Ohio union splits from international AFSCME affiliate
Herschel Sigall announced that Council 21 of the Ohio AFSCME affiliate will leave the international body and join the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association. The new Ohio Government Employees Alliance would represent about 90 percent of state workers, citing a loss of democracy and minimal international aid.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Council
American Federation of State, County and
Herschel Sigall
Council 21
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Sigall
The
International
Existance
Labor Units Delaying Change In Athens Union Alliance
Four Athens based labor units will keep existing structures until a new labor alliance forms at a labor convention. The Ohio Government Employes Labor Alliance will unite AFSCME AFL CIO and OCSEA, affecting about 1650 members at Ohio University and the Athens Mental Health Center. Local reps say they are unsure how the organizations will restructure after the convention called by Herschel Sigall and James Marshall.
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Athens
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Herschel Sigall
State Employes Union
Afscme
James Marshall
OCSEA
Ohio Government Employes Labor Alliance
Columbus
Correction clarifies accident drivers and actions
The Messenger correction states Jackie Beckley twenty from Stewart drove left as John D. Mitchell twenty five from Athens Route four attempted a left turn. The Beckley car was turning as Mitchell passed, the State Highway Patrol reported.
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Jackie Beckley
Stewart
John D. Mitchell
Athens
Beckley
Mitchell
State Highway Patrol
Man Fined For Assault Dismisses Second Charge In Athens Court
Michael Gluckman of Lyndhurst pleaded guilty to assault and was fined 200 plus costs. the assault and battery charge was dismissed. The day also covered multiple defendants: Raymond O'Neill pleaded guilty and paid 35, Carolyn Schanker 19 pleaded guilty with 10, Ray Simmons pleaded innocent with May 31 hearing, James T. Rowe pleaded guilty, Keith Whaley found guilty on a no contest plea, and other cases including DUI, drunken driving, and marijuana possession with various pleas, fines, and continuances.
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Michael Gluckman
Lyndhurst
Athens County
Athens Police Ptl
Larry Lyons
Gluckman
Franklin Sheeter
Lyons
Raymond O'Neill
South Green
Ohio University Security
Carolyn Schanker
Millfield
State Highway Patrol
Ray Simmons
Chillicothe
Athens
James T. Rowe
S. Congress St
OU Security
Keith Whaley
Stanley Road
Coolville
John Salyers
Washington St
Richard Horton Jr
Washington Hall
Fred Weber
Albany Road
Ralph Wheatley
Oak Street
Pit Ston Mobil
David Sawyer
Stewart
Joseph Depaul
Carriage Hill
Suppress Motion Granted In Ortman Drug Case
Athens County Common Pleas Judge Lowell Howard granted a motion to suppress evidence in the case of Doug Ortman charged with illegally maintaining a house for marijuana and possession for sale. The judge ruled the raid inventory was invalid because officers did not verify the items by oath or provide Ortman a copy of the inventory.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Lowell Howard
Doug Ortman
Ortman
Athens County Sheriff’s Deputies
Athens Police
Albany
Howard
Cochran To Stay On Force Amid Resignation Rumors
Former Athens Police Chief Charles Cochran will not resign, say his attorneys John Newcomb and William Abraham. Cochran, demoted after an auto crash involving his estranged wife Minnie, has dismissed an appeal of sanctions with the Athens Civil Service Commission and a trial board hearing was canceled.
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Athens
Charles Cochran
Cochran
John Newcomb
Columbus
William Abraham
Minnie
Newcomb
Abraham
Athens Civil Service Commission
Driver Cited After Mishap In Waterloo Traffic Crash
A Tuesday collision on County Road 9 left two cars involved but no injuries. State Patrol cited Robert Wieman, 53, of Athens Route 2, for driving left of center after he turned from County Road 100 onto County Road 9, colliding with Steven Nielson, 20, of Salem Road.
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Waterloo
State Highway Patrol
Robert Wieman
Athens
Rhorick Road
Luhrig-Salem
Steven Nielson
Salem
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Removals Notice
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list the Casey couple welcoming a son in Gallipolis and the Gray couple a daughter in Letart Route 2. The dismissals include numerous patients and relatives such as Juanita Branham Allen Blair Doris McCune Harold Call Mary Jeffers and many others.
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Larry Casey
Gallipolis
Terry Gray
Letart
Route 2
Juanita Branham
Allen Blair
James Buck
Doris McCune
Harold Call
John Windisch
Mary Jeffers
Denver Meadows
John Greenle
Bill Span
Max Heslap
Paul Hammack
Clifton Boules
William van Meter
Howard Lee Powell
William Roush
Clinton Craig
Malcomb Guinther
Carl Slue
Ida Bradshaw
John Melton
Charles Saxon
Donna Finley
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Detroit
van Zant
Franklin County Common Pleas
George Tyack
Ternational
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Rood
Harold E. Young Sr
Darrell Ronto
Middletown
David Sheffer
Mount Vernon
Harold H. McGrath
Lorayne L. Martin
Edward Bruce Stewart
Cynthia Sue Hamilton
the Plains
Gary E. Zurenko
Janet Lynn Zimmerman
Guysville
Jeffrey Alan May
Lucia M. Robinson
Robert A. Hollenbaugh
Seems L. McPeak
Nelsonville
Mike Eugene Bycofski
Jacksonville
Linda Sue Withem
Glouster
Eugene Michael Shafer
Judy Faye Ball
Amesville
Joseph R. Bush
Lancaster
Betty Jane Sagraves
Effrey Alan Reif
Lizbeth Mary Donohue
Edward Gram Thomas
Nancy Lynn Giles
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Pringle
Takesee
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Sea&Ski
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