for New Website
Athens County Commissioners request photographs representing the county for a rotating site display. Photos should be emailed with permission for website use. Revize Software of Troy, Michigan will upgrade the site for 9900 and maintain it for five years. A go live date is not yet set.
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Athens County Commissioners’ Office
Jsikorski
Athensoh.org
Revize Software
Troy
Michigan
JoAnn Sikorski
Sikorski
Commission
Lenny Eliason
Federal Hocking Creates Technology Reserve Fund
The Federal Hocking Board of Education voted to establish a Technology Reserve Fund with 500000 to be spent over three years to upgrade student technology. The district will pilot Chromebooks this fall and plans the three year upgrade under board oversight. A transfer of 500000 to the reserve was approved, following district policy for annual July funding and strict use criteria. Public officials named include Supt. George Wood and Treasurer Bruce Steenrod.
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Federal Hocking Board of Education
George Wood
Bruce Steenrod
Federal Hocking
Wood
Steenrod
Bipartisan Ohio proposal to overhaul congressional maps
A bipartisan Senate plan from Frank LaRose and Tom Sawyer would establish a seven member commission to draw political boundaries in Ohio. The panel would include the governor secretary of state and auditor plus four legislative appointees requiring two minority party votes for a 10 year map. If lacking those votes the majority could only approve short term maps. The measure would let the commission draw congressional lines as well. The proposal follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding an independent commission’s work.
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Ohio
Frank LaRose
Copley
Tom Sawyer
Akron
Commission
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
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