Paris Attacks Kill At Least 120 In Deadly Series
Rescue workers circle victims in Paris as attacks target concert venues and fans killing at least 120 people. French President Hollande closes borders and declares a state of emergency amid the largest violence since World War II.
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France
Paris
Francois Hollande
Marker marks George Washington visit in Hockingport
More than 70 residents gathered in Hockingport for the rededication of an old marker commemorating George Washington's 1770 visit to the Ohio Valley. The event notes Washington’s survey for lands to be granted to Virginians who served in the French and Indian War. The marker sits near sites where he camped along the Ohio River.
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Hockingport
George Washington
Athens County
Washington
Ohio Valley
Ohio
James Glanville
Blacksburg
Ohio River Valley
Man sentenced to 12 years in Athens burglaries
Murray City man Jerome J. Harden, 36, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to three second degree burglary counts and multiple fifth degree felonies including identity fraud forgery receiving stolen property and drug possession. The cases stem from four 2015 Athens area burglaries on South Blackburn Road North May Avenue and Rock Riffle Road with stolen cash checks and a used debit card.
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Murray City
Jerome J. Harden
Athens
Harden
South Blackburn Road
North May Avenue
Rock Riffle Road
Ments
Prosecution disputes illegal recording in Durst case
Prosecutors insist the inmate knew a recording was made during an alleged sex act with former corrections officer Carl Durst. Durst, 49, of Crooksville, pleads innocent in Athens County Court as his attorney seeks to suppress the audio evidence arguing improper recording by jail officials. The state counters Tolson placed a device in a jail work truck to test for contraband claims. See page A3.
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Carl Durst
Crooksville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Bob Toy
Durst
Jeremy Tolson
Meg Saunders
Ohio
Athens County
Tolson
Nelsonville
No child left inside sparks outdoor education drive
The second annual Inquiry-Based Education Conference at Burr Oak State Park gathered Athens County teachers to boost hands on environmental learning. Keynote Cinda Hanbach Pinkerton urged keeping kids outside, citing the 2010 Ohio Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights and emphasizing outdoor access for all. Sessions covered farm to school, ornithology, guided hikes, and using children's books to spark inquiry.
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Glouster
Burr Oak State Park
Athens County
Rural Action Environmental Education
Joe Brehm
Camp Oty’Okwa
Land Labs
Wayne National Forest
Brehm
Cinda Hanbach-Pinkerton
Miami County Park District
Ohio
Ted Strickland
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