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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1976

Page

7

Street Sweeper Bid Overlooked at Opening

Nelsonville officials overlooked a street sweeper bid received at City Hall when bids were opened. The Bigger n by J J Turner Cleveland offered a three cubic yard unit for 29250 plus options and a four cubic yard unit for 29834 plus options. The demonstrator was 28900 with 90 day delivery for new unit and 10 days for demonstrator.

Nelsonville City Hall City Board of Control J.J. Turner Cleveland Sistara Weselias Violet Hollenbaugh Danny Knight Knight

Fire School Draws Fire Departments Across Southeastern Ohio

The 1976 Hocking Valley Regional Fire School in Jackson drew 22 departments with 147 officers and firefighters, six instructors, and one visitor from the State Fire Marshal office. Instructors covered Fire Ground Tactics, Fire Extinguishment, Hazardous Material, Fire Scene Investigation, and Pumper Relay Operations.

Jackson Hocking Valley Fire School Trade and Industrial Education Service Jackson Fire Department Buckeye Hills Rio Grande Ohio Richard Cross State Fire Marshal Office Tom Girle Baltimore Earl Goodin Athens Lloyd Kaczmarck Kettering William Hennesy Columbus Skip Hammond Pleasantville Gallipolis

Clerk Reports on Middleport Funds

Middleport village council reviewed August balances in the general fund totaling 55 292 08 including the cemetery pool and street maintenance lines and 185 102 71 in the board of public affairs accounts. Bonded indebtedness stands at 1 395 893 75 with allocations to sewer water and pool projects. Receipts to date in multiple funds total 183 , with transfers from general and safety funds allocated to various accounts.

Middleport Middleport Village Gene Grate Planning Commission Board of Public Affairs General Fund

Middleport Fire Department Sees 52 Alarms In August

Middleport V F D answered 52 alarms in August with four fires and 48 first aid calls. Fires included two major incidents in Pomeroy and Cheshire Two. First aid squad logged 193.5 hours. fire calls 61.1 hours. Vehicle mileage 1 351 4 miles. Police reported 51 arrests and 5 144 cruiser miles with 1 060 in parking meters.

Mddleport Middleport Pomeroy Cheshire Robert Fisher

Wilkesville Firemen Receive Certificates for Fire Training

Sixteen Wilkesville firemen were awarded certificates by Chief Ralph White as instructor Richard Eubanks presented each badge. The training covered all fire control phases provided through the Trade and Industrial Vocational Education Service of the State Department of Education in cooperation with Buckeye Hills Joint Vocational School.

Wilkesville Ralph White Richard Eubanks Trade and Industrial Vocational Education Service State Department of Education Buckeye Hills

Trucker faces vehicular homicide in Meigs County crash

Pablo Vannoy 22 of Newport was charged by Ohio Highway Patrol with vehicular homicide and failure to stop after a foggy Route 7 crash near Tuppers Plains. A Landmark truck struck a car after swerving around a stopped Eastern School bus, killing Mrs Helen Boatright and her mother Mrs Cora Boatright of Long Bottom. Debbie 19 and Mathan 10 Boatright and Raymond Boatright were injured.

Raymond Boatright Long Bottom Helen Boatright Cora Debbie Boatright Mathan Boatright Parkersburg Vannoy

Two Hocking wells produce in Ward Two Ohio

Logan report notes two producing wells in Ward Two Hocking County. Bell Drilling and Producing Co. on Mary V Schaal lease yields 30 barrels daily. Reliance Co. on Sunday Creek Coal land shows 20 barrels and 50 000 cubic feet gas daily after fracturing. another Sunday Creek well plugged and abandoned. Auto theft report in Logan downtown notes missing vehicle found undamaged on Spring Street hours after last seen.

Logan Hocking County Scout Report Ohio Oil and Gas Association Bell Drilling and Producing Co Mary V. Schaal Reliance Co Sunday Creek Coal Co Reliance Sunday Creek

Aides in Nelsonville York School District Face Layoffs

The Nelsonville York City School District board did not rehire nine aides under the Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund and two under Title I after a vote failure over a study hall monitor. The monitor was a 90 day pilot funded by DPPF. district officials argued it would free teachers, while a board member pressed to prioritize elementary class sizes.

Nelsonville Nelsonville- York City Board of Education Judy Bohyer Bohyer Jack Hillyer Hillyer Bodyer Wilbur Mender Joe Andrews Andrews Robert Sheskey Sheskey Verla Penrod Carolyn North Ruth Bohlen Brenda McGuire Mender Betty Crabtree Bohlen Flora Taylor Mary Jane Weaver Murray City Robert Weinfurtner Bobbi Jo Weidner Pat Skinner Debbie Roach R.C Bill Elmore Pat Brickles Lowell Cole Robert Penrod Cole Penrod Poston Deanville County Budget Commission Nelsonville-York John

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