Athens leaders spell out community needs list
A group of Athens officials and leaders outlined top problems to tackle including land and tax base expansion, downtown renovation, housing, coordinated services, and improved communication among government and citizens. The forum led by Phyllis Katz and Brent Fry aimed to align efforts and set prioritized goals.
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Steve Robb Messenger
Athens
Phyllis Katz
Brent Fry
Office of Continuing Education
Ohio University
Fry
Mike Collins
Ohio Office of Community Education
George Kliminski
Kent State University Community Education Center
Kliminski
Collins
Welfare conference outlines child support enforcement progress
The Athens County Welfare Department hosted a 14 county regional meeting at Hocking Valley Motor Lodge. Attendees from multiple counties and offices reviewed Title IV-D procedures, parentage establishment, and welfare repayment rules for Aid for Dependent Children and Medicaid.
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Athens County Welfare Department
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
William Wright
Division of Support Services
Stephen Daulton
Jeffery Linsker
Franklin County Prosecutor's Office
James French
Franklin County Clerk of Courts Office
Auxiliary to Be in Albany Fair Parade
The women's auxiliary to Albany VFW Post 9893 will march in the Albany Fair parade Sunday. Members should wear dark slacks and white blouses and meet at the post at 10 45 a.m. The next auxiliary meeting will be Tuesday at 8 p m at the post home.
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Albany
VFW
Albany Fair
Nelsonville to Test Noon Siren Each Friday
Nelsonville residents will hear a noon test siren Fridays from City Hall. The safety director explains the siren, once for volunteer firemen, now signals severe storms or tornado sightings.
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Nelsonville
Mabel Tigner
City Hall
Faulty Light Causes Smoke Odor At Ohio University Sorority
Firefighters were called to Alpha Xi Delta at 16 S College St in Athens on Wednesday afternoon. A faulty ballast filled a sorority room with a smoky odor, power was disconnected, residents advised to have the light checked, no damage reported.
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Ohio University
Athens
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
S. College St
Nelsonville Man Charged in Death
Nelsonville Henry Martin, 22, was charged by the State Highway Patrol with negligent vehicular homicide in the death of Leonard L. Campbell, 23, in an April 30 one car crash on Route 33 near Route 691. Campbell died from a skull fracture and broken neck after the car struck a guardrail and rolled down a embankment. Martin faces arraignment in Athens County Municipal Court.
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Henry Martin
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Leonard L. Campbell
Buchtel
Martin
Athens County
Campbell
Athens
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