Weather Outlook and Temperatures for Today
Partly cloudy today with a high of 37 degrees and 51 percent humidity. West wind around 9 mph. Record high remains 70 degrees set in 1994. Tonight expect mostly clear skies with a low near 22 degrees and light west wind around 5 mph. Sparse data notes include lines referencing years 1988 1984 and 10 in.
Hocking College adopts new SCOIC health plan with savings
The college shifts to South Central Ohio Insurance Consortium and a high deductible plan with health savings accounts. Premiums rise 24 percent, offset by employer and employee savings, a $40,000 safety net, wellness programs, and subsidies. Cadillac Tax avoidance is cited as a key benefit.
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Local drug ring defendants receive varied sentences
Losey and $333 are cited as the case details. The state would not oppose judicial release after five years with a favorable summary report and cooperation against co-defendants. Of the original 15 charged, only Robert Degarmore and Kevin Degarmore have ongoing cases and a jury trial is planned for March 2016 if pending. Ring leaders Spears and Vore pleaded guilty to over 20 charges each. Others sentenced include Losey ten years, Rutter four years, Nichole Vore three years, Degarmores and Santek and Hammon Jr. five years or less in various forms.
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District considers vehicle purchases and staff changes
School board notes unfit vehicles could have been bought through the State Purchase Program but chose to support a local dealer. They accept third grade teacher Heidi Mullins’s resignation effective Dec 14 as she becomes director of Clinical Experiences at Ohio University Patton College of Education.
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Ohio Lottery Picks for Saturday and Obituary Notice
Ohio Lottery draws show Day Pick 3 as 1 1 7 and Day Pick 4 as 2 0 4 5. Dena J Robinson, 92, of Athens former Shade resident, died Nov 17 2015 at Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital. She was the first woman Worthy Master of a Grange in Athens County and is survived by two sons, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Graveside service held Nov 20 at Athens Memory Gardens. arrangements by Jagers & Sons Funeral Home.
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Lisa) Robinson
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Harry) Bowles
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Virgie) Johnson
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Brussels braces for Paris style threat and high alert
Belgian authorities shut Brussels subway and flooded streets with armed police after a precise tip of an attack like Paris. The prime minister said the risk justified maximum alert as a manhunt continued for a suspect linked to threats amid Brussels NATO EU HQ area. U S officials urged shelter in place and restricted travel for personnel for 72 hours. The Sentinels movement linked to al Mourabitoun was noted as aiming to disrupt fragile peace talks in the north.
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Mali hotel attack shows planning and lax security
In Bamako the Radisson Blu siege by Islamic extremists killed 19 as two gunmen targeted guards during shift change. Witnesses and a guard say the attack timed to exploit lax security, signaling a coordinated operation possibly tied to al Qaida amid IS actions.
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Rivalry Between al-Qaida and IS Shapes Mali Attack Context
The Bamako Radisson Blu strike underscores al-Qaida’s push to assert influence amid a rising Islamic State challenge for leadership of global jihad. Both groups oppose the West and seek an Islamic caliphate, yet clash over strategy and power, including confrontations in Syria. The Mali assault followed IS violence in Paris by a week.
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Peace Corps volunteer Anita Datar dies in Mali hotel attack
Anita Ashok Datar, 41, of Takoma Park Maryland, a Peace Corps volunteer and global health expert, was killed in the Bamako Radisson hotel attack. A senior Palladium Group manager, she focused on family planning and HIV and worked across Africa Asia and South America over 15 years, leaving behind a 7-year-old son.
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Post mortem of Baltimore’s violent year for funeral workers
In Baltimore a funeral director recounts a record year of violence as he buries more young Black men than ever before. He notes a summer with two funerals weekly, most victims killed by knives or bullets, reflecting a city’s harrowing murder toll.
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