Athens Levy Questions Clarified in Board Pamphlet
The Athens city school board issued a 25 question pamphlet about a three mill operating levy on the ballot Tuesday. It would last 10 years, raise about $60 000 yearly and cost the average home $12 annually. Funds would support supplies maintenance and repairs and pay for additional teachers and raises. Repairs cited include furnace and steam lines at the high school and entrance ways with ceiling replacements and redecoration. The pamphlet notes rising textbook costs and lists Athens ranking low in teacher pay and tax measures among Ohio cities.
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Athens City School Board
Ohio
Athens
Ex-Chesterhill Resident Dies At 68
Joseph A. Miller 68, former Chesterhill resident, died Sunday at Albany Rest Home. He worked 37 years for Buckeye Pipe Line Co and was a Maccabee Lodge member. Survivors: wife Ruth, daughter Lucille Vincent, three grandchildren, all of Zanesville. Visitation at Jagers and Sons funeral home. services Tuesday at 1 p.m. led by Rev. Dale Bumgardner. Burial in Chesterhill.
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Joseph A. Miller
Chesterhill
Albany
Albany Honor Pupils Named
Albany seniors lead the honor roll for the first six weeks with top lists including Linda Pettie Linda Hudwell Martha Dalton Pat Ryan Gene Ruth Reuben Rickard Worley Mitchell Betty Castle Theresa Poston Beverly Rader Larry Radford and eleventh graders Barbara Keck Vicki Mace Beulah McLaughlin Patresa Rice Ronnie Scott Louise Bigony Avanel Radekin Sarah Seel. Ninth and eighth graders and others follow with names such as Naomi Bingony Virgil Boler Donna Castle Ray Clark Margaret Selby Murray Willock Anna Baumgaertel Judy Carsey Janet Ingram Sharon Martin Karen Stanley Judith Van Dyke Dan Stright Jimmy Mace.
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Linda Pettie
Linda Hudwell
Martha Dalton
Pat Ryan
Gene Ruth
Reuben Rickard
Worley Mitchell
Betty Castle
Theresa Poston
Beverly Rader
Larry Radford
Barbara Keck
Vicki Mace
Beulah McLaughlin
Patresa
Marilyn Sue Enlow
Kenny Young
Naomi Bigony
Virgil Boler
Donna Castle
Ray Clark
Margaret Selby
Murray Willock
Anna Baumgaertel
Judy Carsey
Janet Ingram
Sharon Martin
Karen Stanley
Judith van Dyke
Dan Stright
Jimmy Mace
Students Back School Levy At Athens High
Clayton Smith's Surrey class at Athens High School urges voter approval of a three mill operating levy. They point to outdated textbooks, repairs, and lighting in aging buildings, plus rising costs for supplies and pay to attract teachers. They call the levy a farsighted step for local schools.
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Clayton Smith
Surrey
Athens High School
Board of Education
Athens
Lonzo Bobo Fined for Intoxication in Athens Court
Athens resident Lonzo Bobo pleaded guilty to a municipal police intoxication charge Monday and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Lonzo Bobo
Athens
iCourt
Hit-Skip Driver Fined by Municipal Court
Clyde Jones aged 56 of 106 Central Ave. was fined 75 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail for leaving the scene of an accident. The jail term was suspended and Jones placed on six months probation for lawfully handling the incident. Police tied his auto to a Monday morning crash on West Union Street damaging two parked cars owned by Robert E. Henderson and William H. Hartzell of Athens. Jones reportedly fled the scene and was unavailable for hours. a friend later drove him home after he sustained cuts.
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Clyde Jones
Central Ave
Jones
W. Union St
Robert E. Henderson
William H. Hartzell
Athens
Thor Olson's Sister Dies in Sweden
Thor Olson retired coaching professor at Ohio University learns his sister Hulda Swenson died at 80 in Kalmar Sweden. She is survived by a brother and two sisters in Sweden.
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Thor Olson
Ohio University
Hulda Swenson
Kalmar
Sweden
Swenson
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