Athens County History Highlights From 1934 to 2005
Read a collage of Athens history notes from past Messenger editions. Items include 1934 Republican Women’s Club tea and civic quiz, 1955 Wellston Rockets vs Athens High School football, 1976 Nelsonville electric history and Shenandoah Amtrak visit, 2005 Children’s Hunger Alliance school visits and local Halloween event summaries, plus movie openings and local celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Republican Women's Club
Court Street
Pomeroy
Florence White
Wellston Rockets
Athens High School
Rockets
Kermit Evans
Athens Messenger
Nelsonville
E.M. Poston
Public Square
Poston
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Allegheny Mountains
Shenandoah
Amtrak
Yenus
Children’s Hunger Alliance
Athens County
Alexander
Hank
Starbucks
Colum bus Plans to Fund Addiction and Homeless Centers
Columbus will award 566 946 in capital funds to restore and upgrade addiction treatment centers and shelters. Maryhaven gets 158 000 to renovate admissions and kitchen at 1791 Alum Creek Drive, while four Community Shelter Board agencies receive about 400 000 for shelters. Legislation goes to City Council Nov 20. Maryhaven to open a 55 bed center on the South Side by early December at Select Specialty Hospital 1430 S High St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Columbus
Maryhaven
Alum Creek Drive
Community Shelter Board
Kim Stands
Columbus Department of Development
Sara Loken
Columbus City Council
Michele Mitchell
Select Specialty Hospital
S. High St
The
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of
Athens man indicted for aggravated felonious assault during robbery
An 18 year old Athens man, Marlin S. Baker II, faces first degree aggravated felonious assault charges after allegedly stabbing Corbin Boney, 19, of Nelsonville during a robbery attempt in August. Baker remains incarcerated at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail with a $100,000 bond and a pretrial hearing moved to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Marlin S. Baker II
Corbin Boney
Nelsonville
Boney
Baker
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas
Patrick Lang
Ohio
Rocky Brands Inc
Athens Man Accepts Plea Deal in Drug Related Assault
Jeffrey Cottrill, 37, in Athens County Common Pleas Court accepted a plea reducing a second degree felony to fourth degree and receiving five years of community control. The sentence includes 30 months underlying, 18 months for felonious assault of the fourth degree, and 12 months for a fifth degree trafficking conviction tied to a November 2015 knife incident involving a counterfeit Suboxone claim. Evidence showed Cottrill stabbed the neighbor during a dispute after a drug sale, with DNA testing later confirming handle evidence. He was indicted on July 24, 2017.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jeffrey Cottrill
Athens County
Meg Saunders
Cottrill
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Labs
Saunders
Ohio Medicaid funding decision looms over state budget
The Ohio Controlling Board will decide whether to release 264 million dollars in state funding to draw 638 million in federal matching money for Medicaid. A rejection could trigger a spring funding cut affecting more than 3 million Ohioans, while supporters argue the board must oversee Kasich administration spending and ensure care for the medically vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John Kasich
In. Re
Kasach
al Landis
R-Dover
Kasich
William G Batchelder
Rosenberger
McGregor
Batchelder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Bend
Marilyn Monroe
Tom Ewell
Atco Music
Passion Works
Mama June
Lindley Inn
River Rose
OB. Gyn
Athena Grand
Columbus
Southeastern
Marlin S. Baker
East State Street
Sidders
Chester
Keen
Cliff Rosenberger
Clarksville
Springfield
Faber
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