Crabtree Questions Board On Tuition Absences And More
Wellston board member Ralph Crabtree grilled Supt. Ralph McCormick and Clerk Betty Saltsman at Monday’s meeting. He asked about tuition for parents and students, excused absences, school property sales, bus use, and board bills.
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Wellston
Wellston Board of Education
Ralph Crabtree
Ralph McCormick
Betty Saltsman
Crabtree
Wolfe
Wellston High School
McCormick
Saltsman
Cemetery Clean Up Scheduled in York Township Cemeteries
NELSONVILLE The annual clean up of Green Lawn Cemetery and York Township cemeteries will occur in March 2025, announced by Don Wolfe, superintendent. He said the work is moved earlier to avoid collecting decorations placed for Easter. Residents are asked to remove grave blankets or decorations they wish to keep before Monday.
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Nelsonville
Green Lawn Cemetery
York Township
Don Wolfe
Hocking Well To Be Discussed
Logan Hocking County Health Department schedules a public meeting in Gibisonville for March 31 at 7 30 p m to review the contaminated town well and its closure. Health officials will meet with Laurel Township trustees at the Gibisonville office.
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Logan
Logan Hocking County Health Department
Gibisonville
Laurel Township
Hocking Valley Board Debates School Sales and Bus Use
The Hocking Valley school board discusses selling South and Harvey Wells properties with possible repurpose as storage. They review excused absence policy, bus use for library book pickup, and questions on insurance payments and bus costs.
Wellston Firemen Busy With Grass Fires and Blazes
The Wellston Fire Department reported a week of emergencies including grass fires on Fourth Street and Connecticut Avenue and a blaze at Dave and Roys Shell Station caused by a carburetor backfire. Crews aided by Coalton, McArthur and Ohio Forestry battled fires near Frazier Farm, Bill Heading property, Glenroy to Electric Park Road, with several homes protected. A furnace smoke scare at 712 S Connecticut Ave prompted forestry activity and district-wide equipment deployment in Coal Township and Skunk Hollow.
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Wellston
Fourth Street
Connecticut Ave
Dave
Roy
Frazier
Route
Bill
Scenic Highway
Glenroy
Electric Park Road
Coalton
McArthur Fire Department
Ohio Division of Forestry
Berlin
Roy Ratdorf
Twig Five Donates $100 To Mount St Mary Hospital
Twig Five members met Monday at Mrs. Beuchler's home on Walnut Street. Under president Mildred Carlin the group voted to donate $100 as an Easter gift and agreed to shift meetings to the second Wednesday of each month. A door prize went to Jennie Sanders as 10 members enjoyed refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Fred Beuchler
Leah Fick
Twig Five
Beuchler
Walnut Street
Mildred Carlin
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hospital Guild
Jennie Sanders
Nelsonville Driver Cited After Wreck
Nelsonville reports a two car collision at Chestnut Street and Lake Burr Oak Blvd about noon. Donald L. Cross, 42, 181 Mill Street, was cited for failure to observe an assured clear distance after his sedan rear ended Dorothy M. Johnson’s car as she stopped. Minor damage reported to Johnson vehicle. Cross to appear in Mayor's Court Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Nelsonville
Chestnut Street
Lake Burr Oak Blvd
Donald L. Cross
Mill St
Dorothy M. Johnson
Johnson
Cross
Divorces Sought in Vin ton County Court
Four divorce petitions were filed in Vin ton County Common Pleas Court by Nancy Hale of McArthur against Willie Hale of McArthur Route 2 Geneva Jayjohn of McArthur Route 2 against Willard Jayjohn of Wellston Judith Remy of Wellston Route 3 against Ronald Remy of Hamden and Edith Sheets of New Plymouth against David Sheets of Logan. Members of American Legion Post 229 are asked to meet at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Legion Building to prepare the banquet room for the Legion Birthday Dinner on Saturday.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Vernon Teel
Legion
County Hocking commissioners approve court house office remodel
The board okayed remodeling of former health department offices at the court house for 973 dollars with wall removal and repairs. They also budgeted 421.20 for a steel and glass exterior sheriff’s entrance. A planned parenthood office space search began after George Kennedy inquired about relocating. A booklet on rheumatic fever prevention is available free at the Central Ohio Heart Chapter.
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LOGAN
Court House
Board of Health
Sheriff’s Office
Hocking County Commissioners
Planned Parenthood
Harold Drummond
Drummond Construction Co
Health Department
Clerk of Courts
Commission
Otto A. Shaw
George Kennedy
Ohio University
Hocking County
Kennedy
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Hocking Valley Hospital
Main Street
Central
Ohio
County Board Reviews Site Options For Kennedy and Secretary
County commissioners consider housing Kennedy and his secretary in several locations including the former county garage near the courthouse now used by the TRAP group. They also handle road two way request on Black Jack Road from Route 664 to property and a trash depot inquiry. Bills totaling 45,703.50 were authorized for county services extended care unit auto gas dog and kennel tuberculosis and unemployment act programs.
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Kennedy
Court House
Black Jack Road
George Mara
Don Robers
County
Sanitarian
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Sylvia Semple
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Harvey Wells
State Board of Education
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Vinton County
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Madison St
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Alonzo Figgins
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Senior Citizens Club
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Walt Disney Productions
Warren Beatty
Goldie Hawn
M.J. Frankovich
Richard Brooks
Columbia Pictures
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Messenger
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