City Council reviews income tax definitions for OU students
Athens council orders finance committee to study income tax rules amid Graduate Student Council demand for tax-free stipends. Officials cite inequities and urge university definitions alignment while planning street, equipment, and policy actions, with a March 26 meeting scheduled.
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Herb Amey
Messenger
Athens
Finance Committee
Council
Ohio University
Greg Hill
Tire
Tad Grover
Joe Johnson
Jerry Adams
GSC
Fred Frese
Grover
Pat Gyi
Tion
Ohio National Guard
Code Enforcement Office
Summer Street
Sells Park
Ohio H.B
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Curt E. Watson
Zoning Phrase Deletion Sheds Light On HAVAR Facility Permit
City Planning Commission chairman Fritz says the single fix to allow a residential care facility for developmentally disabled adult men is to remove the wording in the zoning code that bans housing “mentally retarded, epileptic and feebleminded” individuals together within the city.
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City Planning Commission
Fritz
Wheaton
HAVAR
Hocking Athens Vinton Area
Planning Commission
Athens
Mary Badger
Commission
City Council
Gerald Mollica
Mollica
Donald Barrett
Morris Avenue
Cornwell Street
Barrett
Philip Goldsberry
Standard Oil Co
Hospital Union Dropped at O'Bleness Memorial
AFSCME says O'Bleness Memorial Hospital employees abandoned efforts to gain union representation after a weekend committee meeting found insufficient support for a strike. Three committee members met with AFSCME's Fred Haynes to confirm the decision, likely halting the four month campaign.
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O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
American Federation of State
Afscme
Ken Davis
Davis
Fred Haynes
Church Organ Recitals and Lent Meditations In Athens
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens will host Wednesday organ recitals during Lent from 12 15 to 12 45 p m with listed organists including Mrs Harold Robison and David Horr The Rev Philip E McNairy will give brief Lenten meditations Also local zoning debates concern HAVAR plans for a residential facility and a Sohio gas station proposal with a 30 foot buffer request and traffic solutions for E State and Home Streets.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Episcopal
Athens
Harold Robison
First Presbyterian Church
David Horr
Richard Wetzel
Claud Powell
Eugene Wickstrom
James Scholten
Philip
E. State
Goldsberry
Sohia
Zoning Board of Appeals
Sohio
Commission
Four in Court After Weekend Drug Raids
Four people appeared in Athens County Municipal Court after weekend drug raids by the sheriff. Danny E. Shestina and Debra Johnson faced multiple drug charges with bond set at 11000. Johnson released on recognizance. hearings set for March 14. Gary Carpenter and Jon Yowell, both 22, were arrested in a Route 3 residence on marijuana and other drug counts with hearings also set for March 14.
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Athens County
Sheriff's Office
Oregon Ridge
Dover
Danny E. Shestina
Cleveland
Debra Johnson
N. Congress St
Franklin Sheeter
Shestina
Miss Johnson
Athens
Gary Carpenter
Jon Yowell
Carpenter
Ohio Forecast Shows Clearing Then Weekend Rain Return
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 30s and highs in the upper 50s. Clearing skies expected statewide Thursday while rain may return Saturday. Temperatures range mid 30s to mid 40s Thursday rising to 50s and 60s by Saturday. Meteorological data from Ohio University geography department and Hocking River notes.
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Ohio
Ohio University
Hocking River
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Albany marshal limits questioned at village meeting
Albany village council discussed marshal authority beyond village limits with solicitor and mayor clarifying that traffic offenses could be pursued by any officer seen committing a misdemeanor. Marshal Greg Lawson noted he has issued eight tickets since appointment and prefers warnings. Several residents and listed individuals attended the meeting.
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Albany
Clarence W. Throckmorton
John Summel
Greg Lawson
The
VFW
Throckmorton
Lawson
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