Council Debates Bus Fare Increase and Free Senior Rides
Athens Ohio council weighs raising regular fares from 10 to 20 cents after September 1 to test ridership impact when potentially buying a city bus fleet. The plan would make 65 plus riders free while maintaining a UMTA grant option and city service contracts.
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Herb Amey
AORTA
Transportation Committee of Council
Urban Mass Transit Act
Phyllis Katz
UMTA
Greg Hill
Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association
Hill
Jerry Adams
Law Searched In Cable Appeal
Solicitor Gerald Mollica will review laws to seek court relief from higher rates charged by Continental Cablevision of Ohio Inc. Council authorized the review and faces arbitration costs and date changes. Residents supported the legal review while several fiscal details and other city business were addressed.
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Gerald Mollica
Continental Cablevision of Ohio Inc
Mollica
Canterbury Drive
Gifford Coxsee
Paul Boase
Pete Lalich
Katz
Care Line
Athens Mental Health Center
Donald Barrett
City HUD Dispute Halts Local CDA Funds Request
Mayor Barrett said HUD is holding the city's Community Development Act funds hostage. Columbus meeting follows HUD notice disapproving the CDA request and pressuring a revised plan prioritizing new construction over renovations with a June 13 deadline.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Columbus
HUD
Federal Department
CDA
Bids May Be Rejected On Richland Avenue Widening
The Athens Board of Control may reject bids opened Monday for widening Richland Avenue after the two bids exceeded engineer estimates by 29 percent. Memo Construction Co. of Belpre bid 49 564, Shaw and Holter of Lancaster bid 55 561, with an estimate of 38 498. The project covers widening from Carriage Hill Drive to near Route 682 and drainage upgrades, aiming to start in two to three weeks for a September 1 completion.
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Athens Board of Control
Richland Avenue
Donald Barrett
Gerald Mollica
Memo Construction Co
Belpre
Plains Water and Sewer
Memo
Shaw and Holter
Lancaster
Richland
Carriage Hill Drive
Shoplifting Charge Filed Against Local Man
Logan police report Charles L. Durrette, 33, of 33 Furnace St., charged with shoplifting a $12.95 clock from Risch Drug Store on West Main. A shopper alerted two store employees who nabbed him. Spanish Colony note mentions Menila founded by Spain in 1571.
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Logan
Charles L. Durrette
Furnace St
Durrette
Risch
West Main Street
Kent State Photographer Says He Saw No Weapons Before Firing
John Filo, Pulitzer Prize winning Kent State photographer, says he saw nothing thrown at Ohio National Guardsmen in the 180 feet before they fired on demonstrators. He sought a confrontation shot and did not find one as four students were killed and nine wounded. the wounded and parents seek 46 in damages.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen
John Filo
James Rhodes
Filo
Commons
Taylor Hill
Chambers
District Court
Dan Young
Young
Kent
Plaintiffs
Joseph Kelner
Kelner
Rhodes
Kilvert Fair Saturday At Kilvert Community Center
The Kilvert Fair is set for Saturday near the Kilvert community center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It features a country store, games, flea market, music and clowns with proceeds benefiting the Kilvert center.
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Kilvert
Helen Coe
Kilvert Center
House Trailer Demolished in Wind Storm
A vacant house trailer near Maplewood Cemetery in Glouster was demolished by Saturday night winds. The trailer belonged to Jack Keith of Columbus. In Trimble during the same storm, trees were downed and utility wires were blown down.
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Glouster
Maplewood Cemetery
Jack Keith
Columbus
Trimble
Two Men Arrested On Drug Charges In Athens County
Athens County sheriff's deputies and police investigators arrested William L. Collins 19 on possession of marijuana and sale of hashish to a minor on a Lakeview Apartments staircase landing. Mark B. Levine 24 of 27 North Congress Street faced charges of sale of a dangerous drug and theft by deception.
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Athens County
William L. Collins
Vore Ridge Road
Lakeview
Mark B. Levine
N. Congress St
Collins
Levine
Albany warns residents to confine dogs cats and chickens
Albany residents are told by the Village Council to keep dogs cats and chickens on their property after complaints of garden damage. Those not confining their pets face possible prosecution.
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Albany
Helpers Thanked By GLOUSTER Chief On Drowning Rescue
Gene Skinner station chief of the Glouster unit thanks the volunteer fire department and citizens who assisted in recovering a drowning victim near Oakdale Road Buckingham branch of Sunday Creek outside the village. Skinner said their help was needed and appreciated.
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Glouster
Gene Skinner
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Oakdale Road
Buckingham
Sunday Creek
Skinner
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