Sheriff's Office Receives New Meth Lab Response Trailer
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith announced a new trailer funded by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to aid meth lab responses. Major Crimes Unit Commander Dennis Lowe helped initiate the purchase, with the trailer arriving full of protective gear, a generator, decontamination tent, spark resistant tools, a digital scale, and more to reduce contamination risk across counties in the Major Crimes Unit.
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Athens man held on burglary charges and $100000 bond
Joseph T. Wiley 27 of Tucker Run Road remains jailed on multiple felony burglary charges in Athens. Indicted on two counts of burglary and one count of receiving stolen property for Mary Street and Cable Lane incidents. Bond set at 100000 with no 10 percent allowed. pretrial hearing Oct. 23.
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Ohio seeks FDA approval to import execution drug from abroad
Ohio prison officials challenge FDA stance and press for legal channels to obtain sodium thiopental as executions remain in limbo. The state argues it can source the drug overseas without breaking laws, outlining a five step import path to satisfy regulators while resuming capital punishment efforts.
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Settlement details reveal OU officer to resign and $150000 payout
Ohio University police lieutenant Chris Johnson will resign as part of a $150000 settlement with OU. Of the total, $20000 goes to his attorney and $13061 as cash for unused vacation. The remaining $116938 is paid to Johnson. The suit stemmed from overtime pay disputes while on paid administrative leave, with Johnson alleging 45 hour availability and improper pay. The university denies liability and the agreement resolves potential claims from a second suspension.
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Ohio furniture rivalry tied to 1992 killing
Ohio authorities link a 1992 homicide in Lebanon to a furniture sales rivalry. Sam Perone, 67, ran a Lebanon store while Richard Woods, 41, who had visited the shop, disappeared October 8, 1992. Woods' body was found November 9 in woods near Lebanon. prosecutors say he was shot at Perone's storefront but motive remains undisclosed.
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Albany to repair Reynolds Ave and Mace Drive Saturday
Albany officials will pay for and perform road work on Reynolds Avenue and Mace Drive this Saturday. Chauncey village council to hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 5 30 p m.
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