First-grader Recites Shel Silverstein Poem at Old Settlers Show
A downpour could not dampen crowds as seven young contestants aged 5 to 8 performed on a covered stage at Jacksonville Old Settlers Reunion Little Miss Talent Show. Aaliyah Lee, a Nelsonville York Elementary first grader, delivered a 32 line reading of Sick by Shel Silverstein in a pink bathrobe, while others sang or danced. Brenda Campbell, longtime show director, announced next year will be her 40th and final year.
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Aaliyah Lee
Nelsonville- York
Shel Silverstein
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Kindergartner
Brooklyn Spangler
Trimble Elementary
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Farris
Campbell
Betty Dunleavy
East State Street apartment project clears Athens planning panel
Athens Planning Commission approved an expansion of the Matters Building on East State Street to add two floors for 18 beds of apartments in the downtown building housing Zoo Fine Dining and Passion Works Studio. The panel also heard plans for a new Carpenter Street building and pressed for deck depth rules and lease restrictions similar to the North Court Street project.
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Athens Planning Commission
Carpenter Street
Zoo Fine Dining
Passion Works Studio
Planning Commission
North Court Street
Service Safety
Paula Horan Moseley
North Court Building
Albany village battles EPA sewer permit stay
Alexander Local Schools and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency oppose the village of Albany's bid to pause an EPA permit for the district's onsite sewage system serving the wellness center. The district argues the stay criteria are not met, while the village seeks to delay until the appeal is resolved.
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Albany
EPA
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Alexander
Athens Has Heart fund to bring defibrillators to area teams
Athens cardiologist Vipin Koshal leads a revived Athens Adult Tribe Race now backing the Athens Has Heart Fund to place portable defibrillators with high schools in Athens and Meigs County. The event returns Saturday September 10 at 9 am in the Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital lot, drawing around 30 teams and raising funds previously donated to the Columbus Heart Walk.
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Vipin Koshal
Koshal
Athens
Meigs
Koskalas
American Heart Association
Ohio Health O’bleness
Messenger
Tyler Buchanan
OhioHealth O’bleness Hospital
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