Beechwood Estates sewer plan faces alternative option
Athens County commissioners weigh an alternate sanitary sewer plan for Beechwood Estates along Route 50W as engineers review a design placing lines on road right of way. Residents fear grinder pumps raise electricity costs and fail during outages, risking property values. Proceeding decision expected in 30 days.
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Beechwood Estates
Athens County
Jennifer Frommer
Kyle Schwieterman
Ed Peterson
Brad Jokisch
Jokisch
Beechwood
the Messenger
Obituary notices for local residents listed by ages and towns
Evelyn Napper 92 of Wilkesville Emmett Davis 90 of Nelsonville Clyde Morris 68 of Long Bottom Dale Liggett 83 formerly of The Plains Robert Peacock 92 of McArthur are named in this community obituary page. The brief notices provide ages and hometowns for the individuals.
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Evelyn Napper
Wilkesville
Emmett Davis
Nelsonville
Clyde Morris
Long Bottom
Dale Liggett
the Plains
Robert Peacock
McArthur
Rock House at Hocking Hills State Park Captures Scenic Depth
Travel to Hocking Hills State Park reveals the Rock House cave with a 200-foot gallery and 25-foot ceiling. Native Americans once sheltered there, horse thieves hid nearby, and today visitors seek thrills enjoying rugged cliffs and a 30-foot drop seen in the top photo.
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John Halleyou
Hocking Hills
Rock House
OU grad student prez calls for union push to raise stipends
Ohio University Graduate Student Senate President Carl Edward Smith III urged peers at the Aug 20 orientation to unionize to secure higher annual stipends and health insurance subsidies. He cited about 700 GAs and TAs with a median $9,000 stipend versus $15,000 at comparable universities.
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Ohio University
Carl Edward Smith III
Smith
Ohio counties challenge fracking ballot limits ruling
Residents in Fulton Medina and Athens Counties argue to the Ohio Supreme Court that Secretary of State Jon Husted overstepped by evaluating merits rather than validity of petitions seeking community rights county charters to curb hydraulic fracturing. The suit, backed by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, seeks pre election review and expedited consideration as fall ballots approach.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jon Husted
Fulton
Medina
Athens
Ohio Supreme Court
Husted
Athens Counties
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
High Court
GE retirees face loss of post-65 healthcare benefits
About 130000 General Electric retirees and spouses must buy Medicare supplemental or prescription drug plans via OneExchange starting January 1, 2016. GE reports 3.3 billion in savings last quarter as it trims post-retirement benefits to balance obligations and investor interests. Local retirees express anxiety and seek answers, with GE Retirees Club inviting union leader Mike Barrell to discuss impact at their dinner.
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Logan
General Electric
Logan Daily News
Dominic McMullan
Logan Daily
Glass Union
Mike Barrell
Barrell
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Beet
Hocking Hills State Park
OU Grad Student Prez
Carl Smith Tit
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