Weather Brief Cloudy With High 65 Low 52
Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high near 65 and a low around 52. Light winds expected from the east. No significant precipitation anticipated through the day. Local cautions include morning fog in inland areas.
Nelsonville bypass culvert tour shows animal passage under highway
Ohio University students toured the Nelsonville bypass and viewed a culvert built for drainage now used by animals to move beneath the four lane road. The scene was photographed for the Messenger with a caption noting local residents and notable names from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Teve Robb
Ohio University
Nelsonville
Kosovo visitors study Nelsonville bypass wildlife safety efforts
A Kosovo delegation led by Fates Lajci of ERA Group toured the Nelsonville bypass through Wayne National Forest to learn wildlife protection during design and construction. They cited plans for a Kosovo highway near a national park and praised US initiatives from worker education to wildlife-friendly measures. The visit was part of a 10 day learning tour with a page A5 continuation.
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Kosovo
Tourssonville Bypass
Nelsonville
Wayne National Forest
Athens County
U.S
Fates Lajci
Environmentally Responsible Action
ERA
Nelsonville drug-ring leader pleads guilty to 26 year sentence
Anthony A. Spears, 35, pleaded guilty to 23 felony charges including heroin and cocaine trafficking, money laundering, possessing criminal tools, weapons under disability, and related offenses. Athens County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Lang imposed 26 years with eight years mandatory on weapons under disability. state may seek judicial release after 13 years with favorable institutional report. Spears must forfeit vehicles, electronic items, and over $13,000. Co-defendant Megan Vore previously sentenced to 14 years. other defendants given prison terms or probation.
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Nelsonville
Anthony A. Spears
Athens County Common Pleas
Patrick Lang
Spears
Onty
Keller Blackburn
Lang
Jesse Atkins
Atkins
Meg Saunders
Anthony Spears
Blackburn
Megan Vore
The
Messenger
John “Michael” Losey
John E. Rutter
Patricia Nichole Vore
Ronnie Degarmore
Amy Beth Degarmore
Leesha Santek
Gerald Hammon Jr
Cary Losey
Kelly Cox
Robert A. Degarmore
Kevin A. Degarmore
Richard E. Losey
Land lab at Morrison Gordon opens with student ribbon cut
The 1 acre Morrison Gordon Elementary Beacon School land lab reopens after years of neglect. An all school assembly marked the reopening with a ribbon cutting led by student council president Jordan Phillips and Athens City Schools Supt Tom Gibbs as students and volunteers guide visitors through trails, a wildlife viewing blind, and areas along Margaret Creek and Kid Creek. Community groups like Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will use the site to learn science in a natural setting.
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Morrison- Gordon
Beacon
Kid Creek
Margaret Creek
Morrison-Gordon Pto
Athens City
Morrison-Gordon Elementary
Beacon School
Jordan Phillips
Tom Gibbs
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
LAND
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