Wellston Board Balks at Attorney Fees in Teacher Strike Case
Wellston Board of Education faced a threat of a lawsuit over a $6,964.35 bill from Columbus attorney Laurence Sturtz for services during last year’s teacher strike. City Solicitor Henry Willard warned an injunction could be sought to halt payment if approved. A 3-2 vote refused to honor the bill as presented.
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Joann Hunter
Wellston
Columbus
Wellston Board of Education
Laurence Sturtz
Henry Willard
Citizens Committee For Better Education
Sturtz
Court actions and school board items at Coalton meeting
The board discussed phasing out intensified business II and offering the new joint vocational school. seniors who took the first course cannot take the second half yet. Bus drivers pay negotiated at 3.25 per hour driving 2.50 waiting with a $10 minimum per trip. Bill Dunn approved as Coalton principal for one year 3-2. Sub pay set for certificated and non certificated staff. Catherine Neasday hired EMR teacher, Thomas Simons substitute bus driver, Rebecca Shook substitute lunch worker. Griffith named to OSBA conference after Hill declined. Deeds for Harvey Wells and South Schools not yet recorded. Administration office transfer discussed but tabled.
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Whitmore
Hill
Ruth Wence
Bill Dunn
Coalton
Catherine Neasday
Thomas Simons
Rebecca Shook
Griffith
Ohio School Board Association
Vinton and Athens Countys Plan Dog Dispute Probe
McARTHUR Ohio commissioners from Athens and Vinton counties met Monday to investigate dog ownership in a $1,300 animal claim. The joint probe assigns Ralph Kottcamp and Paul Hudwell to canvass Know Two area to determine the dogs residence.
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Vinton
Athens Counties
Ralph Kottcamp
Vinton County
Hudwell
James R. Eberts Construction Corp
Hamden
Jury Finds Woman Guilty Of Abuse In Mason County
Mrs. Lillian Mitchell of Leon was found guilty of a child abuse charge after a 25 minute jury deliberation in Mason County Circuit Court in Point Pleasant. Her husband Joseph Mitchell pleaded guilty last week and both face sentencing Friday unless a new trial is granted. Readiness of foster children and alleged mistreatment were cited. jurors included Violet Carson and others.
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Point Pleasant
Lillian Mitchell
Leon
Mason County
James Lee Thompson
Dr. Carver Named Assistant Rio Dean
Dr. Charlotte M. Carver of Macedonia is named assistant dean for arts sciences and professional education at Rio Grande College. Announcement by Dr. Herman L. Koby notes her degrees from Kent State and the University of Sarasota with extensive study at multiple institutions and numerous Who's Who listings.
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Rio Grande
Charlotte M. Carver
Macedonia
Rio Grande College
Herman L. Koby
Carver
Kent State University
University of Sarasota
Case Western Institute of Technology
University of Dayton
Ohio State University
Cleveland College
Mount Union College
Pacific University
City College of New York
International Directory of Community Service
National Register
Brecksville High School
St. John College
Cleveland
Southern To Buy Syracuse Curtains
Southern Local District Board of Education votes to purchase stage curtains for the Syracuse elementary building. The meeting covers hot lunch regulations, new hires, resignations, bus bids, media services, travel allowances, facility use by churches and groups, and future meeting date.
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Racine
Latter Day Saints Church
Charles Lawrence
Alma Johnson
Romaine Fredrick
Leo Taylor
Evelyn Moore
Cook
Syracuse
Southern Ohio Media Center
United Methodist Church
Deeds and Transfers in Meigs County Village Lands
Meigs County deeds show June Wicksham and Charles Gilmore estate items transferring acreage in Rutland village and Olive Two to multiple Gilmore and Lavender and related families. Transfers include Leora Gilmore, Richard A Gilmore Eddie Jr., and Theodore Strom parcels in Olive Township and Syracuse to listed buyers. Transfer notes also reference Isabel Carnahan and Harold Carnahan and land in Salisbury Township to Larry Russell.
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June Wicksham
Charles Gilmore
Rutland Village
Leola M
Charles E
Carol Lee Gilmore
Edna Marie Lavender
Virginia M
Carol Lee
Wilma M. Gilmore
Edna Marie
Larry W. Lavender
Leora M. Gilmore
Bryan
Betty Harris
Olive Two
Richard A. Gilmore
Eddie Jr
Karen Russell
Olive Twp
Theodore
Leora Strom
Archie E
June P. Lee
Syracuse
Charles M
Kathy D. Fry
Floyd W
Esther L. Carson
Randall
Carolyn Davis
Isabel Carnahan
Sutton Two
Harold Carnahan
Ralph A
Dorothea H. Lambright
Salisbury
Larry Russell
Donna Lynne Thomas
Belpre Area Deaths Span Family Tates and Services
Obituary notices from Belpre to Gallipolis report Rowena Elizabeth Morrison Ahart 95 of Belpre died at home after a long life in Wirt and Parkersburg regions. Survived by four daughters ten grandchildren twenty two great grandchildren two sisters, and many relatives with services set in Spencer Funeral Home.
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Belpre
Rowena Elizabeth Morrison Ahart
Wirt County
W. Va
Asbury
Mary Ellen Boner Morrison
Parkersburg
Elizabeth
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Mabel Brown
Essa Varner
Hazel Ellifritz
Laura Stephens
Waverly
Herman
Athens
Marvin
Stockport
Okey
Coolville
Bertha Ahart
Emma Brown
Charles Orville Ahart
Spencer Funeral Home
Roy Deeter
Earse Mauler Jr
Rockland Cemetery
Vinton
Frank Mead Robson
Pleasant Valley Hospital
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
William Burke
Vinton Memorial Park
Florence Keegan
Philadelphia
Keegan
O’bleness Memorial
Burke
Chesterhill
Douglas P. Hinkle
Morris Ave
Pearl Ball
Amesville
Bethesda Hospital
Zanesville
Athens County
Moses
Mary Haley Ball
Edna Law Ball
Linley Ball
Crooksville
Laura Fast
Belva Ball
Rosa Starcher
Newark
Stone Funeral Home
Willard Dutcher
Mound Hill Cemetery
Columbus
Norma Carver
W. Broad St
Jerry Spears
Carver
Wilkesville
Charles
Nora Might Spires
Don
Janice
Pauline Blair
Nell Thornton
Paul
Ted
Welly
Ray — Lester Cozad
Bay Route 1
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Blower Funeral Home
Driver Cited After Crash Near Rockbridge
Irvin Chilcote, 46, of Rockbridge, cited for reckless operation after his car left the road at 11 30 p m Saturday and struck a woven wire fence owned by Ralph Emerson. He was treated and released from Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Heavy damage reported to the car.
Wellston Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Alarms
Wellston fire crews answered two calls over the weekend. At 12 57 p m Friday they tackled smoke from an electrical short at a mobile home on 317 W D Street with no damage. Sunday at 9 12 p m a 2400 volt line shorted a street light causing a pole fire at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street.
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Wellston
Wellston Fire Department
N. Huff
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sixth Street
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
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Roy Hamilton
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Paul Childers
Helen Whitmore
Doris Ann May
Harvey Wells
South Schools
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Sears
Martin E. Scheuer
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Delma Burris
Carrie Ward
Edward Smith
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Ernest Triplett
Meigs County
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Robson Services
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Old McArthur Road
Neyes
Bonday
Milbank
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Zenith
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