Appalachian Fall Festival At Lake Snowden Draws Crowd
Albany reports the first annual Appalachian Fall Festival at Lake Snowden sponsored by the Alexander Lions Club. It featured steam engine displays and antique machinery, cider from Cecil Gillogly’s 1869 press, classic cars, and farm tools amid bean soup, square dancing, and performances by the Alexander High School band and local acts.
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Cecil Gillogly
Alexander High School
Ron Scott
Kathy Williams
McCaulley
Thomas Hatcher
New Concord
Three Jackson men and juvenile charged in coed rape
Jackson residents Curtis Skeens Roger Rippeth and a 17 year old were charged by Athens police with raping an Ohio University student early Saturday. The van along Richland Ave picked up the hitchhiker and the victim later gave the license plate to police leading to arrests. Skeens and Rippeth were arraigned and face a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 12.
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Columbus Strike Closes Jackson Pike Plant Continues
Ohio EPA Chief Ned E Williams ordered Columbus to reopen the Jackson Pike sewage treatment plant to stop raw sewage discharges into the Scioto River. The plant has been closed since Friday due to a strike by nonuniformed city employees. Allen Franks cautioned that action was urgently needed.
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Two Die in Cincinnati Fire Blamed on Sofa Cigarette
A blaze in an apartment building killed Dolores Burton 42 and her four children John 6 Crystal 3 Margaret 8 and Debbie Metcalfe 21 as they hid in the mother’s bedroom Witnesses saw victims at a bedroom window and fire officials said exits on the upper floor were blocked Firemen evacuated about 20 residents and the building was gutted with damage placed at 15000.
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Dolores Burton
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Crystal
Margaret
Debbie Metcalfe
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