Ferry faces end as new interstate bridge opens on Ohio River
Aurora Indiana awaits the Dec 6 bridge opening that will cut the 5 minute Ohio River crossing to under a minute. Ferry operator Jessie Farrar and pilot Ruthford Lyons warn of uncertain futures though locals value the rite of passage and the 15 car boat remains a summer tourist draw.
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Aurora
Ind
Ohio River
Kentucky
Jessie Farrar
Ruthford Lyons
Lyons
Indiana
Judge Rejects Verdict in Schartiger Wrongful Death Case
A Meigs County court voided a $17,500 damages award to Clayton Schartiger for his wife Cora Schartiger’s 1976 death in a fogbound Route 7 crash near Eastern High School. Judge John C. Bacon orders a new trial while appealing parties pursue further action.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clayton Schartiger
Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
Schartiger
Cora
Bacon
Route 7
Eastern High School
Pablo Jan Vannoy
Newport
Ohio
Otto Marcinko
Schartinger
Marcinko
Landmark and
Vanney
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Meigs Local breakfast program grows across district
Meigs Local School District reports rising breakfast participation at elementary schools. Counts for September and October show Salisbury 27 and 26, Bradbury 27 then 28, Salem Senter 45 to 43, Harrisonville 38, Rutland 81, Middleport 85, Pomeroy 114. Board approves leaves for Mont Vance and Velma Douglas, buys lunchroom equipment worth 39 903 with 7 725 75 from lunchroom funds, and adjusts pay differentials for breakfast cooks. Environmental study of Salem Center School heat uses coal. testing indicates pollution within limits. Charles Dowler reads job descriptions for secretaries and clerk assistant. A Bradbury Middleport school safety patrol is organized with George Glaze leading.
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Middleport
Meigs
Dan Morris
Board of Education
Salisbury
Bradbury
Salem Senter
Harrisonville
Rutland
Pomeroy
Mont Vance
Velma Douglas
Salem Center
Charles Dowler
George Glaze
Wellston Civil Service Board Deliberates City Clerk Dismissal
WELLSTON The Civil Service Board met at the city building to discuss options regarding the dismissal this week. Chairman Wendell Johnston distributed transcripts from the hearing on assistant city clerk Arlene Aay. City solicitor Tom Weber outlined possible board decisions while members present—Awernee Cheatwood and Helen Whitmore—await a year start ruling. A camel can drink 200 to 300 ee oes.
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Wellston
Wellston Civil Service Board
Wendell Johnston
Arlene Aay
Tom Weber
Ding
Bier
Awrenee Cheatwood
Helen Whitmore
Johnston
Nursing Home Plan Discussed in Meigs County
Meigs County Commissioners heard Ameritel Enterprises of Lancaster discuss a proposed privately built nursing home on hill land near Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy. Revenue bonds would fund an access road later dedicated to the county and spurring further development. The board tabled action pending reviews by the Community Improvement Corporation and the prosecuting attorney.
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Ameritel Enterprises of
Lancaster
Meigs County
Bruce Pinkney
Ameritel
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pinkney
Community Improvement Corporation
Middleport Village
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