Athens County's Harold Gilkey a well known local worker
Harold Gilkey, 70, a familiar figure around downtown Athens, works part time mowing painting and cleaning parking lots for Court Street Diner and local lawyers. He lives at Carpenter Hall and is embraced by Mindy Bradford and others who support him as a dedicated Athens County resident.
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Court Street
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Carpenter Hall
Carpenter Street
Harold
Common Pleas
George McCarthy
Mindy Bradford
Robert Shostak
Columbus Zoo
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Shostak
Jonathan Lowash
Tom Eslocker
Bradford
Athens County
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Athens County pride drive invites photo submissions
Local readers are urged to share photos of themselves enjoying Athens County and nominate others through the Athens Messenger site. The campaign highlights community pride and encourages wide participation with a social media push.
Medical marijuana bill heads to Ohio governor for signature
The Ohio Senate approved the medical marijuana measure 29 to 26 and the House 67 to 28. The bill would bar home growing and smoking but allow certain vapor use for chronic conditions, regulate cultivation via the State Department of Commerce, and require dispensaries to hire registered pharmacists. It faces a noncommittal response from Gov. Kasich and includes protections for employers and local opt out options.
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Ohio
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Ohio Senate
House
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Senate
Kasich
Ohioans For Medical Marijuana
Aaron Marshall
Jay Hottinger
Newark
State Department of Commerce
State Medical Board
Bill Seitz
Cincinnati
Court dismisses many counts in Stabler v Ohio University
Ohio University police officer John Stabler had most counts in his 2013 14 lawsuit against OU dismissed by Judge Patrick McGrath. The judge left one claim moving forward alleging OU violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by underpaying while on administrative leave and requiring nine hour weekday availability.
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Ohio University
John Stabler
Andrew Powers
Stabler
Athens County Prosecutor's Office
Powers
Court of Claims
University
Patrick McGrath
McGrath
OU Police Department
Common Pleas Court
Land transfers listed for various Athens area properties
The Decatur Land Ventures LP sale of 908 acres on Johnson Run Road to Wood land Preserve Ltd. tops a list of dozens of property transfers. Properties include residential dwellings in Athens and Glouster, several farms and land parcels, transfers to multiple buyers with prices ranging from 7,000 to 726,400 dollars, and estates such as the Donna McLean and Dorothy Hall sequences.
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Johnson Run Road
Glouster
Woodland Preserve Ltd
David and
Sandra White
Wonder Hills Drive
Athens
Bethany
Adam Gonery
Conrad Dearing
Wilson Drive
Buchtel
Teena Marie Anderson
Randall and
Theresa Leite
Mulligan Road
Kailas
Tejaswini Jondhale
Mary Ann
James Michael
Shelly
Henry Bucher
Brookside Way
Hudnall Road
Bruce
Hylie Voss
Donna McLean
McLean Lane
Rosanne
James Krager I
Timothy Lockhart
Connie Lou Stalnaker
9Th St
Coolville
Valerie Hart
Curtis Moore
Strouds Run Road
Nanette Kalis
Ryan Curtiss
Angel Ridge Road
Zod LLC
Andrew
Emily Dodd
Avon Place
Kelly Johnson
Kerry
Rhonda Dunbar
Gillian Hubbard
Raymond
Linda Hoover
Michael
Cheryl Kraus
Ohio Ave
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC
Yin-Min Wei
Eileen NJ
Sun Wei
Chad Burkett
Sarah Webb
Robert
Renee Crook
Canterbury Court
Albany
Joel Pollard
Larry Corrigan
Radford Road
Eugene Geist
Stone Castle Road
Jaime Pennington
Matthew and
Tiffany Daniels
Garrett Karr
Megan Edwards
Wilson Carr Jr
Curtis Hyatt
S. May Ave
Demetrios Prokos
Dan and
Jessica Stroh
Rolling Hills Drive
Harry and
Sara Christine White
Joseph and
Sheron Gemmill
Amesville
Verla Vaught
Randi McCord
Beaver/Starrett Rentals LLC
High St
Nelsonville
Jesse Charles Brown
Earle Starrett
Rose Beaver-Starrett
Richard and
Laura Calentine
Joe
Beverly Lucas
Elizabeth Caldwell
State St
North Hill Properties of Athens LLC
M&c Family Limited Partnership
Kentner St
J&c Family Partnership LLC
East Cleveland Looks Toward Merge With Cleveland
East Cleveland City Council President Thomas Wheeler told The Associated Press this week that a merger with Cleveland appears unavoidable. Residents see the potential union as a path to basic services the city has struggled to fund for years.
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Cleveland
Ohio
East Cleveland
Thomas Wheeler
Associated Press
Faith Build Coalition Scrap Metal Drive at Athens County Fairgrounds
A Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio drive on Saturday June 4 from 9 am to 1 pm collects metal scraps to fund a Amesville house project. Accepts large appliances old mowers bicycles roofing gutters and most metal items with brass copper or aluminum prized. No disposal charge and volunteers assist unloading. Contact George Bain at 592-3828 or gbain45701 yahoo.com for details. Outdoor siren tests will occur at 12 pm Wednesday in Nelsonville The Plains and New Marshfield with a one minute blast. Residents asked not to call emergency services.
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Towne House Restaurant
Emmanuel Gevas
Jackie O’s
Gevas
University Inn
Jake
S. Court
Mindy
Columbus Zoo
Faith Build Coalition
Habitat For Humanity of
Southeast Ohio
Athens County Fairgrounds
Amesville
George Bain
Baker Road closed for culvert work in Athens County
Athens County announces Baker Road also known as County Road 10 is closed from Two Road 9 to County Road 14 daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Thursday, June 2 for multiple culvert replacements.
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Athens County
Parker Road
Factory Road
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