Athens approves water and sewer rate hikes
Athens City Council votes to raise water rates by 17.7 percent and sewer rates by about 25 percent after months of consideration. The minimum charge remains at 3,000 gallons with a new total monthly minimum of 6.30 for water and sewer, plus 4 for garbage for a 10.30 minimum for combined services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Amey
Messenger
Athens
Jerry Adams
Adams
Phil Goldsberry
Holden
Albany Firemen Complete 36 Hour Training
Sixteen Albany area volunteer firemen received state approved 36 hour fire fighting training Monday night. The course, conducted by Loyd Gill of the McArthur Fire Department, was aided by the Tri County Joint Vocational School. Recipients include Chief William Pidcock and 14 named volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
William Pidcock
Albany Area
McArthur
Loyd Gill
Gill
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Lawrence Bean
Richard Crossen
James Elliott
Kenneth Ervin
James Ferguson
Ronald Hacker
Albert Keirns
Warren Keirns
Lewis Morris
Chief Pidcock
Ward Cunningham
Ronald Hope
Walter Jordan
Harry McCutcheon
Norman Wires
Mike Wooten
Athens Board Adopts Nine New Textbooks At Meeting
The Athens City School Board approved new textbooks in nine subject areas including high school social studies and mathematics. Also hired were new head basketball coach Bill Whaley and staff for summer duties. Hearings on the 1977 budget set for July 12, and bids approved to draw up to 500000 from county funds against August tax settlement. Resignations and new hires across multiple schools noted, with personnel changes in English, math, science, special education, and support staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City School Board
Bill Whaley
Marion Wood
Film Library Educational Media Resource Center
Kathy Woolfson
Paula Shafer
John Michael
City seeks 35 mph limit on Columbus Road
Athens to ask Ohio Transportation Department to reduce Columbus Road from 50 to 35 mph from Columbia Avenue to city limits. Safety Committee notes 11 percent of city accidents occur on the road with congestion and intersections cited while radar shows many drivers at 50 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Road
Ohio Transportation Department
Columbia Avenue
Pete Couladis
Safety Services Committee
Lancaster Street
State Highway Patrol Post
Athens
Service
Phil Goldsberry
Phyllis Katz
Two Athens County Men Await Trial In Kroger Theft
A jury trial for Thomas Tyson and Antonio Murphy on theft and receiving stolen property charges from the February 26 Kroger in Nelsonville is moved to July 15 because both were jailed in Columbus when first scheduled. Richard James of Nelsonville got 1 to 10 years for arson in the May 16 1975 jail fire. Probations were set for Tommy Amos and Clyde Barnhart Jr. with $221.27 restitution each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Nelsonville Kroger
Columbus
Thomas Tyson
Antonio Murphy
Richard James
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
Tommy Amos
Athens
Clyde Barnhart Jr
Angel Ridge
Radio Club Field Day Set Across Three Ohio Counties
Amateur radio operators in Athens Hocking and Meigs Counties will join a nationwide Field Day emergency communications simulation sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. The exercise runs Saturday and Sunday with satellites and shortwave links from a Nelsonville area site. Licensed hams and others may participate by calling 592 2594 or contacting local radio associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
American Radio Relay League
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Amateur Radio Association
Southeastern Ohio Amateur Radio Association
Athens Repeater Association
Administration and Council Stand Firm on Job Cut Plan
Police Chief Ted Jones urged the City Council to preserve the records specialist role in the police department, but Councilwoman Phyllis Katz opposed the move citing budget discipline. The confrontation followed Mayor Barrett's proposal to reduce the position from fulltime to halftime to save funds. Jones claimed overtime savings and earlier half year protections would allow keeping Emily Lowery fulltime for the year’s second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Jones
City Council
Jones
Phyllis Katz
Donald Barrett
Emily Lowery
Mrs. Lowery
Sunday Messenger
Water Department
CETA
Police Department
Ralph Nuzum
Income Tax Office
Nuzum
Lawrence Grey
Grey
James Deardorff
Southern Ohio Lodge 55 Fraternal Order of Police
Barrett
Nelsonville Youth Hurt In Accident
A Nelsonville youth, David R. Freer aged 17, was hospitalized with multiple cuts and road abrasions after a single car crash in Hocking County. He lost control on Route 278, skidded into an embankment, and his injury scene occurred around 4 20 p.m. near the Athens County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hocking County
David R. Freer
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Freer
James Earl Jones to Speak at Ohio University Conference
James Earl Jones will appear in Athens on July 22 as part of a five day Bicentennial humanities conference at Ohio University. He will read selections from Constitution related works and other notable writings, with further details announced by conference director Ed Quatrocki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Earl Jones
Athens
Jones
W. B. DuBois
Julius Ceasar
Huckleberry Finn
Benjamin Banneker
Thomas Jefferson
Warner Brothers
Niger
Cicely Tyson
Claudine
Diahann Carroll
Dr. Strangelove
Malcolm X
Lennie
Claudius
Ed Quattrocki
Ohio University
Advisory Board Opens First Meeting for Ohio University Osteopathic College
A 10 member state advisory board to the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine met on campus for an organizational session. Gov James Rhodes named members in February and President Charles Ping set the agenda for the initial meeting. The acting dean Dr Gerald Faverman reported progress over six months as the college prepares to open in September with the first class admitted. Committees on officers and rules were also nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
James Rhodes
Charles Ping
Gerald Faverman
Tire slashed on Blower car in Wellston incident
J. P. Rogers notified police that the left front tire of James N. Blower of McArthur had been cut while the vehicle was parked on East First Street in Wellston. The act occurred Friday or Saturday, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
J. P. Rogers
James N. Blower
McArthur
East First Street
Republicans To Discuss 1st Ward Vacancy
The Republican delegation on City Council plans a public meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at 31 Second St hosted by Councilmen Pete Couradis Joe Johnson and Ellsworth Holden to discuss candidates for the 1st Ward seat vacated by Pete Lalich. The council aims to elect a new 1st Ward councilman at Monday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Ward
Pete Couradis
Joe Johnson
Ellsworth Holden
Clarice Powell
Second St
Pete Lalich
Stolen stereo gear from Haffa's Records
Athens police report a weekend break in at Haffa's Records 15 W Union St. Stereo equipment valued at 580 dollars was taken after entry through a back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haffa
Union St
Athens
Miners' Wives Organizing in Rutland
Miners' spouses from local unions in 1890 1886 and 1957 may attend a June 30 meeting at Forest Acres Park Fort Meigs on New Lima Road. A Coal Miners Wives Club is planned with lunch provided and attendees asked to bring a covered dish. For more information call 669-3635.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Forest Acres Park
Fort Meigs
New Lima Road
Coal Miners Wives Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Environmental Services Committee
Bob Wilson Jr
Albany Department
Albany Firemen
Athens School Board
Robert Finnearty
Leslie Walker
John Daugherty
Dorothy Rutter
Wilbur Lanning
Janice Thompson
Mary Nichols
Joan Wyatt
Nancy Long
Deborah Masood
Rita M. Dietrich
Mark Smith
Radio Club
James Jones
Landmark
Freezer
A Inc
Woodmen
Modern
Woodmen of America
Modern Woodmen OF America
Fraternal Life Insurance
Rock Island
Illinois
Earl Radcliffe
Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!