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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1977

Page

10

County Commissioners Review Landfill Use and Budget Adjustments

The board discussed landfill life as a section nears capacity and pledged to bid a new site when full. Budget changes include capital and service requests totaling thousands for centers and facilities, with Gerstner proposing 1977 cuts and a litter bag program. A road closure on Bigham Road and a viewing and hearing for Good Hope Two real estate cases are slated in April. Travel by the County Welfare Department to Columbus and Athens on March 31 was approved.

Gerstner Good Hope Bigham Leonard Myers Landmark County Welfare Department Columbus Athens

Laurel Run bridge repair plan outlined in Logan meeting

Logan officials discussed repairing the Laurel Run bridge for 9 360 dollars using Revenue Sharing Funds. Engineer Larry Gerstner urged immediate work, noting ongoing deterioration, prior closures, and a four week closure with a 12 ton limit after repairs while a new bridge is planned five to 10 years away near the Route 33 interchange.

Logan Laurel Run Larry Gerstner Gerstner State Department of Transportation Ohio

Tri-County students win state OOEA contest honors

Nelsonville Tri-County Joint Vocational School students excel at the Ohio Office Education Association state contest in Columbus. Coen wins first in Stenography I earning a trip to Houston May 6 11. Tammy Sheets takes seventh in keypunch. Other Tri-County participants include Tony Barnett Rhonda Carter Don Iles Betty Stover and Cheryl Schorr.

Messenger Judy Sinnott Tammy Sheets Mary Coen Houston Texas Nelsonville Ohio Office Education Association OOEA West High School Columbus Coen John Coen Hoc Athens High School Happy Hollow Tammy Pam Rydzewski Tri-County Tony Barnett Rhonda Carter Don Iles Betty Stover Cheryl Schorr

Eye Problems of Elderly Are Topic

Two educational sessions on eye problems in the elderly will be held at Perry and Hocking County Senior Nutrition sites next week. The sessions start 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary United Methodist Church in New Lexington and 11:15 a.m. April 7 at the Senior Citizen Center.

Perry Hocking County Calvary United Methodist Church New Lexington Senior Citizen Center Logan Joe Green Dee Findlay Ohio Bureau of Services For the Blind Ohio Society For the Prevention of Blindness Perry County Rita Burkhart Bernice Engle Hocking Perry Counties Corporation For Ohio Appalachian Development Corporation For Health Education Appalachia Ohio Apuae

Leach Defendants Weigh Testimony In Kidnapping Trial

Defense attorneys question conflicting testimony from the first witness in the Ashley G. Leach kidnapping case. Leach plans to testify about motives ending in a nine hour siege at Terminal Tower on August 26.

Cleveland (Ap Ashley G. Leach Huntington W.va Cleveland Terminal Tower Howard Skidmore Chessie System Railroad Chessie Skidmore Leach

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