Flood Damage Recovery Methods Are Explained
County and village officials met to hear about federal aid for flood damage repair. SBA outlined low interest loans up to 350000 at 3 percent for 30 years, with restrictions on use and eligibility. Red Cross detailed grants spent in Athens County and ongoing needs, while ASCS and Soil Conservation Service offered potential project assistance and technical advice. IRS records requirements and local government funding nuances were also discussed, with engineers noting temporary repairs may qualify for federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vessey
American Red Cross
Athens County
Red Cross
Soil Conservation Service
John Brown
Harold Dodd
Dodd
Margart Creek Conservancy District
John Abel
Athens
Internal Revenue Service
Harold W. Hitchens
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Area Traffic Court Improper Turns And Reckless Operations
A mass of case notes from the Area Traffic Court details numerous defendants from Athens and surrounding towns. It lists charges including reckless operation improper turn and speeding, with fines ranging from a few dollars to over forty, and notes several forfeited bonds and related penalties. Names cover Smythes, Crums, Kershners, Brunners, Hurst, and many others from Nelsonville to Columbus, Port Clinton to Akron, with addresses and ages noted where given. The report also mentions last night's storm destroying a house trailer at the Athens County fairgrounds, Job Corps workers at the county courthouse, and pickup delays by Goodwill Industries due to a track breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smathers
Athens
Cyrus West
Albany
Jesse Crum
Millfield
Leonard Konieczynski
Elliott St
Joy Kershner
Buchte
James Brunner
Akron
Edward We
Nelsonville
Ann Kennedy
Connersville
Ind
Herbert Clemens
Mary Mills
Columbus
George Howes
Port Clinton
Jeremy Kerr
North Royalton
Gelinde Triplett
Orland Hurst
Athens County Fairgrounds
Hurst
Fairgrounds
Sheep Lamb Project Plans Postponed In Athens County
A sheep and lamb dipping program for control of insects and diseases in Athens County has been postponed to June 20 and 21. Kenneth Ackerman, county extension agent, said the portable operation will visit 14 farms and treat up to 1,100 sheep. Larry R. Everett, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Everett, received a BA degree at Wilmington College’s 92nd commencement, majoring in economics and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Kenneth Ackerman
Larry R. Everett
Wilbur Everett
Athens
Wilmington College
Ames-Bern
Brief Thunderstorm Sweeps City Dims Power and Trees
A brief thunderstorm struck Athens early Wednesday bringing lightning, rain, hail and strong winds. Power outages affected a Columbia Ave circuit near Mount Calvary Cemetery for about 20 minutes, with many calls about fallen limbs and damaged transformers. Nine reports of fallen trees or limbs were logged, Mill St. suffered the heaviest damage, and cable TV service was knocked out. The police radio circuit was down for about 30 minutes. The storm followed a day of heat, with a high of 94 and a low of 67, as the Hocking River rose to 5.37 ft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbia Ave
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Lancaster St
Sugar Creek
Amesville
Mill St
Dow Lake Water Tests In Progress
Dow Lake water samples have been sent to Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville for testing after flood rumors. Park manager Paul Kinnard reports staff say public water is contaminated to varying degrees but Dow Lake water is not dangerous. He dismisses claims of a dead horse in the lake as false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Lake
Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Nelsonville
Paul Kinnard
Kinnard
Two Twenty-Five Year Olds Named in New Case
Ronald Lee Brown, 25, Akron, a graduate student, and Elizabeth M Yeckel, 25, Athens, a teacher, are identified in the latest case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Lee Brown
Akron
Elizabeth M. Yeckel
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irvin Wolfe
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Storm
Job Corps
Commissioners Office
Nancy Stover
Shirley Hart
Diana Casto
Sharon Lanning
Clerk of Courts
Goodwill Industries, Inc
Fire Department
Strouds Run Road
Leland Randles
Robert Preston
Chauncey
Patricia Campbell
Toledo
Billy Reid
Hamilton
Joe Grim
Beverly
Robert Wilson
Andrea Spriggs
Marietta
Harold Beekman
Shadyside
Wiliam Flanagen
Parkersburg
Norval Ord
Dayton
Henry Ferrell
Area
Judy Linton
Coolville
Michael Fert
Defiance
Steven Parsons
Woodbridge Vo
Stephen Widmeyer
Carriage Hill
Ben Lubecki
Porkersburg
Jo Ann Lee
Ralph Calvert
Guysville
Adam Yen
John C Bongoy
Willowdale
Clarence McCown
Cleveland
Chevyl Pincombe
Berbore Cope
Harry Houske
Kenneth Freeman
Gore
James Yates
Newark
Mery Carson
Wooster
Brende Hartley
New Marshfield
Richard Schmiedy
Thamas Lover Jr
Robert Nordstrom
N. Congress
Clarence E. Riley
Theodore Lockhart
Michael Eokin Conti
Ralph Story
Linesin Hall
Christine Chependy
Lindley Hall
James Copeland
Kenneth Leach
James Hall
Robert McCielland
Glouster
Geary
Pasatella Cigars
Green
Helbres
Waltham
King Edward
Imperial Cigars
Ter
Cologne
Faberge
Norelco
Edward
Panatella Cigars
REG
Ode Fach
KODAK
Reynold
Lone
Hammock
Sea
Ced
Super Drugs, Inc
Sir Walter Raleigh
Prince Albert
Ace
America
Hain
Ohio
George Lovell
Fred W. Bower
Center
Small Business Administration
Paul Brown
Charles Wadley
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
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