Athens County voter wait times trigger suppression claim
Athens County Election Board member Kate McGuckin called the Baker Center line a possible voter suppression. Debra Quivey denied the charge, saying lines reached 55 minutes, with rain prompting shelter options and a system of student greeters and provisional ballots where needed.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Kate McGuckin
Ohio University
Baker Center
Board of Elections
Debra Quivey
McGuckin
Quivey
Athens County
Blaine Gabriel
Obituaries for Helen Martin Lois Mingus and Jerry Pack
Obituary notices report the deaths of Helen Martin 90 of Columbus Lois J Mingus 92 of Athens and Jerry Pack 83 of Nelsonville. The brief notices provide ages and home towns as recorded on page A2.
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Helen Martin
Columbus
Lois J. Mingus
Athens
Jerry Pack
Nelsonville
Comics and Community Editorial Obituaries Feature
A local newspaper page highlights comics and a community editorial section alongside obituary notices from Vol. 41. The page blends light entertainment with community reflection and memorial listings.
Boxing for Books fundraiser draws 34 bouts at Trimble gym
Kelsey Bowman 22 of Athens defeated Tiffany Kline of Logan in a kickboxing themed boxing for books event at Trimble Elementary Gym. Bowman credits footwork and roundhouse kicks from training with Pat Gryska and Sam Jones as key to her win, while 14 year old Shawn Turley won his bout and both boxers praised conditioning and coaching from Sam's Gym. The fundraiser supports Trimble Schools book purchases, with 34 participants and several Saturday night matches, some featuring multiple fights per athlete.
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Acksonville
Boxing For Books
Kelsey Bowman
Athens
Bowman
Tiffany Kline
Logan
Trimble
Pat Gryska
Athens Bando
Kline
Ohio University
Athens High School
Sam Jones
Glouster Athletic Club
Sam
Gryska
Alpha Omicron Pi
Shawn Turley
Zach Hogsett
Glouster
Messenger
Larry DI Giovanni
Trimble Elementary
Turley
Tomcats
Hogsett
Jones
Physics Fun at Ohio Valley Museum engages families in waves exhibit
The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery hosted Physics Fun as part of the Fall for Science weekend series. Activities taught light and sound waves with hands on demonstrations for all ages while Ohio University faculty and students assisted. The event featured an infrared camera and other physics equipment from OU, drawing community members to explore science concepts.
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Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery
Jen Parsons
Parsons
Museum
Daniel Ivory
Ohio University
Ivory
Mark Lucas
Eric Stinaff
Education
Samantha Nelson
Messenger
Athens City
Sophie McCarthy
Cade Rist
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BY Larry DI Giovanni
Ens County Board of Elections Member
Tia
Teeneoenae Ag
Boxing Books
Tyler Roback
Ben Wolfe
Parkersburg
Tyler
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