Closest Earth twin found around sunlike star Kepler 452b
Scientists report Kepler 452b as the nearest Earth sized planet in the habitable zone around a sunlike star 400 light years away in Cygnus. The planet orbits its star in 385 days, is about 60 percent larger in diameter than Earth, possibly rocky with twice Earth's gravity, and may harbor liquid water and life.
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Jon Jenkins
NASA
Ames Research Center
California
Kepler Space Telescope
Jenkins
John Grunsfeld
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Charter fights over authority and future veto powers
Athens County elections board debate on the charter continues. Some members oppose an appeal while the commissioners rush to certify the charter for November ballots before protest deadlines. The charter would shift power to two of three county commissioners and raises questions about eminent domain and enforcement of bans on injection wells.
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Ohio Secretary of State
Commission
Lenny Eliason
Athens County Board of Elections
Secretary of State
Eliason
McCarthy
Board of Elections
Board of Commissioners
Dick McGinn
Athens County
Bill of Rights Committee
McGinn
Messenger
Chris Chmiel
Barlie Adkins
Chie Ie Hay
Chmiel
Adkins
Athensmessenger.com
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Village faces depleted general fund and stalled street repair
In a bleak assessment, council president Robert Pancake says the general fund stands at just $1,800, with overspending blamed for the shortfall. Baker notes two years of discussions about trimming police funding and lists essential cuts, while officials plan to curb noncrucial expenses and await incoming revenues. Street repairs for Tinker Street are delayed due to funds, with residents warned of possible lawsuits from past inaction. Debra Tobin, editor of The Logan Daily News.
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Robert Pancake
Koon
Baker
Tinker Street
Dennis Wolfe
Mike Dupler
Hocking
Bill Shaw
Dupler
Wolfe
Susan
Safety program teaches poison and gun safety to kids
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith and local agencies joined a week long safety program for children. They read Dinosaurs Beware and covered emergency numbers hot stoves seat belts first aid and bee sting aid using mud or ice. Separate visits from EMS sheriff's office Nelsonville Fire Department and Hocking College Police backed the learning.
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Rodney Smith
Athens County Ems
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Nelsonville Fire Department
Hocking College Police Department
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