Lake Snowden opens this Saturday drawing fishermen and plans
Lake Snowden in the Margaret Creek watershed near Athens opens at 6 am Saturday with about 700 fishermen expected on the first day. Boat stakes cost 10 dollars a year, family recreation tickets 30 dollars, and picnic and camping areas will be available, while swimming and concession sales await the May 26 dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Munn
Margaret Creek Conservancy District Board of Directors
Margaret Creek
Lake Snowden
Athens County Approves Regulation Plan For Subdivisions
Athens County Regional Planning Commission moves 59 page packet of subdivision and mobile home rules to County Commissioners for a second public hearing. The plan sets reapplication steps, standards for streets and lots, and allows climate adjustments for hills and flood plains. Authorities anticipate staff to enforce rules and fund a planning position. The measure excludes incorporated areas and future construction only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Amey
Athens County
County Regional Planning Commission
Commission
Common Pleas
Planning Commission
Don Campbell
Meigs County
Regional Planning Commission
Campbell
Athens
Harry Henry
Henry
Donald R. Johnson
Johnson
James Westfall
Westfall
Woman Taken To Hospital In Pomeroy
Leora Zwilling of W Main Street Pomeroy was sister taken by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad Thursday at 8 10 a m to Veterans Memorial HospitalShe is a medical patient
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Pomeroy
Leora Zwilling
W. Main Street
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Group Will Picket Two Athens Businesses Over Alleged Discrimination
An Ohio University group plans a Monday picket and boycott of Logan's Book Store and Borden Burger in Athens over alleged discriminatory hiring practices. Store managers deny receiving COR questionnaires and dispute the claims, saying Logan's lacks minority hires and Borden employs two Black workers. COR, linked to OU's Center for Afro American Studies, is a student led group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cates
Logan's
Follett Corp
COR
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Borden
Willie Carver
Carver
McGowan
Ohio
Columbus
Equal Employment Office
Ohio University
Center For
Volunteers To Collect Recyclables Sunday Door-to-Door
Volunteers from the Chi Rho youth group of First Christian Church will collect recyclables Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. north of E State Street between Lawhead Press and Food Giant. They seek clean glass by color, tin and steel cans, aluminum, newspapers tied in bundles, and corrugated cardboard. Magazines are not accepted. Remove tops and rings from bottles and place items in cardboard boxes if possible. If away, items may be left on porches for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Chi Rho
E. State Street
Lawhead Press
Cochran Review Set for May 23 in Athens
The Athens Civil Service Commission will review former Athens Police Chief Charles Cochran on May 23 over a demotion to captain and a 10 day suspension after an April traffic collision with his wife Minnie. The city review board will finish an early morning downtown disturbance probe and forward recommendations next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Civil Service Commission
Athens
Charles Cochran
Cochran
Minnie
Ron Deveau
Administrative Review Board
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Mobile Home
Lake
Snowden
Albany
Farmers Home Administration
Appalachian Regional Commis
Messenger
Dan Dry
Grand Jury
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Michael Nolan
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Joseph Barber
Patricia Barber
Nelsonville
Homer E. Clark
Chauncey
Billie S. Clark
Laurell C. Borchard
Guysville
Robert D. Borchard
Anna E. Hawk
New Marshfield
Jack Lee Hawk
Betty McManaway
Glouster
Leonard McManaway
Irene Campbell
Vaughn Campbell
Glous
Logan’s
Anse Cates
Logan
Thailand
Khon Dip
ZENTH
Brett
Lyndale
Zenith
Cunningham Music Center
Richland Ave
Richland Mall
Buckeye
Mt Rangea
B&s
Dynamorfy
H.P. Briggs & Stratton
Thatcher
Michigan
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