Mayor Decries Rail Bureaucracy Over Shafer Street Crossing
Mayor Donald Barrett visited the Shafer Street crossing where two of three tracks under repair belong to the B&O while the Chessie System holds the third. He argues efficiency demands fixing all three, but an engineer cites separate contracts. The Chessie track mainly serves newsprint deliveries to The Messenger’s warehouse.
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South Shafer Street
Barrett
Shafer Street
B&o
Chessie System
Chessie
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Donald Barrett
Sheriff and County Clash Over Cruiser Repair Fund
Athens County Sheriff Paul Brown says his repair account has been depleted for two months and the department cannot buy tires or perform brake service. He and the county commissioners dispute the interpretation of a December Common Pleas Court decision that set a $5,000 repair fund and requires monthly reimbursements after bills.
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Steve Robb
Paul Brown
Athens County Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Brown
Common Pleas Court
Substitute Will Teach Classes At Athens High School
A substitute teacher will handle outdoor recreation classes at Athens High School until a court ruling on the hiring of Bill Whaley as head basketball coach and outdoor recreation instructor. Judge Lowell Howard will decide in coming weeks amid a temporary restraining order from the Athens Education Association.
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Athens High School
Bill Whaley
Robert Shamp
Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Athens Education Association
Ping
Whaley
Damage Payment Sought Over Sheriff Cruiser Incident
Indiana Insurance Co seeks 143.48 in restitution for damages after a March 18 traffic incident on Route 56. David Young, Athens Route 1, allegedly forced off the road by a county sheriff's cruiser driven by Deputy J B King with red light on en route to a reported break in. Sheriff Paul Brown says no contact occurred. liability to be determined by the insurer amid prior high crash rates.
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Paul Brown
Indiana Insurance Co
Indianapolis
David Young
Athens
Brown
Young
J.B. King
Library hours extended at Meigs in December
Susan Fleshman librarian announces Meigs libraries extend hours through December to aid homework. The Pomeroy library stays open weekdays until 8 p.m. Encyclopedias reference books and magazines available and some may be checked out.
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Pomeroy
Susan Fleshman
Meigs
Crewson Letter Arrives as He Returns to Athens Council
Harry Crewson learned of his City Council selection by letter mailed in July while he was in Malaysia and Europe. The letter bounced back to Athens as Crewson attended work sessions and will be sworn in before the next meeting. He said he missed local politics while at the MARA Institute and was unaware of the income tax issue until returning home.
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Michael Nolan
Nolan
Board of County Commissioners
Brown
Helen Baker
Hocking
Dog and Kennel Fund
Commissioner's Travel Fund
Harry Crewson
Crewson
Malaysia
Europe
Athens
Pete Lalich
Mara Institute
Council
Retirement of Athens County Children's Services head Miss Sprout
Miss Sprout retires as executive secretary after 27 years heading Athens County Children's Services. She holds a masters in social work from the Richmond School of Social Work and is a 1932 Ohio University alumna, with an honorary doctor of humane letters from OU in 1973. The board aims to announce candidate procedures within three weeks.
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Children’s Services Head
Richmond
Ohio University
Athens County Children's Services
Children’s Services Board
Steven Sloan
Sloan
Miss Sprout
Athens County Children’s Services
Margaret Bridgewater
Bridgewater
Ohio Child Welfare Association
District Adoption Resource Exchange
Athens County Health and Welfare Council
Ohio Child Welfare Executives Association
Vandals Damage Businesses on Public Square in Nelsonville
Early today vandals damaged two Public Square businesses in Nelsonville. Police logged the incidents at 3 10 a.m. A chair was used to break the Joe Sinnott Barber Shop glass and left outside the Dew Hotel. The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. building also suffered rear windows knocked out by a sidewalk brick. Two young men were seen nearby.
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Nelsonville
Public Square
Citizens Band
Joe Sinnot
Dew
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
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