Athens Conservancy expands Skunk Run Preserve with new 2 acre parcel
Athens Conservancy buys 2 more acres along Brandeberry Road to extend the Skunk Run Preserve in Troy Two, boosting total preserve area to 40 acres. The $25,200 purchase from John and Caroline Enoch was aided by a Clean Ohio grant, with the group also receiving $66,217 in summer funds to acquire two tracts. The parcels border a former rail grade now owned by Athens County and slated for a non motorized trail, helping protect Skunk Run’s high quality fish habitat. Closing on the second grant funded parcel, an 18 acre tract on Luhrig Road to be named Brookville Preserve, is set for Oct 19 and will also adjoin the rail grade trail corridor. The land includes a forested wetland and open space behind the trail development plans.
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Brookville Preserve
Paint the Town Green energizes Athens for Homecoming 2016
Athens businesses prep for the fourth annual Paint the Town Green contest tied to Ohio University Homecoming. Sponsored by SAB and CIC, offices display green and white themes modeled on All Roads Lead Home. Participants may collect cans for Pack the Pantry to aid the Athens County Food Pantry during Homecoming Week. Winners announced Oct 4 with plaques and trophies.
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Athens
Student Alumni Board
SAB
Campus Involvement Center
CIC
Athens County Food Pantry
Athens City
OU Compass
Katrina Heilmeier
Tom Hanks headlines Cleveland film benefit in December
Tom Hanks returns to Cleveland to headline the Greater Cleveland Film Commission annual fund-raiser Behind the Camera on December 2. The actor began his career as an intern at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival and has supported the city with donations and appearances, including a June intern reunion. Tickets start at 500 dollars.
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Family sues Akron officer over fatal shooting of robbery suspect
The father of William Lemmon Jr. filed a federal suit alleging excessive force after Lemmon was shot by Officer Brian Armstead following a stun gun shock during a confrontation with police responding to a reported robbery. Lemmon Jr. died later at a hospital. Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh had ruled the shooting justified.
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William Lemmon Jr
Brian Armstead
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Armstead
Summit County
Sherri Bevan Walsh
Lemmon
New trial nears for ex officer in wife death case
Former Springboro Police Lt. Thomas Barton faces a new trial for the 1995 death of his wife Vickie after his 2005 conviction was overturned for prosecutorial misconduct and witness issues. A pre-trial hearing is set for Friday with the trial slated for November in Lebanon, while Barton remains free on bond.
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Jim” Barton
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
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Hire a Hawk program eyed to boost student work at Hocking
Hocking College president Betty Young proposes a Hire a Hawk program this fall to place students with local employers. The plan would inventory students with specialized skills for direct hiring and catalog temporary, minimal-skill jobs, plus train students in negotiating pay and confirming work.
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Hocking College
Elsonville Hocking College
Betty Young
Hocking College Human Resources Department
Tory
Ohio gas prices stay below national average
Ohio gas prices remain under the national average with a Monday survey showing regular gas at 2.08 per gallon in Ohio. The national average held at 2.21, while Ohio’s year-ago price was 2.21 and last month 2.22.
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Columbus
Auto Club Aaa
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Law enforcement shoots suspect during car chase
Athens Messenger reports a police pursuit ending with an officer firing on a suspect. Details remain unclear on injuries and circumstances as investigators review the chase. Local law enforcement units mount ongoing investigation and seek to confirm suspects’ identity.
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Buckeyes
Dave Boston
Edwards/Grace town
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