Assault Charges Filed In Vinton Shootings
Herman Hobart of McArthur Route 2 faces aggravated and felonious assault charges in the slaying of Shelby Jean Rosser and wounding of Joe Rhinehart. Hobart suffered a heart attack after the shooting and is hospitalized under guard. Rosser was killed in the Club Vinton parking lot. Rhinehart was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Mcarthur
Herman Hobart
Vinton County
Rosser
Club Vinton
Rhinehart
Hobart
Search ends as Hobart captured after chase in Ohio
Hobart Rhinehart was chased by lawmen and captured on Skunk Hollow Road after a chase that ended with a heart attack. Rhinehart remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Ross County Medical Center. Services for Mrs. Rosser will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home in Athens. Sheriff Ron Davis thanked area sheriff departments and the Southeast Ohio Mobile Crime Lab from Hocking Technical College for assistance during the search and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk Hollow
Rhinehart
Ross County Medical Center
Rosser
Jagers and Sons
Athens
Ron Davis
Ross, Meigs
Jackson County
Court records list numerous Athens area defendants and charges
The court docket names Jonathan Carrol and Debra Pierson among many others facing charges in Athens and Nelsonville areas. Entries include cases of disorderly conduct, speeding, unsafe vehicle, and driving without a license along with bond forfeitures and property destruction. Districts referenced include Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, and Amesville with ages ranging from 18 to 42.
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Jonathan Carrol
Athens
Debra A. Pierson
the Plains
Matthew Alan Ginsburg
Charlotte M. We
Gregory Smith
Nelsonville
Melanie R. Poondl
Joseph David Krolow
Albany
Norma Kay Fouty
James David Davis
Sheryl Jean Martin
Buchtel
Tim Martin
Shade
Patty Bunch
Miamisburg
Edward Strausbaugh
Glouster
Shirley Dixon
Larry Hamilton
Dena Jewel
George K. Hysell
Joan R. McAfooes
Kim Alan Rogers
Tawna Jayne Fine
Paul W. Water
Pittsburgh
Catherine Marie Baur
Denny Ray Gillett
Jacksonville
Wilma Lee Kincaid
Hemlock
Herbert Michael Oblinger
Sandra Sue Munn
L. Loring Lovett
Dunbar
W. Va
Beth Ann Henderson
Jeffrey Lane Robinson
Angela Ruth Hanson
Amesville
Sherman Cunningham Jr
Ville
Ivan R. Jarvis
Cutler
Douglas E. Johnson
Julian Drive
Harold Morse
Sheriff's Department
Terry B. Porten
James Baxter
Louisville
James Blazier
Gary L. Browning
Zanesville
Leonard D. Haning
Dean W. Kennard Jr
Everett D Lee
Andrew R. Mendel
Columbus
Gregory L. Pencheff
Chauncey
Sandra G. Proffitt
Multiple Underage and DUI Citations Across Counties
Police records show numerous traffic and alcohol related citations. Offenders include Dorothy Conkey 68 Robinson Trailer Court and Ronald Hudnall 49 Athens Route 3 with DUI counts. other names appear for improper backing, speeding and license issues. Some sentences include fines costs and jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Conkey
Robinson Trailer Court
Larry E. Rutter Jr
the Plains
Charles J. Christian
David A. Keirns
Millfield
Darren Hull
Columbus
Donald D. Legg
Michael S Smith
Nelsonville
Thomas J Gallagher
Euclid Ave
Ronald O Hudnall
Athens
Bradley H. Smith
Lamar Drive
Richard F. Stevens
Grosvenor St
Lois J. Welsh
Coolville
Basil V. Devito
Jo Ann Pulfer
Radford Road
Story Hours Begin at Athens Library
Weekly program at the Athens Public Library for children ages 6 to 11 runs Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. through July 29. The library at 25 W. Washington St. will host stories games crafts films music and poetry.
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Athens Public Library
Fuel Line Break Sparks Auto Fire on Grosvenor Street
Athens firemen extinguished a gasoline fire in a car engine after a fuel line broke on a Dolph Day Jackson vehicle on Grosvenor Street near noon. Fire damage estimated at 100 dollars.
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Athens
Grosvenor Street
Dolph Day
Jackson
Keith Pertson
E. Stimson Ave
Thieves Strike Federal Hocking High School
Vandals broke into Federal Hocking High School over the weekend stealing candy machines and cash from a cabinet in the main office. Deputies report an undetermined amount of change and about 45 dollars taken. a juvenile suspect is named. Nearby, James Scott reports his backpack and wallet stolen from his car in Sugar Creek.
