OU student pleads innocent to felony charges
Ohio University student Abigail P. Lum, 20, pleaded innocent in Athens County Common Pleas Court to an aggravated burglary and felonious assault indictment stemming from an August incident on Grosvenor Street in Athens. Lum posted 10 percent of a $50,000 bond from municipal court, was ordered to have no contact with the victim Tyler T. Dilgard or co-defendant Alexander Miller, and faces a Oct. 18 pretrial hearing.
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Athens
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Ohio University
Athens County
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Dilgard
Lum
Herman Carson
Common Pleas Court
George McCarthy
Alexander Miller
Miller
Twin pleads guilty as charges dismissed against twin
Jonathan Lee, 31, pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to two counts of abduction and one count each of felonious assault and burglary. He received three years in prison with three years post release control and restitution up to 5000. His twin Joshua had identical charges dismissed last week after a prosecutor’s motion.
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Athens County
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Athens
Charter supporters ask Ohio Supreme Court to overturn ruling
Supporters of proposed county charters in Athens Meigs and Portage Counties ask the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn or clarify last year’s ruling that pre election review of charters is improper. They allege boards and the Secretary of State exceeded authority by examining charter substance. The petitions seek ballot placement for the November election and frame pre election review as a First Amendment political speech issue and local self government right. The charters would bar water use for fracking and ban fracking waste disposal. Portage would also bar new oil and gas exploration and related equipment.
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Athens
Meigs
Portage
Supreme Court
Election Boards
Ohio
Husted
Secretary of State
Portage County
Nelsonville Library Offered Gift of Adjacent Building
The Nelsonville Public Library may acquire the Spray Building on Washington Street for $1 from Leureux Properties. L'Heureux confirmed the offer, while library president Kevin Dotson said the plan is to buy but no closing details are available. The building, once a bank offices and store, sits across an alley and is in poor condition with no roof.
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Nelsonville
Dotson
Leureux
Shell
L'Heureux
Athens County Auditor's Office
Lauren Miller
Messenger
Nick Tepe
John W. Scott and Co
Merchant and Miner's Bank
Spray Building
William Spray
Clinton Kaine to Attend Labor Day Parade in Cleveland
Democratic nominees Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine will campaign in Cleveland at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day picnic and parade in Lake Erie Park. The event, begun by the late Rep Louis Stokes, marks their campaign stop for the holiday.
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Cleveland
Tim Kaine
Clinton
11Th Congressional District
Lake Easter Park
Louis Stokes
Carthage Two Board Reschedules Meeting to Sept 6
Due to Labor Day, the Carthage Two Board of Trustees moves its regular meeting to Tuesday September 6 at 8 a.m. in the Township Garage.
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Carthage Two Board of Trustees
York
Nelsonville
York Two
Elm Rock Road
Route 180 to reopen in Hocking County Friday
Route 180 between mile markers 7.37 and 12.47 in Hocking County will reopen on Friday Sept 2 after culvert replacement.
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Logan
Hocking County
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