Memorial Day traffic injures drivers and deer killed in Athens County
Five people were hurt and a deer died in Memorial Day weekend incidents across Athens County. In one crash on Big Bailey Road a 19 year old Millfield man drove with brakes failing, while a 20 year old Millfield resident and a 16 year old from Athens were injured in separate routes. A 65 year old Columbus Street resident faces a driving while intoxicated charge after a Route 50A crash. A 26 year old Columbus man hit a deer on Route 329 and a 32 year old Grosvenor Street resident was ticketed for failure to stop. A Circleville driver escaped injury when his car rolled over on Route 50.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Louis Guy
Millfield
Linda McNabb
Athens
Russell Travis
Clifford Thompson
Columbia Ave
Thompson
Robert Blackburn
Columbus
Mason Edward Naylor
Grosvenor St
Norris LeMaster
Circleville
Canaanville
Two Taken To Hospital After City Emergency Call
Two people were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city fire department emergency squad. Mrs. Virginia Brown, 40, of 234 W. Washington St., received oxygen for a possible heart ailment. Douglas C. Carruthers, 12, Mineral Route 1, had a groin injury and was transported from the city limits on W Union St. His mother accompanied him. Nancy Barnes, 18, Lindley Hall, suffered a possible asthma attack and was transported to Hudson Health Center after oxygen at 123 W. Washington St.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Virginia Brown
W. Washington St
Douglas C. Carruthers
Mineral Route 1
W. Union St
Nancy Barnes
Lindley Hall
Hudson Health Center
Assistant Pastor Leaves for Steubenville Post
The Rev. Francis E. Maloney, longtime assistant pastor of St. Pauls in Athens, will leave Saturday to become assistant pastor at Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville. He is the son of William and Mrs. Maloney of Pittsburgh and has served in Athens six years under Msgr. Kish. He was ordained in Steubenville in May 1959 and studied at St. Vincent and St. Francis Seminaries. He previously taught at St. Benedict High School in Cambridge and served as chaplain at Athens State Hospital and CYO moderator here.
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Francis E. Maloney
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Athens
Holy Name
Steubenville
Father Maloney
William Maloney
Pittsburgh
Mser
Jan B. Kish
St. Vincent’s
St. Francis’ Seminary
Pennsylvania
St. Benedict High School
Cambridge
Police List Five Injuries In City Traffic Crashes
City police investigated Memorial Day weekend crashes injuring five people. Douglas Wells, 26, unconscious after a two car crash at E State and Court Streets, pleaded guilty to reckless operation and received a $25 fine, costs, and a one year license suspension. James L. Locke, 20, suffered a bruised hip and sprained elbow in the same incident. John Foley, 21, was treated for a head cut after a motorcycle collision with a sports car at Union and College Streets. Janice Toby Zibb, 19, was charged with driving left of center after a Richland Avenue crash near the state hospital. Harry E. Hawk, 72, was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance after a Friday night collision at E State and Tulane.
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Douglas
James L. Locke
Warren
Janice Toby Zibb
Tiffin Hall
Richland
Six Ohio University Students Plead Guilty Over Pool Trespass
Six Ohio University students from Sargent Hall pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to trespassing after being found swimming at the city owned Crystal Pool before opening. Each was fined $10 and costs. Larry Raab of Sargent Hall posted a $22 bond.
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Ohio University
Crystal Pool
George Brown Mullen
Ronald Eugene Meek
Bruce Schlosser
Michael Carl Dendorfer
David A. Sinay
Sargent Hall
David J. Tennant
Richland Ave
Athens Driver Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
Clifford Randel Thompson, 65, of 45 Columbia Ave, pleaded guilty in County Court to a State Highway Patrol drunk driving charge. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs and received a three day jail sentence.
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Clifford Randel Thompson
Columbia Ave
Bound To Jury On Non-Support Charge
James Brite of Elizabeth City pleaded guilty in Athens County Court to a non-support charge. He was bound to the grand jury under a $300 bond. Donald Earl Hawkins of Athens Apartments pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a driving while intoxicated charge. He was bound on a $400 bond and the case continued.
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James Brite
Elizabeth City
N. C
Athens County
Donald Earl Hawkins
Athens Apts
Unseasonable May Temperatures Dip Toward Freezing
The mercury dropped near the freezing point Tuesday as May ended with unseasonable warmth earlier in the week. U S Observer C L Colmer noted a 28 degree rise to 64 by 9 30 am with Sunday and Monday highs at 70 and 71.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Equipment Stolen From Soccer Room at Peden Stadium
Ohio University Security Director Robert Guinn says the soccer equipment room at Peden Stadium was broken into over Memorial Day weekend with an undetermined amount of uniform gear stolen.
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Peden Stadium
Ohio University
Robert Guinn
Miller trial opens in Common Pleas Court on grand larceny charge
Alan Miller of Nelsonville faces a grand larceny indictment and pleaded not guilty as jury trial opens in Common Pleas Court. Jagannath Singh of Athens City Municipal Court was fined $50 plus costs on a check with insufficient funds in a case filed by Athens National Bank.
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Alan Miller
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Jagannath Singh
Athens
Athens National Bank
Bicycle Awards at Athens Field Day Winners Named
Athens field day sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police awarded several cyclists from Nelsonville Chauncey and Athens. Cathy Valkinberg won three events in girls 10 and under. Donnie Kasler and Robert Pierce each took three events including the half mile. Other winners included Martha Johnson Sally Smith Mark Hall John Johnson David Kline Gil Voigt Lynn Johnson James Dillinger and more across age groups.
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Athens Fraternal Order of Police
Cathy Valkinberg
Nelsonville
Donnie Kasler
Robert Pierce
Chauncey
Mark Hall
John Johnson
David Kline
Gil Voigt
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