Athens fire department seeks funds to restore 1938 pumper and buy safety trailer
The Athens Fire Department launched a GoFundMe with a $75,000 goal to restore the 1938 Seagrave pumper, acquire a versatile safety trailer for all ages, and support smoke detector outreach across Athens County. If funds exceed needs, remaining money supports home smoke detector installation and safety education.
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Athens Fire Department
Robert Rymer
GoFundMe
Athens County
Rymer
Seagrave
One Arrested on Active Warrant in Nelsonville Search
A consent search at 4900 Happy Hollow Road Nelsonville by Athens and Hocking County Major Crimes Units led to the arrest of Autumn Kimmey on an active Hocking County warrant and possible charges for her father. Police found 84 marijuana plants, processed cannabis, tar heroin in a purse, grow lights, paraphernalia, scales and electrical gear. Pending lab results, both individuals face potential charges.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Major Crimes Unit
Hocking County
John Kimmey Jr
Happy Hollow Road
Kimmey
Autumn Kimmey
Southeastern Ohio
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Athens County Grand Jury
Aeromedical evacuation trainer arrives at Ohio base
A C-17 Globemaster III fuselage is arriving in sections at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton for aero medical evacuation training. The assembled fuselage will provide simulated in-flight and ground training for more than 600 nurses doctors and medical technicians at the U S Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.
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Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Base
Ohio
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Murals Move Planned to Cincinnati Convention Center
Nine murals by art deco artist Winold Reiss will be relocated from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. The move is tied to the demolition of two terminals by the airport board. Timeline pending, cost up to 9 million dollars, with responsibility and installation costs covered by the program.
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Winold Reiss
Duke Energy Convention Center
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Kenton County Airport Board
Northern Kentucky International Airport
Talks continue on Armory redevelopment in Athens
City officials press for Port Authority funding to support Phase I of a brownfields study for the 100 year old Armory at North Court and Carpenter. The plan envisions a flexible white box space for events while addressing EPA brownfield grant use and rehabilitation standards.
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Athens National Guard
Paul Logue
Steve Patterson
Port Authority
Ohio University Innovation Center
North Court Street
Carpenter Street
Athens City Council
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Logue
Armory
Patterson
Mark Snider
Robert Gall
Athens County Economic Development Council
Sara Marrs-Maxfield
Paul Wieh
Memorial Day Observances Across Athens and Nearby Towns
Memorial Day events include Athens parade forming at 10 a.m. and parade at 10:30 a.m. from High Street and East Washington to West Union Street Cemetery, with an 11 a.m. ceremony led by keynote speaker Paul Patrick. In New Marshfield the 69th annual service begins at 10 a.m. at Gilham-Frank VFW Post 8804. The 2015 Tower Cemetery ceremony at The Ridges Athens is at 1 p.m. with Sarah Boyd honored. Glouster’s post 414 holds a 10 a.m. service at Glouster Memorial Park as Route 13 closure occurs near Dairy Queen.
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East Washington
South Court
West Union
West Union Street
Paul Patrick
Gilham-Frank Vfw
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Tower Cemetery
Sarah Boyd
Athens Lunatic Asylum
Glouster Memorial Park
Glouster American Legion Post 414
Dairy Queen
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Emeriti Park
Ohio University
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Boring
Sarah Hawley
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Cincinnati Convention Center
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Citizens Bank
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