Cookies and Correspondence honors local veteran at The Plains Library
Dozens of kids at The Plains Public Library gathered for Cookies and Correspondence to write letters and decorate cookies for Tiffany Canter, a 2015 Athens High School graduate serving in the Air Force. Cousins Skyler and Desiree King helped kick off the session, now in its second year, with Teen Librarian Stacey Carter-Kimball noting its Veterans Day timing.
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Athens
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Texas
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Ohio University
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Thomas Fox and Charles Riley Probate Notices
Thomas Fox, 73, of Millfield and Charles Riley, 91, of Glouster are listed in a local probate notice. The brief entry notes their ages and residences with no further details on estates or dates provided.
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Thomas Fox
Millfield
Charles Riley
Glouster
Woman takes plea deal in Athens child endangerment case
Indiana woman Amy Pond 37 of Crawfordsville agreed to a plea with Athens County Prosecutor for a five year community control in exchange for testifying against an Athens man David Wright 36 who faces 16 counts of endangering children. The pair are accused of torturing their two sons ages 11 and 9 over eight days in mid June. Witnesses say the boys were forced to carry logs 300 yards to a pond and were repeatedly struck, leaving varying bruising. The case continues in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
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Crawfordsville
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Trump Opens Washington Tour With White House Meeting
President elect Donald Trump spent a day in Washington meeting with Barack Obama in the Oval Office and planning GOP priorities with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. Obama praised the transition while Trump outlined immigration, health care, jobs, and border security goals for his incoming administration. Trump travels to Capitol Hill for further talks as See Trump on page A2.
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Joe Biden
Mike Pence
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