Athens Man Sought in Kentucky After Inn Outburst and Theft
Virgil Sizemore 23, a Millview Inn bartender, is being sought in Kentucky after allegedly striking Howard Sharp 28 with a pool cue and stealing guns money and clothing from Tony Weyland’s upstairs apartment. Sizemore reportedly boarded a bus toward London Kentucky as grand larceny charges were filed. Another suspect, John Mayles 20, Athens, was charged with grand larceny for stealing steel beams and rolled steel from a Route 56 welding lot valued at 400 dollars and later recovered at Stalder's. Mayles was released on recognizance pending a preliminary hearing next Monday.
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Athens
Kentucky
Millview Inn
Virgil Sizemore
Sizemore
Howard
Sharp
Richland Ave
Tony Weyland
Weyland
John Mayles
Mayles
Route 56
Stalder
Vore Ridge Road
Wayne Forest Funds Mark Record Receipts
The state treasurer reports a record $32,274 received for Wayne National Forest receipts for the last fiscal year. Distribution by county includes Athens 2034 on 10311 acres, Gallia 1980 on 10035 acres, Hocking 4023 on 20389 acres, Jackson 130 on 660 acres, Perry 3612 on 18307 acres, and Vinton 397 on 2012 acres.
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Wayne National Forest
Donald S. Girton
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Perry
Vinton
Girton
Forest Service
Auditor Candidate Starts Campaign in Athens
Vada Poston launched her bid for Athens City auditor with a campaign brunch at the Athens Country Club. The Democrat touted her bookkeeping and business experience and pledged fulltime dedication to the office despite facing incumbent Republican Ralph Nuzum. Special guests included local Democratic leaders and women party officials.
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Athens Country Club
Vada
Poston
Athens
Ralph Nuzum
Donald Barrett
William A. Lavelle
Democratic State Central
Lenore Sickels
Athens County
Democratic Central Committee
Trio Arrested In Rural Guysville Theft Case
Three suspects Paul Kuhn Robert Kuhn and Helen Kuhn were arrested on breaking and entering and receiving stolen property charges following a rural Guysville burglary. A antique stove and other antiques were reported stolen from Kathleen Comer residence. The car carrying the stove was spotted in Meigs County leading to arrests and additional property recoveries. Additional thefts included a stolen motorcycle and a stereo system valued at $400.
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Guysville
Athens County
Paul Kuhn
Robert Kuhn
Chester
Helen Kuhn
Langsville
Paul
Kathleen Comer
Route 1
Meigs County
Jack Pierce
Hooper Road
David Lipsey
Athens Route 1
Stocker Steer Prices Vary In Gallipolis
Stocker steers sold for 16.50 to 38.50 per hundredweight at Saturday’s auction at Ohio Valley Livestock Co in Gallipolis. Other prices included stocker heifers 15 to 31, cows 13 to 18, Holsteins 17.50 to 23, bulls 20 to 24.75, veals 38 to 58, culls 18 to 27, shoats 20 to 54 with head prices 100 to 125 for stock cows, 115 to 200 for cows and calves, 90 to 175 for stock bulls, and 5 to 40 for baby calves. EMS Meeting Set Athens Countians for EMS will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Cooperative Extension Service office at the County Health Building on the fairgrounds.
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Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Gallipolis
Athens
Cooperative Extension Service Office
Fairgrounds
William Allen Jr
Towing Law Change Sought By City Council
City officials plan changes to parking and towing rules including tow operator licensing and regulated fees. Solicitor Lawrence Grey urges licensing, regulated equipment and procedures, and allows operators to hold cars until payment. Court recourse for improper tow and higher removal charges proposed. private property enforcement to be illegal without authorization. Committee Meets Nelsonville.
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City Council
Lawrence Grey
Grey
Jim Sillery
Council
Tew
Two Belpre Men Hurt In One Car Wreck
Belpre men Grant Caldwell and Richard Tunstall were injured in a single vehicle crash on Route 124 near Hockingport in dense fog. Both were treated at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. A separate Sunday crash injured Rita Hickman of Chauncey and Howard Simpson of Stewart Road 48 in Rome Two. Hickman went to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital with abrasions, Simpson with multiple cuts and abrasions.
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Belpre
Hockingport
State Highway Patrol
Grant J. Caldwell
Caldwell
Richard N. Tunstall
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg
Rita Hickman
Chauncey
Luhrig-Salem Road
Waterloo Two
O’bleness
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Messenger
Dan J. Dry
London
Wayne Forest Funds
Tack
Swarp Bros
Putnam Howe Drive
Ohio
DIAL
Americas
Directory Assistance
General Telephone
Nelsonville
York City
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Emogene Davis
W. Stimson
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