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Federal Hocking High School
Sheriff's Department
Jay McKee
New Marshfield
James Scott
Sugar Creek
Assault at Laundromat. Grainger assaulted in Wash Tub incident
Charles S. Grainger reported to Athens police that he was assaulted at the Wash Tub laundry on North Court Street a group entered the shop. A man threw a brick and began beating him. Grainger was not seriously hurt. A separate report notes Joe Kopec’s bicycle theft and other community notices.
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Charles S. Grainger
S. Court St
Athens
North Court Street
Grainger
Joe Kopec
N. Shafer St
Apt
Coalton Area Deaths and Obituaries Montage
Multiple notices report deaths in Coalton Logan Middleport Coolville and surrounding areas. Alice Nichols Stewart 80 died walking in Jackson, survivors include two sons and three daughters with services at Wellston Chapel. James P. Starr 71 died at home after years of ill health with services Friday. Walter W. Rife 68 died in Gallia County after work in education and fox hunting with services Thursday. Bessie A. Hines 74 died in Coolville after a brief illness with services Thursday. Burial details and calling hours accompany each notice.
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Coalton
Alice Nichols Stewart
Stewart Street
South Street
Jackson
Glenroy
Alfred
Addie Thomas Nichols
EUB Church of
William
Wellston
Richard
Chillicothe
Margaret Rhodes
Addie Walk
Grosse Point
Mich
Ocye Stewart
River Rouge
James N. Blower
A.B. Maloy
Coalton Cemetery
Logan
James P. Starr
Pottery St
Gore
Nathan
Rosa Wolfe Starr
Water Department
Eagles Lodge
Murray City
Willard
Sherman
Harry
Arkansas
Florence Pierson
Clarence
Tina) Cozad
Ernest
Ethel) Malone
Howard Ocean Nelson
Harley
Violet) Maxwell
Zanesville
Samuel
Freda) Jewell
Reynoldsburg
Floyd
Esther) Carson
Middleport
Leonard-Lyke
Walter W. Rife
Cheshire
Gallia County
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Horton
Susie Durst Rife
Cheshire Two Schools
Ohio Education Association
Lark
Lois Christine) Napier
Flossie) Tate
New Lexington
Clifton
Hazel) Stout
Albany
Kathy
Melissa
Stephen Fulton
Griffen
Larkie
Kevin Napier
Ina Rife
Kenton
Martha Rife
Ray
Rawlings-Coats
Chester Lemley
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Bessie Hines
Coolville
Bessie A. Hines
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Gassaway
W. Va
Sylvester
Ida Skidmore Meadows
Grace Brothern Church
Buchannon
James Russell Meadows
Earnie W. Edwards
Weston
Macile
Lorine) Landis
Adrian
Dora Putnam
Ida Ellen Perrine
Mary Ethel Gregory
Conway
S. C
Belle Mosser
Chester
Woodrow Wilson Brady
Elyria
Roscoe Hines
White Funeral Home
Robert W. Markley
Putnam Family Cemetery
Southeast Ohio Weather Outlook and Forecast Details
Weather briefing for Tuesday June 28 1977 with humidity 86 this morning and 1.95 inches of precipitation yesterday. Southeast Ohio shows showers and thunderstorms likely tonight with 70 percent rain chance and turning cooler Wednesday. Extended outlook calls for fair Thursday and possible showers Friday and Saturday with cooler temperatures. Recreational boating forecast notes southwest winds 20 to 30 knots tonight.
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Ohio
West Lake Shore
East Lake Shore
Cleveland
Nelsonville Council Sets Special Meeting Tonight
The Nelsonville City Council will meet at 7 in Council Chambers to discuss projects funded by the $415,000 Public Works Grant. An official announcement detailing grant allocations and project scope will be made.
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Nelsonville
Plans Set for Athens Christian School Expansion
The Athens Christian School plans to open to students in Athens County and nearby areas. Interested parties can call multiple numbers or write Box 755 Athens. David Hartley, son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Hartley of Glouster, is on the second semester dean's list at Tabor College Hillsboro Kansas.
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Athens Christian School
Athens County
Athens
David Hartley
Jerry Hartley
Glouster
Tabor College
Hillsboro
Kan
Community meeting and club notices in Athens area
Al Anon meets at 8 p m in the Church of the Good Shepherd lounge for those concerned about a drinker. Emblem Club and Paramythia Lodge hold events. NABA and Democratic Women meet with speakers. Scouting, Grange, Masonic groups, and a garden club picnic fill the evening schedule in Glouster and The Plains vicinity.
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Al-Anon
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Athens Emblem Club
Sprague
Alaska Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Athens Masonic Temple
Athens Area
Democratic Women's Club
Lenore Sickels
Athens
Elks Lodge
Canaan Grange
CES
Glouster Masonic Temple
School Break-In Reported At Eastern High School
Meigs County deputies investigate a breaking and entering at Eastern High School with $250 worth of tools missing. A Monday evening entry left trash in the hallway. no classrooms appeared entered. Tools belonged to Michael Neutzling of Pomeroy and were loaned to Salser.
