Meigs Strip Mine Hearing Draws County Residents
About 100 residents attended a Tuesday public hearing in Meigs Junior High on a proposed Scipio Township strip mine by Coalco Mining Co. Landowners Pauline Atkins and Hazel Stanley led protests citing environmental harm, water and soil damage, and reclamation doubts. Support came from several leaseholders including Harold Graham and James O’Brien who urged compliant reclamation and potential local benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Jones
Meigs Bureau
Middleport
Scipio Twp
Meigs County
Meigs Junior High
Coalco Mining Co
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Pauline Atkins
Hazel Stanley
Stanley
Atkins
Ruby Halliday
Harrisonville
Southern Ohio Coal Co
Salem Center
Harold Graham
US Air Force
J.A. Stiles
Albany
Danny Howard
Elwood Howard
Melvin Howard
Clifford Whittington
James O'Brien
Pomeroy
O'Brien
Graham
EPA
Whittington
J.A. Hall
Vinton County
Norma Lee
Douglas Eynon
Russell Bailey
Road Closing Studied and Public Hearing Planned
Vinton County Commissioners reviewed Eagle Two Road 8 for a potential closure. A public hearing is set in the commissioner’s office before final disposition. Howard E. Shively was hired to fill a CETA vacancy as radio dispatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Vinton County Commissioners
Eagle Two Road
Sheriff's Office
Howard E. Shively
CETA
Shivley
Kirk Prater
Standard Home Furnishings
Vinton County Health
Prater
Hayes, Donaldson
Southern Board Hires Personnel
The Southern Local School Board hired Marianne McQuire as primary special education teacher in Portland, Daisy Crawley as French and biology teacher, Daniel Riffle as regular bus driver, Ruth Smith as part time custodian at the junior high, and Roger Hill as a regular bus driver. They accepted resignations of Evelyn Moore and Charles Cornell Jr. The board contracted with Meigs County for a work study coordinator, adopted the non certified salary schedule, renewed a depository contract with Racine Home National Bank, and authorized bids for tires, gas, fuel oil, coal, and lunchroom supplies with bids opening Aug 5 at noon. The next meeting is Aug 4 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Southern Local School Board
Marianne McQuire
Portland
Daisy Crawley
Daniel Riffle
Ruth Smith
Roger Hill
Evelyn Moore
Cook
Charles Cornell Jr
Meigs County Board of Education
Racine Home National Bank
Murder Charges Filed in Thompson Death Case
Gallia County investigators and Athens County officers charged Terry McCune and Clyde Ratcliff with aggravated murder in the Sept. 14, 1976 death of Albert Thompson of Cheshire. Ratcliff plea entered. McCune pleads innocent. Preliminary hearings set for Aug. 1 and pending legal representation. Thompson's body was found damaged and may be exhumed for coroner study.
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Gallipolis
Terry McCune
Columbus
Clyde Ramey Ratcliff
Gallia County
Athens
Albert Thompson
Cheshire
Athens County
James Montgomery
Thompson
McCune
Ratcliff
William Conley
Marshall Douthett
Jackson
McCune Thompson
Gravel Hill
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Rio Grande College outreach outlined to Pomeroy Chamber
Rio Grande College continues education plans explained at the Pomeroy Chamber meeting. Bernie Murphy outlined courses for all ages, enrollment targets, a new building, and community needs in fields like sales and communications.
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Pomeroy
Rio Grande College- Community College
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Meigs Inn
Bernie Murphy
Admissions Office
Rio Grande
Murphy
Paul Hayes
Fred Crow
Chamber
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Wellston
Steven Fetherall
West Broadway
Lanelle Landrum
Michigan Ave
Eynon
Leading Creek Conservancy
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Conservation District
Leading Creek District Board
Southern Board
Jack Crisp
Crisp
Conservancy District
Coalco Co
Eynon, Bailey
Dennis Booth
State Reclamation Department
Water Works
Upper
Clarence Andrews
Board of Public Affairs
Crow
Ted Reed
William Grueser
Larry Powell
Phil Kelly
Andrews
Kelly
Clarence Miller
James Page
Fleming, Page, and Stoke Engineering
Sorvsman
Emerson Ave
Parkersburg
Memorial Bridge
Rt. 2
Logan, Ohio
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