Building students gain hands on carpentry experience
Homeowners buy land and materials for 2.50 per square foot far below typical 100 per square foot rate. Weather delays challenge progress as walls are assembled in a Tri County lab and hauled to site. Students Blake Fink and Brittany Wickham gain carpentry skills aiming to join a union with wages from 15 to 30 dollars per hour. City sees improving construction economy and growing demand for skilled union workers.
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Selby Road
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Brittany Wickham
Joi
Carpenters Union
Fink
OU to open Phase I residence halls with living learning center
Ohio University advances its Housing Development Plan on the Athens Campus. Phase I, 84 percent complete as of April 15, will deliver four four-story suite style halls on Wolfe Street sites, plus a two story living learning center central to the complex. Move in for first residents set for August with naming underway by a 14 member committee.
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Athens
Wolfe Street
Bobcat
Christine Sheets
Ohio
University
Adams Hall
Chubb Hall
Pete Trentacoste
Trentacoste
Adams
Bromley
Jenny Hall-Jones
Roderick J. McDavis
Board of Trustees
Ohio University
Safety fair to aid Athens County seniors with preparedness
The Athens Post of the State Highway Patrol, aided by Athens County Emergency Movement Agency Director Fred Davis and 911 Director Dane Turner, organizes a senior safety event. Two dozen organizations will host booths at the fairgrounds with medical screenings, vehicle safety checks, preparedness demonstrations and home safety tips. Lunch, bags of safety items, door prizes, and weather radios will be provided. the goal is ongoing annual outreach to older residents.
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Ddw
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County Eyes 3 Megawatt Solar Farm On Former Landfill
Wilkens outlines plan to issue four to six requests for proposals for a 3 MW solar project of about 10 acres possibly on the county’s former Route 691 landfill. Hecate Energy, Empower Gas & Electric, AEP Energy and Third Sun are involved. If built, the farm would feed electricity to the grid and could power 25 to 30 percent of city and county government needs with construction possibly starting by late summer.
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Empower Gas & Electric
Hecate Energy
Third Sun Solar
Chris Chmiel
Hecate
Chmiel
SROBE
Athensmessenger
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Stevermessenger
Obituaries from Athens area honor multiple residents in May passing
Walter Charles Levine 80 of Athens dies May 14 2015 at Morrison House Zanesville born January 1935 in Fair Haven Vermont survived by son Matthew daughter Susan Ruth grandchildren and great grandchildren cremation planned Brady Morrison 60 of Coolville dies May 15 2015 born September 21 1954 worked at Pepsi over 30 years survived by brothers nephews memorial service later Neo sha Marie Andrews 31 of Glouster dies May 14 2015 born August 14 1983 survived by children and family funeral at Brown Funeral Home Murray City with burial Hilltop Cemetery May 19 2015 Madge Roberta Klinger 101 of Lake Havasu City AZ formerly Logan died May 15 2015 arrangements by Cardaras Funeral Home Pomeroy Farie Cole 86 of Pomeroy died May 15 2015 arrangements by Ewing Schwarzel Funeral Home
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Zanesville
Ohio
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Rose Levine
Nome
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Anchorage
Susan
Tony) Ruth
Justin Starrett
Crooksville
Peter Levine
North Carolina
Kasie Willoughby
Braiden Starrett
Mead Lowery
Orion
Phoenix
Adonis Levine
Kasia Willoughby
Paul R. Levine
Peter A. Levine
Donna Weiss
Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home
Bigonyjordanfuneralhome.com
Coolville
Brady Morrison
Robert and
Jona Jean van Dyke Morrison
Brady
Pepsi
Kevin Morrison
the Plains
Brent
Anne) Morrison
Josh
Justin
Casey Morrison
Kimberly Fankhauser
Stevie Fankhauser
Kristin Fankhauser
Hughes-Maquin Funeral Home
Hughesmoquinfuneralhome. Com
Glouster
Neosha Marie Andrews
Neosha
Ronald Franklin Maffin Jr
Britney Stiers
Austin Michael Maffin
Mark Anthony Maffin
Jessica Lynn Marie Maffin
Carson X. Maffin
Sandra Stalling
Delbert Skinner Jr
Toby Skinner
Jason Skinner
Patricia Harris
Amanda Andrews
Anthony Wayne Skinner
Lindsey Brooke Andrews
Ron Maffin
Linda Skinner
David Stalling
Vicki Barnett
Amber Nichole Maffin
Lawrence
Dorothy Andrews
Delbert
Naomi Ruth Skinner Sr
Ernest Looney
Brown Funeral
Murray City
Hilltop Cemetery
Millfield
Brown Funeral Home
Brown Funeral Service Net
Logan
Madge Roberta Klinger
Lake Havasu City
Arizona
Cardaras Funeral Home
E. Second St
Pomeroy
Farie Cole
Holzer Health Senior Care Center
Gallipolis
Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home
Amtrak ordered to expand speed control after deadly crash
Federal officials told Amtrak to immediately extend automatic train control on Philadelphia northbound rails after a train derailed at 106 mph in a 50 mph zone, killing eight and injuring about 200. The order also requires curve risk analysis on the Northeast Corridor and wider safety improvements.
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Washington, D.C
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Washington
Boston
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Man who shot at Zimmerman ordered to surrender weapons
Matthew Apperson, tied to a confrontation with George Zimmerman on a central Florida road, was ordered by a judge to turn in his weapons and avoid contact with Zimmerman. The ruling follows the incident and ongoing legal actions stemming from the shooting attempt.
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Lake Mary, Fla
Florida
Zimmerman
Matthew Apperson
Ex-Neighborhood Watcher Zimmerman Charged After Road Rage Incident
Former neighborhood watch volunteer Zimmerman appears before a judge Saturday after a Friday arrest on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and firing a missile into an occupied vehicle. Bond set at 35000. Witnesses say Apperson fired at Zimmerman's truck during a Monday drive to a doctor appointment, causing minor injuries from glass. The pair were linked to a September road rage incident.
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