Stabilizing Route 33 Over Abandoned Mine
The Ohio Department of Transportation began pumping concrete into an underground mine beneath Route 33 between The Plains and Nelsonville to stabilize the highway. This first phase covers the westbound lane east of Movies 10, with a $3.79 million contract awarded to Howard Concrete Pumping Co. of Cuddy PA. A second area west of the Wayne National Forest headquarters will be tackled next year.
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Route 33
Ohio Department of Transportation
Plains
Nelsonville
Movies 10
John Coen
District 10
Howard Concrete Pumping Co
Cuddy
Pennsylvania
Wayne National Forest
Coen
ODOT
Fed Hock students tour log cabins in 1700s field trip
Freshmen from Federal Hocking High School toured Al Green and Lester Green’s log cabins in COOLVILLE to study early settlement. Teachers Renee Ripple and Tom O Grady explained daily life, cabin layouts, and pioneer challenges, noting how families shared beds and relied on woodcraft and early farming. See field trip on Page A2.
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Messenger
John Halley
Federal Hocking High School
Renee Ripple
al Green
Coolville
Lester Green
Ohio
Ripple
Green
Southeast Ohio History Center
Tom O'Grady
O'Grady
Moonville bridge opens completing trail to Moonville Tunnel
The Neil Shaw Memorial Bridge on the Moonville Rail Trail over Raccoon Creek was opened after a decade of planning and fundraising. The Moonville Rail Trail Association aims to link the trail to Athens and Belpre, with Shaw honored for his vision. The bridge was funded by state grants totaling 112,000 and built mainly from recycled materials. A plaque will honor Shaw with the phrase See ya on the trail. An Oct 15 Midnight at Moonville event follows.
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Moonville
Neil Shaw
Raccoon Creek
Moonville Rail Trail Association
Athens
Belpre
Brian Blair
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
Zaleski State Forest
Moonville Tunnel
Blair
Shaw
Betty
Betty Shaw
Jerry Smith
Smith
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Hocking River
Chauncey
Courier
Sara Brumfield
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Brian Keruskin
Fed Hock
America
Aedeepaconen
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