School board rows over consultant fee for former superintendent
At Federal Hocking School Board meeting, members debated paying C W Montgomery III for five days of consultant work after his London post prompted concerns about legality. Montgomery offered to rescind the contract and be paid 347 for September consults, as the board voted to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Frost
Claire M. Ball Jr
Ball
Frost
Montgomery
London
Hocking
Richard Koker
Alex Cilo
Koker
George King
King
Koker Frost
Fitzpatrick
Susan Weitz
Donald Owens
Russell Archer
Evelyn Hastings
Ruth Williams
Coolville
Opal
Nancy Dahse
Mary Barnhart
Kathy Withem
Wan
da Holsinger
Donna Coe
William Causey
Earl F. Mathews
Nine Motorists Face DWI Charges In Athens County Court
Nine defendants appeared in Athens County Municipal Court on DWI charges. Six pleaded guilty, receiving fines, jail terms, and license suspensions. others pleaded innocent with bonds set and Sept. 26 hearings. Additional cases included traffic and public intoxication verdicts and a dog control violation.
Car crashes into Canterbury Drive house in Athens
A vehicle driven by 27 year old Charles McKenna of Monticello Village Apartments ran off a curve at 6 10 a m Sunday and smashed into a house at 44 Canterbury injuring a passenger Siegfried Havsladen. McKenna was cited for driving while intoxicated unsafe operation and public intoxication. Police reported a motorcycle theft and a car burglary over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Athens
Charles McKenna
Monticello Village
Michael L’heureux
McKenna
Siegfried Havsladen
Albany Rd
Weather Summary for Mon Sept 18 1972
Daily high reached 84 while the low stood at 69. Rainfall for the month totals 2.21 inches, versus 2.88 inches normal. Year to date rainfall is 30.83 inches, 0.56 inches above normal. Humidity at 9 am was 97 percent with barometric pressure 30.13 inches. Sun set 7:33 pm, sunrise 7:14 am. Data from Ohio University Geography and U.S. Observer C L Colmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Hocking
Patrolman and Man Hurt in Athens Route 3 Scuffle
John Secoy reportedly injured himself and broke a finger of Athens officer Ptl. Charles Misner during a melee on W State Street. Secoy resisted arrest after allegedly intoxicated walking and punching at the officers, later being confined at Athens Mental Health Center awaiting court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Secoy
Athens
W. State Street
Johnson’s Inn
Ptl
Charles Misner
Larry Gibson
Secoy
Key
O’bleness Hospital
Clyde Beasley
Misner
Athens Mental Health Center
Fairview Personal Visits Last Weekend
Lancaster visitors Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grayan and their son stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foreman. Reedsville guests Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Harris and grandson visited Mrs. Bertha Wolfe. Columbus and Long Bottom travelers Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hayman and Mrs. Bissell called on Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Heiney
Fairview
Kenneth Grayan
Lancaster
Joe Foreman
Bryan Harris
Reedsville
Bertha Wolfe
Ted Hayman
Columbus
Bissell
Long Bottom
Robert Lewis
Coolville Anniversary Exhibit Highlights Town Records
Alden Library at Ohio University showcases a 137 year old Coolville Town Council volume with minutes and resolutions from 1835 to 1906. The display includes the first mayor Alfred Hobby and recorder Daniel D. Cross, plus plats, a history book, and county atlases. The exhibit runs on Alden Library’s fifth floor through September.
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Coolville
Ohio University
Alden Library
Alfred Hobby
Daniel D. Cross
M. L. Bestow
R. B. Blair
R. H. Lord
John Frame
Miles Drain
Sanford G. Blair
John Canter
Benjamin Huntington
John S. Miller
Loran L. Lewis
David Whaley
University
Athens County Historical Society
Agnes Hill
Athens County
Chauncey Firm Denies Dumping in Athens County Case
Officials from the York Construction Co. of Chauncey deny illegal dumping charges filed in Athens County Municipal Court. The firm faced an Aug. 16 incident on a tributary of the Hocking River. an official pleaded innocent and a Sept. 26 hearing with a $100 bond was set. Local residents listed include Chauncey, Glouster, Albany and Athens names. details note a sober driver advisory and highway safety warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Construction Co., Inc
Chauncey
Athens County
Hocking River
Robert Bryte
Franklin Sheeter
Route 33 Crash Injures Four At Johnson Road
Four people were injured in a two car crash on Route 33 at Johnson Road at 2 28 p m Sunday. Clair Leo Newell 33 of Columbus turned onto Johnson Road forcing a collision with Richard Shreves 23 of Athens Route 3. Newell and Mary Newell 40 of Columbus suffered leg injuries while Linda Shreves 21 of Athens Route 3 sustained multiple cuts and two broken fingers. All were hospitalized. Newell cited for failure to yield right of way.
