Commissioners tackle water sewer dogs and money in busy session
Athens County officials debated a Plains easement for a water sewer project and a Nelsonville land package funded by FHA ARP. They pressed for animal shelter upgrades and questioned Sheriff Brown’s staffing while seeking funds for deputies vehicles and revenue sharing.
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Herb Amey
Athens County Commissioners
Plains
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
George Mara
EPA
Ed Cottingham
Mara
William Tyson
Tom Shumaker
York Township
Nelsonville
Tyson
Commission
Brown
Edwards
John Law
Baker
Helen Baker
Paul Brown
County money panel considers joint spending plan
Money Commissioners will meet city administrators next Monday to discuss possible joint spendings including financing of services such as a county wide dental laboratory. They also received a $1 037 bill as the county share of Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Regional Development Department and opened three bids for chassis and bodies for a Beacon School bus. Approximately 90 percent of Canadians live within 200 miles of the U S border.
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Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Beacon School
Low Temperature and Winds Hurt Athens County Peach Crop
Winter sub freezing temperatures and March winds battered Athens County peach groves during a weekend snowstorm. Agriculture agent Kenneth Ackerman notes about 90 percent of buds on most trees opened before freezing wiped them out. some higher site varieties remain only partly open.
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Fred Whissel
Athens County
Athens County Agriculture Extension
Kenneth Ackerman
Ackerman
City Officials Urge Landlords to Report City Property Found
Athens landlords are asked to notify Mayor Donald Barrett or Service Safety Director Phillip Goldsberry if they uncover city property such as traffic signs or parking meters during spring cleaning. The notice stresses contacting authorities about any found items.
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Athens
Ohio University
Donald Barrett
Phillip Goldsberry
Weather Summary from Hocking Meteorological Data
Yesterday reached 38 with a 72 percent humidity at 4 pm. Today highs 30 with 68 percent humidity at 9 am. Precipitation for the month 1.62 inches, year 6.45 inches, below normal by 1.83. Sunset 6:40 pm sunrise 6:33 am. Sea level pressure 30.03 rising. Ohio University Geography Department Hocking
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Ohio University
Hocking
Area Hospital Births and Admissions Listing
A society notice lists new births for multiple couples with daughters and sons named, followed by a large admissions list from Athens and surrounding towns. Several individuals and family names are recorded alongside hospital stay notes and discharge segments.
Three arraigned on drug charges in Athens County Court
Three persons faced four drug charges in Athens County Municipal Court with all pleading innocent. Bonds were set at 5000 for Gary Drayton and 500 for Donald Fawcett and Jeffrey Garnett. Hearings scheduled for March 26.
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Athens County
Athens City
Gary Drayton
Youngstown
Donald Fawcett
Philadelphia
Jeffrey Garnett
York
Rosalie Norman
Columbus
Thomas K. Sweeney
Athens
William R. Powell
the Plains
Robert L. Cline
Nelsonville
Antoinette Hall
Washington St
Michael G. Rupe
Two Athens Students Earn Academic Honors
Elizabeth Sympson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert F Sympson 111 Columbia Ave named to the DePauw University Dean's List Greencastle Indiana where she is a freshman Tony King son of the Rev and Mrs Roma A King Jr The Plains named to the Sewanee Academy Headmaster's List a four year preparatory school connected with the University of the South at Sewanee Tennessee
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Athens Area
Elizabeth Sympson
Robert F. Sympson
Columbia Ave
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Tony King
Roma A. King Jr
the Plains
Sewanee Academy
University of the South At
Sewanee, Tenn
Thermoforming Gains Popularity in Europe
Thermoforming and filling and sealing in a continuous operation are rising in Europe for packaging meats dairy products and other processed foods. New plastic materials are being used according to the Bureau of International Commerce.
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Europe
Bureau of International Commerce
Athens High Band Earns Top Rating At District Event
Athens High School concert band directed by Stephen Berry and Wilbur Lanning won the top Class A-2 rating at the district band and chorus contest in Portsmouth under the Ohio Music Educators Association. All 81 players advance to the state contest April 28 after strong judges remarks and performances of Overture for Symphonic Band Jubilee Concert March and Sicilienne and Finale. The group faced transport troubles on the trip home yet remained focused as they prepare for the annual Band Fair April 6 at the high school showcasing all district bands.
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Athens High School
Portsmouth
Stephen Berry
Wilbur Lanning
Ohio Music Educators Association
Athens
AHS
Dan Baker
Columbus City
Robert Martin
Cincinnati
Charles Atkinson
bin Kaneda
Kenny
Vivaldi
W. Francis McBeth
Escapee At Large From Ohio Prison Stabbing Charge
A Toledo man, Bobby Ray Griffith, remains at large after escaping from Franklin County authorities following a stabbing arrest. He fled through a wall of the Hall of Justice and vanished after a car stop in Corning, with sightings in the Burr Oak area. Law enforcement across Athens Perry and Morgan counties aided the hunt, including a State Police helicopter.
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Toledo
Ohio
Franklin County
Athens County Sheriff’s Department
Perry
Morgan County
Bobby Ray Griffith
Griffith
Hall of Justice
Lucasville
Burr Oak
Birth Announcement at Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr and Mrs Prentice Hatfield of Lancaster welcome a son. Vern L Beal New Straitsville Telia Collinsworth Rockbridge Mrs Elwood Scaggs Clarence W Lopez Teresa A Bartley Mrs Smooney L Halby Retha Poling Charles T Brooks Howard L Rider and Mrs Ruth E Hansley of Logan noted among those present. Bundy Brooks Mrs Albert Sheets Carlos Smith Mrs John L Barstow Mrs Stephen Rathburn and son John McCormick Donald J Keeney listed.
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Prentice Hatfield
Lancaster
Vern L. Beal
New Straitsville
Telia Collinsworth
Rockbridge
Elwood Scaggs
Clarence W. Lopez
Teresa A. Bartley
Smooney L. Halby
Retha Poling
Charles T. Brooks
Howard L. Rider
Ruth E. Hansley
Logan
Bundy Brooks
Albert Sheets
Carlos Smith
John L. Barstow
Stephen Rathburn
John McCormick
Donald J. Keeney
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Guysville
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W. Washington St
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Richfield
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Barberton
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Wantagh
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