State residents push reroute of Route 50 to protect East State Street
East State Street residents petitioned the City Council to press the Ohio Department of Transportation to reroute Route 50 away from East State Street onto Stimson Avenue. They cited glass and plaster damage from rumbling traffic. The council approved seeking action, though state officials say rerouting is not favored now.
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East State
Carpenter
Congress Streets
Richland Avenue
Stimson Avenue
Carpenter and
Department of Transportation
Dow Lake
Herb Amey
Ohio Department of Transpor
Goldsberry
Smith
Carpenter Street
Alan Goldsberry
E. State St
DOT
City and County seek lower prisoner housing costs
City council weighs trimming the housing charge in a five year agreement with the county jail. Pro rated housing for partial days disputed. booking and release fees to remain. Other actions include funding water and fire contracts and bike path projects.
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Thane Monoes Council
Jerry Adams
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Southwest Water District
Zaleski Man Hurt In Crash In Four Car Collision
A Zaleski resident Roger K. Stout 26 suffered possible fracture injuries and was treated at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a four car crash in Vinton County. Stout remained in good condition. A bicycle rider Zoltan S. Puskas 28 was hit near Harmony Road and treated for minor injuries and released.
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Stout
Terry L. Weaver
Chillicothe
Miss Brickles
Zoltan S. Puskas
Ohio University
Harmony Road
Wilma S. Bartlett
Athens
Bartlett
Puskas
O’bleness
Barrett Presents 1978 Tax Budget Projections
Mayor Donald Barrett projects 2.7 percent total city spending increase to 3.73 million for 1978. General fund rises 5.8 percent to 1.56 million with a 5 percent raise for many workers. Garbage fund climbs to 166200 and a franchised collection option is debated.
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Donald Barrett
Barrett
Joe Johnson
Council
City Hall
Buckeye Trail Rerouting Aims Longer Route Across Forests
The Buckeye Trail will be rerouted to bypass Miamiville to Pike State Forest extending the trail to 155 miles in the relocated section. The overall length will exceed 800 miles with a southern route to Serpent Mound Memorial and through Brush Creek and Shawnee state forests. Over 100 volunteers will mark the new path.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Miamiville
Cincinnati
Pike State Forest
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Natural Resources
Robert Teater
Serpent Mound Memorial
Adams County
Brush Creek
Shawnee
Scioto County
Teater
The
Buckeye Trail
Army Aided At Fire At Beverly Hills Club
The Salvation Army arrived quickly at the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in South Gate Kentucky and set up mobile canteens from Cincinnati Portsmouth and Lexington to feed firemen rescuers and victims. A 24 hour telephone information line operated from Cincinnati and South Gate handling over 1000 calls during Memorial Day weekend.
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South Gate
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Lexington
Driver sustains possible leg injury in Court Street crash
Athens police report a 25 year old driver Larry McCoy of Z car suffered a possible broken leg after a collision with a car driven by 28 year old Asa Monroe of Nelsonville Route 1 on Court Street Monday morning at 10 25. Monroe allegedly changed lanes and struck McCoy while both were northbound.
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Athens
Larry McCoy
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
McCoy
Asa Monroe
Nelsonville
Monroe
Sugar Grove Couple Injured in Route 33 Collision
A Sugar Grove couple suffered minor injuries when their car rear ended a slowly moving dump truck on Route 33 near the Strouds Run Road overpass in Athens Monday morning. Berkley Marion, 42, and Joyce Marion, 37, were injured, police said. Arron Lewis, 36, of Little Hocking Route 3, drove the truck.
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Strouds Run Road
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Berkley Marion
Arron Lewis
Little Hocking
Marion
Joyce Marion
Language Camp Set At OU
Ohio University will host the third annual Language Camp in June 1925 for junior high and high school students across French Spanish and German. The program features native-speaking tutors, dorm housing with only the target language spoken, cultural activities, and a $90 fee covering tuition room and board and activities. Enroll via the student’s language teacher.
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Ohio University
Modern Language Department
Health Seminar Planned at Ohio University
A five day health instruction workshop will run June 27 to July 1 at Ohio University. Secondary school teachers will create in class health labs. Fees range from 50 dollars non credit to 123 dollars for graduate credit. Coordinator is Tiff Cook. Supported by a grant from the Corporation for Health Education in Appalachia Ohio. Contact Barbara Sims at CHEAO Box 825 Athens or call 593-5526 or 439-4948 for details.
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Tiff Cook
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
The
Corporation For Health Education In
Appalachia
Ohio
Barbara Sims
CHEAO
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Athens
Stimson Avenue History Highlighted by Athens Museum Group
A Sunday gathering of Athens County Museum Corp. members toured in Rutherford Insurance offices to view area maps spanning fifty years. They learned about Dr. H S Stimson after whom the street is named and heard land history before a planned walking tour was rained out. Marjorie Stone led discussions on former landowners and plans for a similar Amesville area tour were announced by Walter Ervin.
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Athens County Museum Corp
Rutherford Insurance
HS. Stimson
Marjorie Stone
Museum Corporation
Walter Ervin
Amesville
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