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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2017
Page
1
Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith says the Child ID Program is an additional resource that can assist officers handling child cases. Access to up-to-date information and photos of each child aids investigations.
The Athens County Sheriff reports the Child ID program has surpassed 1,400 IDs as of this year, built from April 2016 kickoff at Kidfest through seven events including the Athens County Fair. Explorers led by Deputy Jimmy Childs printed each record in about three minutes, with careful data like name date of birth photo height and weight.
Athens School Board on Wednesday rejected a single elementary campus option due to land constraints with Ohio University officials unwilling to donate more land than 8 acres on The Ridges. The district continues exploring options including two separate elementary schools and a possible mix of new builds and renovations, with a compromise plan tying Morison-Gordon and Plains West sites into a larger middle and athletic facility layout.
Local Democrats packed the American Legion Hall for the Athens Fall Dinner with speakers Betty Sutton governor candidate Rob Richardson treasurer candidate and Aftab Pureval Hamilton County Clerk of Courts. Sutton urged a return to Democratic control stressing jobs and opportunity amid concerns over opioid deaths infant mortality and lagging job growth. Richardson emphasized broad party engagement across southeast Ohio.
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