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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2016
Page
1
The Plains volunteers battled a Friday afternoon house fire at 93 North Plains Road. Responders found the abandoned dwelling fully engulfed upon arrival and worked to extinguish the blaze.
William DeWeese, former program manager of the National Ranger Training Institute, sues Hocking College in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging his 2014 job elimination and a public records request dispute. He says three armed officers escorted him from the Nelsonville campus as he was placed on paid leave amid an ongoing internal investigation.
Ohio University President Roderick McDavis will retire at end of current contract in June 2017. The Board of Trustees plans a year end or early 2017 selection, with an executive committee subcommittee leading the search and a larger committee including students faculty staff alumni and other stakeholders to be formed. The nine year term limit affects board chair Sandra Anderson who will aid the search and future use of 29 Park Place as a nonresidential property awaiting a decision.
The Messenger asks students about Ohio University president Roderick McDavis stepping down. Seniors Clara Heimburger and Ethan Furness discuss priorities like upgrading media facilities and funding the 10 year plan, while prospective student Kyle Duermit and parents praise campus atmosphere and progress. Student leaders Gabby Bacha and Baba stress transparency, student focus, and Bobcat pride as McDavis retires.
The paper notes that 17 year olds can vote in Tuesday's Ohio presidential primary. Marianne Pratt, 63, of Athens and Mary Barnette, 93, of Richmond Indiana are listed in the comics and editorial sections. Page A5 includes weather details with high 66 and low 54.
Americana singer-songwriter Gillian Welch is named Saturday headliner for the 12th Nelsonville Music Festival set for June 25 at Hocking College. Welch and partner David Rawlings have released five acclaimed albums and contributed to the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack.
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