Haseley elected Athens County Democratic Party chair
John Haseley, a county assistant prosecutor, was elected by the Athens County Democratic Central Committee 40 to 4 to lead the party, replacing Alan Trout who resigned. He pledges to back incumbents and key candidates for 2016 including State Sen. Lou Gentile and the future State Rep. seat, with Athens County aiming to support Ted Strickland for U S Senate.
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John Haseley
Athens County
Democratic Party
Alan Trout
Haseley
Democratic Central Committee
Vicky
Lou Gentile
Debbie Phillips
Phillips
Ohio
Ted Strickland
U.S. Senate
Charlie Adkins
Adkins
Strickland
Congress
Sen
John Glenn
George Washington University
Washington
Richard Celeste. Haseley
Athens
Alexander High School
Ohio University
Athens County Prosecutor’s Office
Trout
Logan to put marijuana ordinance on ballot this fall
NORML of Southeast Ohio collected 381 signatures to place a Logan measure on the November 3 ballot. The proposal would reduce penalties for all misdemeanor marijuana offenses to a $10 fine, repeal license suspension, and make possession a minor misdemeanor unless 100 to 200 grams are involved.
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Logan
National Organization For Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML
Ohio
Weather Brief Local Forecast and Obituaries
Partly cloudy today with a high of 86 and a low of 67. Ruth Burley age 62 Loretta Stewart age 91 formerly of Radcliff and Glendon Landrum age 74 Nelsonville. Page A5
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Ruth Burley
Logan
Loretta Stewart
Radcliff
Glendon Landrum
Nelsonville
Repeat offender sentenced to more than 19 years in prison
A Guysville man, Mark Anthony Butcher Jr., 37, was sentenced to over 19 years after a jury convicted him of aggravated burglary and trespass in a habitation for an uninvited entry and assault on a homeowner. He received nine years for aggravated burglary and merging of trespass, plus three years for two counts of intimidation and four years and one month for remaining terms, with other charges acquitted.
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Guysville
Mark Anthony Butcher Jr
Athens County
Keller Blackburn
Butcher
George McCarthy
Counties Edged Toward Settlement in SEOEMS Break-up
Athens Jackson and Lawrence counties move toward resolving long standing lawsuits over the 2010 breakup of Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services. The counties approve using leftover SECEMS funds to cover retirement system and audit costs and authorize talks with state agencies to determine additional debts.
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Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services
Seoems
Athens
Jackson
Lawrence
Athens County
Jackson County
4Th District Court of Appeals
Lawrence County
Secems
EMS
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
Ohio State Auditor’s Office
Athens County Commission
Lenny Eliason
Columbus
Steve Carlino
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Eliason
Carlino
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
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