Commission Postpones Tri-County Decision
Athens County Commissioners delay action on filling the fifth public sector seat on the Tri County Community Action Agency Board of Trustees. Ohio University faces reluctance to fill the post, while Athens Mayor and Nelsonville officials are involved. The Plains sewer project also discussed with proposed district assessments.
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Athens County
Tri-County Community Action Agency Board of Trustees
Bob Maurer
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Maurer
Raymond Shepard
Joan Licht
Lewis Schoeman
John Law
Jack White
Law
Licht
White
Jim Edwards
Ohio University
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
George Mara
Plains
Mara
Clean-Up Week Declared in Athens by Mayor Sheppard
Athens May or Raymond Sheppard proclaims May 10 to 16 as clean-up week under city ordinance. Residents are urged to clean thoroughly and provide drainage for lands yards vaults cesspools sheds and barns and remove trash for public health and safety.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Athens Police Opposition to External Special Investigator
Athens law officers condemn the plan to hire Jack Lowry as a special investigator for the Athens Police Department. At a Southern Ohio Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 55 meeting, members pledged support to block Lowry’s appointment while the chief and captain back a temporary month to month hire under consideration by City Council.
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Athens Police Department
Southern Ohio Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
Athens
Jack Lowry
Lowry
FOP Lodge 55
Ohio University Security
Athens County Sheriff’s Department
Nelsonville PD
State Highway Patrol
Athens Mental Health Center
W. Union
Congress Streets
Grand Jury Probe Of OU Imminent, Messenger Told
The Messenger reports, citing Gov. Gilligan's press secretary, that a grand jury probe into Ohio University conflicts of interest is imminent. A letter requesting the investigation will reach the attorney general's office by week’s end, with the site possibly Athens or Columbus.
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Messenger
Ohio Governor’s Office
Ohio University
Robert Tennenbaum
John J. Gilligan
State Attorney General’s Office
Executive Council
James Friedman
Tennenbaum
Ohio
Missing cat Smokey returns after six year absence
Smokey the cat vanished in 1965 from LEEK WOOTON England. Dorothy Dee feared the animal lost until he reappeared at her Worcestershire home drinking milk and curling into his favorite chair, unruffled by the long journey.
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Leek Wooton
England
Smokey the Cat
Dorothy Dee
Worcestershire
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