Modified West Union Street plan wins council support
Athens City Council members and business owners backed a revised West Union Street pedestrian walkway proposal presented Tuesday. Mayor Steve Patterson called it a compromise between his initial plan to remove the north traffic lane between Congress and Court Streets and resident and business concerns, creating a safer, more navigable street.
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Proposed plan halves street lanes in new outdoor space plan
City discussions reveal an outdoor dining and gathering area proposal that would remove parking on the north side while keeping traffic lanes open at 10 feet each, down from 13 feet, sparking concerns about parking and loading. The plan would retain parking on both sides and involve stakeholder feedback.
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Meeting the Pleasant Hill Road dogs and sticks
A fragment mentions visitors to Eg or Stable on Pleasant Hill Road who encounter a highly playful dog and engaging stick throwing and retrieving activities. The text notes gullible visitors may become hooked on endless stick games and canine antics.
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AEP Negotiations Progress On Athens County Industrial Park Sale
The Athens County Port Authority explores selling 22 acres at Theisen Industrial Park to American Electric Power for a new substation. AEP has a $75,000 offer. board authorized two members to negotiate and Chairman Bortle to sign a purchase agreement. vote favored negotiations by six members, one opposed.
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Robert Gall
Alan Geiger
Ted Linscott
Robert Wilson
OU community mourns journalism visionary Guido Stempel
The Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University mourns Guido H. Stempel II 87 who died May 31 at James Cancer Hospital Ohio State University Columbus He joined OU in 1965 and led the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism as director for eight years He was later named distinguished professor on campus
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Gary Clark Jr. Cancels Nelsonville Music Fest Appearance
The Nelsonville Music Festival says Friday night headliner Gary Clark Jr. canceled his performance. Organizers posted on the festival Facebook page that Clark could not appear, with details to follow on page A2.
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OU student drowns in Brown County during Memorial Day weekend
Cody Hamblin a 22 year old Ohio University student from Miamisburg died while visiting grandparents at Lake Lorelei Brown County over Memorial Day weekend He went underwater and did not resurface according to WDTN TV Hamblin a former Miamisburg High School football star was listed as a current OU student on the university site.
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