Disunity Hurts Nelsonville City Government
A critical column addresses disunity in Nelsonville city operations with claims of poor planning and leadership. Tensions between Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh and City Auditor Nancy Kern are cited, along with overtime overruns and friction in police and fire departments. The piece urges coordinated planning and fiscal discipline to serve taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Violet Hollenbaugh
Tom Wilkinson
Nancy Kern
Hollenbaugh
Council
Kern
Rabid Bat Warning Issued for Hocking County Ohio
Logan Hocking County joins Ohio counties with rabid bats after 19 cases state wide. A Benton Township resident was bitten last weekend. Health officials urge caution as bats can carry rabies with no symptoms. Immediate wound washing and medical contact advised. Rabies testing requires capturing the animal.
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Logan
Hocking
Ohio
Benton Twp
Ohio Department of Health
Muskingum
Guernsey
Health Department
Glouster Garden Club Installs Officers at September Meeting
Mrs. Mae Jones and Mrs. Ima Gordon hosted the September Glouster Garden Club gathering at Burr Oak Restaurant. Officers Forrest Strohmeyer, Diane Angle, Mildred Harrison, and Pauline Myers were installed with Wanda Kittle presiding. The group discussed the Porch Sale at Ben Vaughn’s home and planned donations for the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center event on October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mae Jones
Ima Gordon
Glouster Garden Club
Burr Oak
Louella Noon
Ben Vaughn
Athens Garden Club
Athens Country Club
Betty Mizicko
Athens
Forrest Strohmeyer
Wanda Kittle
Diane Angle
Mildred Harrison
Pauline Myers
Strohmeyer
Esta Haskins
Bertha Angle
Circle To Aid Church Circle
MIDDLEPORT The Afternoon Circle of Heath United Methodist Church met with a luncheon and program. They voted to buy new silverware for the downstairs kitchen and appointed Mrs Perry Mitch Mrs M C Wilson and Mrs Glenn Lambert to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath United Methodist Church
Nan Moore
Perry Mitch
M.C. Wilson
Glenn Lambert
United Methodist
Logan
Asbury Camp
Belpre
L.W. McComas
Frieda Faehnle
Kimes Convalescent Center
Athens
Mildred Zeigler
M.L. French
Lillian Zerkle
Norman Wayland
Wilson
James Criswell
Isiah
God
Nelsonville student wins study award in PPO ceremony
Robert Wilson Jr. received a PPO sponsored study award created with the Ohio Institute of Photography at a Professional Photographers of Ohio meeting. The Nelsonville-York High School graduate is a Messenger staff photographer and Ohio News Photographers member with NHS Quill and Scroll honors and Kodak Special Merit Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Wilson Jr
Professional Photographers of Ohio
PPO
Ohio Institute of Photography
Wilson
Robert Wilson Sr
Nelsonville-York High School
National Honor Society
Quill and Scroll
Kodak
the Messenger
Ohio News Photographers
Burglary Reported on Terrace Street in Nelsonville
Carl Engle reported a break in Sunday with equipment valued at 397 dollars stolen from his home on Terrace Street. A citizen band radio eight channel scanner tape player and a metal scale were taken and an entry was gained by a broken window with exit through the kitchen door. In Hamden the Volunteer Fire Department to hold a smorgasbord Saturday at the fire station starting 5 p.m. Guests pay one price for all you can eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Carl Engle
Terrace Street
Citizens Band
Hamden
Pomeroy Attorney Discusses States Rights at DAR Meeting
Pomeroy attorney Carson Crow spoke on the Constitution and states rights at the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR gathering hosted by Mrs. Paul Eich. He argued for local solutions and cautioned against broad Washington bureaucratic overreach while urging voters to scrutinize national and state candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Washington
Carson Crow
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Paul Eich
Crow
Eich
Thereon Johnson
National Defense Report
Emerson Jones
National Dar Magazine
Johnson
DAR Chapter celebrates Washington market dedication at Long Bottom
DAR members and state officers attended the dedication of the Washington market marker in Long Bottom. Keith Circle and Mrs. James Sheets were praised for their contributions to the ceremony. The chapter approved a silent auction for October to fund DAR schools and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Washington Market
Long Bottom
DAR
Keith Circle
Meigs
James Sheets
Leona Hensley
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Wilbur Mender
Jack
Speedway
West Main Street
Mike Wright
Bremen Route 1
U.S. Public Health Service
Circle
Pomeroy Attorney Speaks
William Lovesey
Logan Route 2
Pearl Mora
Clarence Struble
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Ted Vogt
Emagene Davis
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