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Pomeroy
Eastern High School
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Michael Neutzling
Salser
Local names listed from Athens area hospital scene
Athens residents Sheila Clark Jackie McKnabb Robert Essex James Helmann Flora Taylor Harvey Cranmer Sharon Simons Rebecca McLain and others from Nelsonville Amesville and New Lula Martin are noted in a hospital related listing including Mrs Kenneth Jones and son Patricia Hightower Lawrence Cottrill.
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Sheila Clark
Jackie McKnabb
Robert Essex
Athens
James Helmann
Flora Taylor
Harvey Cranmer
Nelsonville
Sharon Simons
Amesville
Rebecca McLain
New
Lula Martin
Ben McPherson
Gary Walker
Kenneth Jones
Patricia Hightower
Lawrence Cottrill
Local Notables Listed in Obituary Notices
A list of individuals including Jean Delph Ernest Lambert Ellen R and others appears in a community obituary notice with names such as William Middieswart Kay Warden da Stewart Betty Persons Opal Cummins Carolyn Deem Audrey McFarland and Jean Delph again. The fragment references a social or memorial listing without further context or dates.
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Ernest Lambert
Ellen R
William Middieswart
Kay Warden
da Stewart
Betty Persons
Opal Cummins
Carolyn Deem
Audrey McFarland
Jean Delph
Local Names Highlight Community Members in Obituary Snippet
Readable fragment lists William Willis David Hively Harry Searles Jackson Fairchild Hazel John Jenkins Richard Franklin and Dorothy, indicating a memorial or community notice featuring multiple individuals. The text suggests a local newspaper notice of residents connected by an event or remembrance.
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William Willis
David Hively
Harry Searles
Jackson Fairchild
Hazel John Jenkins
Richard Franklin
Dorothy
Two Injured In Point Pleasant Wreck
In Point Pleasant, a two car crash during heavy rain injured two drivers and a passenger. Steven Holcomb, 18, and Don na K Sayre, 17, both Point Pleasant, drove south and collided after hitting a water puddle on Viand Street. Linda Sayre, 15, of Point Pleasant Route 1, was also hurt and taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital for observation. The Holcomb vehicle was demolished and the Sayre car sustained $800 in damage.
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Point Pleasant
Steven Holcomb
Viand Street
Donna K. Sayre
Miss Sayre
Linda Sayre
Pleasant Valley Hospital
AORTA Plans Expanded Bus Service To Pomeroy And Mason
The Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association will expand public bus service to Pomeroy and Mason areas. Residents may write AORTA at 64 N. Court St. Athens 45701 or call 592-3081 for information.
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Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association
Pomeroy
Mason
AORTA
N. Court St
Athens
Free Beltone hearing aid offer in Chicago ad
A Beltone Electronics Corp advertisement offers a free non-operating model to anyone responding. No cost or obligation. the tiny earlevel unit weighs under a third of an ounce. Mail to Dept. 9189 Beltone, 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago Illinois 60646 to receive the aid.
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Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victori
Chica
Illinois
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Athens, Ohio
University Hospital
Ft. Belvoir
Vietnam
Korea
Court News
Harrison Runyon
Jenkins
Paul E. Claar
S. New Jersey Ave
Jack D. Tipton
David L. Doles
Rodney W. Cartwright
New Ave
Terry D. Snider
All Speed
Howard R. Grow
W. Market
Athens Municipal
Norman
Wires
Athens Library
Washington St
Super America
West Washington Street
Jean Simonton
Jo Huntington
Southeastern Ohio Epilepsy Association
Buckeye Community Services Corp
Glouster Moose Lodge
J. Norman
Alice Stewart
James Starr
Roger Fidler
Oak Grove Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Walter Rife
Ohio University Geography Department
C.L. Colmer
U.S
NASO
Interdester
Iater
Dester
Marketéown
Acceleration Core
Banc One Carp
Beasley Indl
Berkley Bio Eng
Beverage Mang
Bie
Orum
Bob Evans Farms
Renee Ine
Broventon Food Co
Buckeve Cee
SOL
THE
Athens National. Bank
First Banc Group OF Ohio, Inc
FDIC
Council
Athens Fire Squad
Annetta Anand
Elizabeth Drive
O'Bleness
Ill
Minnie Ganshow
Canterbury Drive
Edna Roush
Mary Kauff
Veterans Memorial Accident
Athens City
the Plains Garden Club
Elmo Scott
Cross Street
Yid Ree
Logan Monument Co., Inc
West Main St
S. Indiana
Coclevile
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
W. Main Street
Mates
O’bleness Birth
Pleasant Valley
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