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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2015
Page
1
Librarian Rachel Everett read There Was an Old Monster as children ate free sack lunches in the Wells Public Library multipurpose room. A live snake demonstration accompanied the event, drawing curious youngsters.
A compact promotional notice invites readers to scan a QR code to access the publication’s mobile website directly. The fragment emphasizes quick digital access and a call to action for mobile users.
Weather brief notes scattered afternoon thunderstorms across the area with a high near 81 and a low around 64. Some locations may see brief downpours. Partly cloudy skies expected later, with light winds.
Obituaries note Pauline Boies 90, Sandy K. Hickman 73, Allison Morrow 41, and Lorraine Radune 88 across Chillicothe Lancaster Amesville McArthur with brief death notices and ages. Geographic locations include Chillicothe Lancaster Amesville and McArthur in Ohio.
Artists Brad and Tammy Spencer of North Carolina carved a three dimensional brick relief that depicts Ohio University icons and will greet visitors at Phase 1 of the Hous ing Development Plan on the Athens Campus. Christine Sheets conceived the piece to hide an eyesore and enhance the largest student housing project in over four decades as a generator nearby required a visible life safety element.
Randy Milligan of Nelsonville helped stop a shark attack during a family vacation at Oak Island. He tied a tourniquet for victim Hunter Treschel after a shark bit an arm, aiding responders until help arrived. The incident followed Milligan’s earlier vow to avoid the ocean after a honeymoon attack years earlier.
Guy Wolfenbarger Jr. and Anna Spears, both arraigned in Athens County Common Pleas Court, face two counts of robbery and related charges for the June 5 armed robbery of the Certified gas station in Glouster. Wolfenbarger holds a $100,000 bond. Spears $50,000. Evan E. Smith pleaded guilty earlier to aiding and abetting in the robbery.
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