Armed Bandit Robbery and Hostage Ordeal in Athens
Law enforcement probe focuses on a possible partner after a 2 a.m. Stop-N-Go robbery in Athens. A 6-foot, 175-pound gunman with a brown plaid jacket pistol whipped four hostages, fired toward a surveillance camera, and forced a car trip through Southeastern Ohio ending in Columbus. Authorities seek vehicle sightings and gun fragments to ID the suspect.
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Athens
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Ohio
John Montgomery
Mill St
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S. Shannon Ave
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Linda Ribner
Belpre
Marietta
Cambridge
Livingston Avenue
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Cochran
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Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
London
Cincinnati
Misprint on Ohio license plate envelope sparks spelling chuckle
A humorous note from 1972 highlights a spelling error on the envelope for license plates. The word Bureau of Motor Vehicles is misspelled as Bureau of Motor Vehicers, offering a light moment about state agency naming.
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Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau of Motor Vehicers
Juvenile Held After Athens Car Crash Theft
A 16 year old from McConnelsville was arrested by Athens police after a stolen Morgan County car allegedly struck a couple on Lancaster and Carpenter Streets. The youth fled the scene but was captured with the damaged vehicle and held at the Athens County Home.
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Athens
Morgan County
Athens County
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Stockport
Lancaster
Carpenter
Phillip Boyer
McKown Auto
Boyers
O’bleness
Fire Department
Ptl
Boyd Sinclair
Bogers
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Race Street
Ely
McKown
Sinclair
Weather summary with temperatures and humidity shifts
Yesterday high 59 and low 25. Today 9 a.m. humidity 90 percent. Precipitation yesterday 0.2 inches, month total 3.2, yearly total 9.4, below normal by 0.5 inches. High last year 34, low 31. Sunset 6 44 p.m., sunrise 6 27 a.m. Sea level pressure 29.77 inches at 9 a.m.
Mayor Barrett to attend Ohio mayors convention in Columbus
Athens mayor Donald Barrett will travel to Columbus for the Ohio mayors convention at the Pick Fort Hayes Hotel. Topics include municipal finance police administration and wage-price guidelines. Nelsonville class of 1942 plans its reunion with a Friday meeting at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Jimmy Linscott’s Pinegrove Drive home.
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Donald Barrett
Athens
Columbus
Pick Fort Hayes Hotel
Nelsonville
Jimmy Linscott
Pinegrove Drive
Robbery Case Against Willison Continued In Athens Court
Fred Willison 22 of Chauncey faces armed robbery charges in Athens Court as the case was continued to an upcoming hearing. An Ohio University student, Mike Murphy, reported the hold up with a .22 caliber handgun and Willison pleaded innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity. Police recovered items allegedly taken from Murphy as the case proceeds. Willison remains jailed on a $5,000 bond until next week.
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Fred Willison
Chauncey
Court Street
Athens
Roger Jones Jr
Athens County Municipal Court
Mike Murphy
Brown Hall
Ohio University
Murphy
Willison
Charles Singer
Stewart
Athens to operate temporary recycling hub at old airport hangar
Athens Mayor Donald Barrett grants the recycling center access to an old airport hangar on E State Street Fridays 9 am to 2 30 pm for glass and newspapers. The city reports strong participation in a pilot East End program and plans to analyze data by April to guide future citywide recycling efforts.
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Athens
Donald Barrett
Athens Recycling Center
Ohio University Airport
E. State Street
Pat Fitch
Athens National Guard
Fitch
ACLU Ohio Hires Leonard Schwartz as Staff Counsel
The ACLU of Ohio announces the hiring of Leonard Schwartz of San Antonio Texas as staff counsel. Schwartz, 29, specializes in selective service law and student rights litigation.
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Columbus, Ohio
The
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
San Antonio, Tex
Leonard Schwartz
ACLU
Schwartz
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