Donation page set up for victims of fire
The Athens community mobilizes after a Westfield Place house fire early Saturday leaving Lili Chandler family and pets unharmed but the home and a vehicle destroyed. Red Cross provided emergency aid. GoFundMe seeks $10,000 for the family including medical vehicle needs.
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Amesville and nearby towns honor local residents listed
A list of deceased individuals is reported with ages and towns including Lucy Flowers 85 of Amesville John Brown 83 of Rutland Landus Barnes Sr 23 of Logan Johnny Baker 24 of Logan Lester Bishop 72 of Nelsonville Sonny Allen 80 of Wellston.
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Lucy Flowers
Amesville
John Brown
Rutland Landus Barnes Sr
Logan Johnny Baker
Logan Lester Bishop
Nelsonville
Sonny Allen
Wellston Page
Physics Open House Draws Large Crowd
Hundreds attend a physics open house as demonstrations test light bulb microwaves lasers and color effects. Photos show Professor Eric Stinaff with a green laser and a green balloon that reflected light without popping while a demonstration with two discs shows a 200 pound force needed to separate when nearly airtight.
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Eric Stinaff
College and police union clash over contract terms at Hocking College
Hocking College and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association remain at odds after the college rejected a fact-finder's recommendation for a three-year contract. The union seeks 3.75 percent yearly raises, citing lower pay than peers, while the college offered a 3 percent total increase amid budgeting concerns. Conciliation hearings loom as both sides prepare final offers.
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Hocking College
Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Board of Trustees
State Employment Relations Board
Joseph Gardner
Gina Fetty
Mark Volcheck
Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent Association
State
Nikki Dioguardi
Ex-CO seeks suppression of inmate audio recordings
Former Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail corrections officer Carl Durst 49 of Crooksville faces sexual battery charges in Athens County. His attorney Bob Toy moves to suppress audio recordings claiming jail staff illegally recorded Durst and the inmate without consent, alleging conspiratorial actions by Warden Jeremy Tolson and officers. Durst remains free on a $25,000 signature bond.
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Southeastern Ohio
Carl Durst
Crooksville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Durst
Bob Toy
Jeremy Tolson
Toy
Tolson
Ohio
Central U.S. Storm Threat Expands To 62 Million
Forecasters warn 62 million people from San Antonio to Chicago and Cincinnati to face possible tornadoes and damaging winds as colliding air masses raise severe weather risk. The Storm Prediction Center cites warm humid air and an approaching cold front for timing, with strongest locations yet to be determined.
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Little Rock, Ark
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San Antonio
Chicago
Cincinnati
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
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