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Johnson Road
Highway Patrol
Clair Leo Newell
Columbus
Richard Shreves
Athens
Newell
Mary Newell
Linda Shreves
Shreve Auto
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Appeals Docket Listed for Fourth District Court in Athens
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will hear 12 cases in Athens on September 28 with judges Homer E. Abele Gordon B. Gray and Earl E. Stephenson presiding. The court serves 15 Southeastern Ohio counties including Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs and Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Athens
State of Ohio
Michael D. Sorbin
State
Roger Redmond
City of Athens
Clifford Wolf
B. Newman and Co., Inc
Dales Saunders, Inc
Wayne Dean Owens
Shik-Liang Wen
Greyhound Lines, Inc
Arnin
Helen Haffox
Phillia C. Miller
John C. Newman
Dale R. Sanders
Mark Wingerd
Kenneth Denmark
Joan E. Lewis
Paul D. Lewis
Roscoe L. Locke
Deborah James
Court of Appeals
Homer E. Abele
McArthur
Gordon B. Gray
Earl E. Stephenson
Portsmouth
Ohio Counties
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson, Meigs and
Vinton
Athens County Receives $83,854 EMS Grant for Ambulance Fleet
The Athens County commissioners approved an $83,854 grant to fund the county portion of the Appalachian Regional Emergency Medical Service ambulance program. Conditions require four months to obligate expenditures, operator training, cardiologist certification, and final vehicle item approvals from the state health department. Four emergency vehicles will be purchased with operator training starting in Nelsonville and Athens. The Cambridge meeting of the County Commissioners and Engineers Association runs through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Cambridge
Appalachian Regional Emergency Medical Service, Inc
John Law
Commission
John D. Calhoun
Ohio
Calhoun
Ohio Department of Health
Nelsonville
Athens
County Commissioners and Engineers Association
Two Are Hurt In Two Car Crash Near Dover Road
Athens County sheriff's deputies investigated a two car crash on Dover Road 409 west of Route 301. Charles Grinstead 59 and Eva Grinstead 57 of Glouster Route 3 reported injuries. Shestina 23 drove the other car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Dover
Charles Grinstead
Eva Grinstead
Grinstead
Daniel Shestina
Republican Addresses Teen Agers at Athens TAR Club Meeting
Ohio Committee to Re-elect the President field rep C Paul Koffel spoke to the Athens Teen-Age Republican Club outlining youth roles in the campaign. TAR President Robert J. Gall praised the club, Cindy Jones was elected scrapbook chairman, Kim Brown assistant, Lisa Grover chairman for the Sept 30 bake sale. Plans discussed include a possible state TAR conference in Athens in spring and state GOP convention tickets for Sept 20 in Columbus where VP Agnew will speak. Deputies reported multiple break ins over the weekend including old Sand Ridge Church, Hocking Valley Sportsman's Association, Burr Oak Carry-out, with items stolen such as a wicker rocking chair, tape, a car ton of cigarettes, a pistol, and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Paul Koffel
Ohio Committee
Athens
Robert J. Gall
Ohio
Cindy Jones
Kim Brown
Lisa Grover
TAR
Karen Buechner
RKO
Columbus
Spiro T. Agnew
Rutland
John Law
Millfield
Sand Ridge
Law
Parker Crow
Hocking Valley
Preparation H Proves Helpful for Hemorrhoidal Swelling
Report notes the ointment or suppositories provide relief from swelling pain and itching and do not require a prescription. Doctors conducted tests showing substantial, though varying, efficacy in shrinking inflamed tissues and easing symptoms for several hours.
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Fred Gordon
Donald Miller
Logan
Robert Cline
Elmer Fuller
New Plymouth
Harold Johnson
Lawrence Clark
the Plains
Clark
Johnson
Harry A. Bradbury
Carbondale
James Riley
Bradbury
Kenneth Bloom
Toledo
Sheeter
Timothy Withem
Clarence Warren
Kenneth Fierce
Trimble
Anthony Coles
Marietta
James Bower
Pomeroy
Thomas Mayberry
John Villars
Harold Shaw
Uniontown
Clyde Pratt
Ernie Isel
First St
Ohio Civil Services. Employes Association
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
May Avenue
William Frye
Hudson Avenue
Court Street
Tom Reynard
Hudson Ave
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Coolville Records
Chauncey Firm
Jerry Knoderer
Glouster
William Hudnall
Albany
Jerry Hart
Sophia Kollister
Robert Hart
Emma Thompson
Flora Sands
Clifford Kirkendall
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