Athens Trade Festival Brings Town and Gown Together
Athens second autumn Trade Festival drew students and residents to the Municipal Parking Garage for crafts, displays, and sales. Organizers led by Harry Crewson praised the informal atmosphere with 72 booths and a two dollar booth fee. Local interests ranged from coin collecting to a Digivox musical synthesizer, with broad community support and hopes for annual repeats.
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Lynda Laderman
Athens
Harry Crewson
Ohio University
Crewson
Fortney Denies Drinking Charge In Ohio Hearing
The State Personnel Board of Review heard conflicting testimony over Ben Fortney’s July 10 suspension at Athens Mental Health Center. Fortney denied drinking and pressuring a coworker to drink, while Wilma Morris and Dorothy Stone described a scene of alcohol use and alleged mistreatment. The board will rule before the November hearing on a separate 30 day suspension for insubordination.
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Columbus
Athens
State Personnel Board of Review
Ben Fortney
Board of Review
Fortney
Mental Health Center
Wilma Morris
Morris
Dorothy Stone
Review Board
Earl Allison
Center
Harry Chovnick
Ward 8
Health Board Sees Hopeful Budget Outlook
Athens city county Health Board met Wednesday and reported the coming year’s budget outlook may be less bleak than expected. Members noted preliminary figures and discussed potential adjustments to maintain services.
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Athens City- County Health Board
Weather and county budget update mix of forecasts and hires
Nationwide forecast calls for fair warm weather with snow flurries in the western plains and showers from the southern plains to the upper Great Lakes, Florida, and northern New England. Budget actions include cut allocations, a possible tuberculosis clinic, and hiring for three federally funded programs including water improvement and speech therapy services.
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Great Lakes
Florida
New England
County Budget Commission
Health Department
A. A. Baldwin
J. K. Bratton
Baldwin
Larry Neely
Steve Hamill
Leslie Johnson
Beverly Wilson
Cecelia Edwards
Paula Murray
Sandra May
Jenniffer Cray
Paul Beach
Food Establishment
Dr. Baldwin
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