Homeless Veterans in Athens County Count 50 to 75
Kevin Martin, president of the Southeast Ohio Veterans Memorial Group and commander of Gilham-Frank VFW Post 8804, shares findings from a three year study initiated by the League of Women Voters. The Athens County Homeless Veterans Report notes 50 to 75 veterans sleep unsheltered daily across bridges, porches, and garages as a silent cry for help. Initiatives continue to aid as many as 75 veterans in the county.
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League of Women
Athens County
Kevin Martin
Southeast Ohio Veterans Memorial Group
Martin
Gilham-Frank
VFW
New Marshfield
League of Women Voters
Overcoming addiction to build a better future in Athens County
Wayne Wheeler an Athens County native described a decades long struggle with drugs and alcohol. He recounted stealing from family and turning to illegal activity before turning sober on April 6 2014 after entering Any Length Residential Recovery in Sumter SC. Wheeler now aims to help others by sharing his experience with media and prosecutor Keller Blackburn with plans to improve his own life and return to society.
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Wayne Wheeler
Wheeler
Athens County
Keller Blackburn
Sumter
South Carolina
Civil case against former sheriff put on hold
Athens County files a civil suit to recover 85406 in salary and benefits from former sheriff Patrick Kelly. Visiting Judge Cosgrove stayed the civil case in Athens County Common Pleas Court while Kelly appeals his 17 felonies and one misdemeanor conviction.
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Athens County
Patrick Kelly
Patricia Cosgrove
Kelly
Athens County Common Pleas
4Th District Court of Appeals
Cosgrove
Scott Wood
Glenn Jones
Pat Kelly
Athens County Prosecutor's Office
Hocking College tweets unauthorized by college amid rape case fallout
Hocking College confirms three posts on its Twitter account about former executive director Michael Brown were not authorized. Brown, fired Oct. 28 after comments about an Aug. 27 campus rape allegation, says he was scapegoated and maintains media misrepresentation. Prosecutor found no charges or evidence in the case.
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Hocking College
Michael Brown
Brown
Athens County
Mike Brown
Hocking Hawks
Columbus
Tvl
Betty Young
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