City OKs Salary Hikes while Safety Director Post Is Dropped
Athens City Council approved salary increases for mayor, auditor, treasurer, council members and the solicitor, with the mayor now a full time position. The proposed split of the service safety director post was tabled due to a tight 1971 budget, shelving the safety director job for now while approving bids for pool and city projects and refinancing to fund improvements.
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Athens
J. Paul Gerig
Raymond Shepard
Dwight Robinson
Ralph Nuzum
Shepard
Council
Tad Grover
Grover
Fred Weber II
Ohio University
Athens study widens to full review of city law books
Athens City Solicitor Gerald Mollica told City Council the two ordinances on vagrancy and suspicious persons have expanded into a full scale review of the city criminal code and other ordinances. He aims to present a final report at the March 15 meeting as discussions continue on the sign ordinance speed limits and Cop In.
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Robinson
J. Paul Gerig
Mollica
Gerig
Athens
Gerald Mollica
Ohio University Honors College
Council
Columbus Road
City Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Service-Safety Director
City Hall
Cline
Tom Cady
Athens mayor delays safety director post over finances
Athens Mayor Raymond Shepard told The Messengers the city needs a safety director but finances prevent immediate action. He noted councilmen tried to secure funding, but the effort failed due to the city’s financial state. He speculated Milton Nuzum may retire as plans for the post fade.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Milton Nuzum
Nuzum
Athens Service Safety
Division Ten Highway Department
John Dowler
National Weather Forecast For East West Regions
Snow rain and showers expected across much of the East Tuesday with additional snow and showers in parts of the Northwest. Cold in the East and South, warm in the West and Southeast. Yesterday high 58, low 37. today 59.5 humidity at 9 am. precipitation totals show slight month and year variance. Sun sets 6 22 pm, rises 7 am. pressure 30.06 inches and falling.
Buckeye association hearing and county board meet clash
The Friday hearing by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators at the Ohio University Inn will be closed to the public to hear testimony on the ouster of County School Superintendent Robert Weinfurther. The Saturday county school board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Campbell Building on W State Street is open to the public with a large expected turnout.
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Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Athens County School Board
Clyde Pratt
Ohio University Inn
Robert Weinfurtner
Campbell
Athens’ W. State Street
Pratt
Athens Residents Rally as Power Line Route Rumors Swirl
At a Athens City Council meeting the Electric Co. sought easements to run a 69,000 volt line over city property to connect Strouds Run and Clark substations. Residents feared impacts on homes and beauty of Columbia Avenue Second Street area. The city urged reconsideration, citing residential disruption and cost. officials indicated easements likely.
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Athens
Columbia Avenue
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Strouds Run and
Clark
Second Street
Columbia
Second
Strouds Run
Electric Company
Route 33
Peach Ridge
Columbia Second Area
Colum
Bia
Gerald Mollica
Mollica
Cyclists May Use Old Riverbed In Athens Plan
Athens City Planning Commission discussed bicycle paths and shop signs led by Ohio University architect Alan Geiger. Proposals include routes along the old river bed from Richland Avenue to Mill Street with Hocking Conservancy District support and signage to connect schools to recreation areas.
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Athens City Planning Commission
Ohio University
Alan Geiger
E. State Street
Geiger
University
Richland Avenue
Wolfe Street
Mill Street
Hocking Conservancy
Gieger
Ordi
Drug Abuse Film Shown To Kiwanis
Athens Kiwanis heard about a Cedar Falls Iowa program addressing drug abuse with the film It Takes a Lot of Help supplied by Kemper Insurance. The club read a school district gratitude letter for Dental Health Week and planned an air pollution talk by Louis P. Randall of General Motors. A citizen committee joins schools hospitals and law enforcement to educate prevent and rehabilitate the town.
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Kemper Insurance Co
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Kiwanis
Louis P. Randall
General Motors
Births at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
A list of newborns announced by O'Bleness Memorial Hospital noting parents and their residences including New Marshfield Athens The Plains Albany Guysville Hamden Wellston and Wellston area. Named parents include Barton Sanborn Isaac Ashbaugh Tina Brooks Dwila Munn Zelman Kennard Betsy Gale Montgomery Rex Storer and families.
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Issac Ashbaugh
Thomas McCoy
Harlan Antle
Cloyce Martin
Athens
Richard McKibben
Kenneth Willoughby
Charles Chappell
Martin Keirns
John J. Jackson
Tina Brooks
The
Plains
Donald Mace
Donald Newman
Gary Tribe
Albany
John Grim
Dwila Munn
Guysville
Editor Joins Steppe's As Ad and PR Chief
James W. Welch 26 a Toledo native and Ohio University graduate joined Steppe's Beauticians Inc of Athens Monday as director of advertising and public relations. He was vire editor of The Adrian Telegram before returning to Athens and will direct advertising for Steppe's 200 salons in 26 states. Welch has civic roles including president of the Big Brothers March of Dimes campaign director and Kiwanis member.
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James W. Welch
Ohio University
Steppe’s Beauticians, Inc
Athens
Welch
Toledo
Adrian
Mich
Steppe’s
U. S
The
Big Brothers
March of Dimes
Kiwanis Club
Health Violation Charged To Owner
The Athens City County Health Department charged Rev. Paul Alden of Akron owner of 2 Clearview Heights with discharging untreated sewage into a land drain in Athens Township. He posted a $58 bond pending a March 5 hearing.
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Athens City-County
Paul Alden
Akron
Clearview Heights
Health Department
Athens Township
Alden
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