Contractor Is Subject Of Restraining Order
A two week temporary restraining order was issued against Ralph Myers Contracting Co over the Hocking River flood protection project on Harmony Road County Road 24. County Engineer Gerald Hann filed suit seeking halt to road damage and $40 000 in damages, claiming fill dirt obscured drainage structures and created dangerous icy potholes. A further hearing was set for March 26 at 9 30 a m.
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Hocking River
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Gerald Hann
Hann
Harmony Road
County Road 24
Ralph Myers Contracting Co
Army Corps of Engineers
Harold Wilson
Myers
Bolin
Bond Revoked in Malicious Cutting Case in Athens County
In Athens County Common Pleas Court bond for Bobby Lee Gibson was revoked after prosecutors argued he is not sane. Gibson, 32, of Jacksonville, faces charges of maliciously cutting his wife with intent to kill. The judge ordered a Columbus psychiatrist to examine him in Athens after a preliminary hearing showed a bloody knife and the wife with a sling.
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Athens County
Claire Ball Jr
Gibson
Ball
West Virginia
Franklin Sheeter
Common Pleas Court
Loretta Gibson
Bolin
Columbus
Dwight Palmer
Athens
Gison
Regard For U S Clergy Is Variable
The Rev Everett Lemay of Mount Vernon Illinois told a ministers conference that the ministry ranks highest as a profession yet ministers are often treated as a laughing stock as people lump all pastors together He cited issues of professional incompetence financial failure laziness and domination by outspoken parishioners urging caution in ambition respect personal life and integrity
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Rockford, Ill
America
Everett Lemay
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Mount Vernon
Ill
Lemay
Brothers Celebrate Shared Birthdate Across Continents
In Saskatoon at Mike Scherbannik’s home a 24 year age gap brothers event linked by a common birthdate was celebrated. Mike, 51, born in Ukraine, and Matt, 75, born on a different continent, share the same godfather and joined a family dinner celebrating their ties.
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Saskatoon
Mike Scherbannik
Ukraine
Mike
Matt
Drug Case Dismissed In Athens County Court
A marijuana possession charge against Albany resident Duane Knorr was dismissed in Athens County Municipal Court after prosecutors cited an eyewitness who left the state and is now unavailable. Judge Franklin Sheeter taxed court costs to the state.
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Albany
Athens County
Duane Knorr
Athens
Michael Nolan
Franklin Sheeter
Weather Focus West Coast and Great Lakes Face Showers
The national forecast calls for showers Friday across the West Coast Great Lakes region Gulf Coast Alabama and Georgia with snow flurries in the northern Rockies and Western Great Lakes. Temperatures yesterday highs were 44 lows 33 with humidity readings and rainfall data noted for the period.
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Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
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Georgia
Rockies
Lakes
Board Meeting Delayed and Room Change at City Hall
The board delayed its meeting to 7:30 p m at City Hall amid absence of President Clyde Pratt Lewis Moore and Ed Thomas. Attorney Mollica questions notice of nonrenewal and plans to seek opinion from County Prosecutor Ball Jr. about proper notification. Rowland moved meeting to larger quarters and reordered the agenda to allow extended public discussion.
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City Hall
Clyde Pratt
Lewis Moore
Ed Thomas
Weinfurther
Rowland
Gerald Mollica
Mollica
Athens County
Claire M. Ball Jr
Ball
W. State Street
Messenger
Thomas
Moore
Pratt
Two Hoax Calls Tie Up Plains Volunteer Fire Dept
Two prank calls by a girl kept The Plains Volunteer Fire Department busy for over an hour on Thursday. Chief Cecil Newsom said the first 4 10 p m report described a house fire on Hocking Hill, then a second call claimed mommy was in the fire.
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Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Cecil Newsom
Hocking Hill
Newsom
Work Begins On Widened Richland Ave
Concrete was poured Friday on the widened Richland Avenue at the Hoo per Mulligan Carriage Hills intersection. Posts for barricades will be installed to establish the new traffic flow, and the traffic lights will be activated likely Tuesday evening.
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Richland Ave
Richland Avenue
Hooper-Mulligan, Carriage Hills
Dwight Robinson
Robinson
Cleric Blesses Pub Then Serves First Pint in Brighton
Rev Richard Chambers blessed a refurbished Brighton pub and donned a barman white coat to pull the first pint, marking the ceremony with a hands on welcome. The event drew local patrons and church community members.
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Brighton
England
Richard Chambers
Card Misuse Plea in Athens County Court
Former Ohio University student William Carl Davis 22 pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in Athens County Common Pleas Court friday after the prosecutor reduced charges from a felony. Davis was accused of aiding and abetting credit card misuse with total alleged purchases at 57 dollars.
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Ohio University
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Claire Ball Jr
Davis
John Bolin
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