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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 2016

Page

2

Teen shooter kills father then opens fire at Townville School

In Townville South Carolina a teenager killed his father at home before driving to Townville Elementary and wounding two boys and a female teacher with a handgun. Police said the student body of about 300 was evacuated to a church as authorities investigated the motive and the lone shooter was detained within minutes.

Townville S.C Atlanta Garland Anderson County Jeffrey Osborne Joanne Avery Anderson County School District 4 Townville Elementary Brandi Pierce Associated Press Jamie Meredith WYFF

Senior class leaders energize Buckeye student section

Gail, a senior, plans to rally the crowd at football games and boost school spirit. Hurd and Brady praise the energized section as Nelsonville York beat Trimble 26 20 on the opener field storm. Gail is active in basketball track Young Life Spanish club student council and history club. Chubb joins cheerleading Young Life Spanish club and history club as grad year nears. Hurd aims to graduate in four years and be successful.

Gail Hurd Brady Jones Trimble High School Buckeyes Nelsonville-York Trimble Chubb Young Life

Lalich celebrates 40 years as Ohio rivalry historian and checker

Lalich recalls four decades of watching the OU Miami RedHawks series from every home and away game. He notes Miami’s postwar dominance from 1945 to 1959, a 21-0 1960 OU upset, and a 2006 onward era of Ohio domination. He plans to attend as long as he lives.

Bobcats Lalich Cats RedHawks Miami Ohio Peden Stadium Salich

Jury recommends death for dad of starved, beaten 2-year-old

An Ohio jury in Cincinnati convicts 34-year-old Glen Bates of aggravated murder in the death of Glenara Bates, a 2-year-old who weighed 13 pounds at death in March 2015. The panel urged execution after less than an hour of deliberation. a judge will rule next month. Bates's mother also faces related charges.

Cincinnati Ohio Glen Bates Glenara Bates Bates Glenara

Debaters Discuss Energy Policy and Local Poverty in Southeast Ohio

In a Southeastern Ohio debate, Grace calls for investing in renewables to avoid boom bust cycles, while Edwards defends fracking as a long term industry and stresses safety and regulation. They clash over natural gas use, poverty, and the role of Ohio University in regional economic growth, also touching on charter schools and higher education funding. Edwards highlights OU ties and bipartisanship on reform, while Grace pushes for caps on tuition and greater need-based aid. The conversation also covers presidential preferences and local dissatisfaction with the federal government.

Grace Southeastern Ohio Edwards Bobcat Ohio Ohio Valley Wayne National Forest Athens County Burnier Ohio University ECOT Southeastern

Obituaries for Anna Erwin Kennedy and Rachel Guthrie

Anna Erwin Kennedy aged 60 of Chesterhill died Tuesday September 27 2016 with arrangements handled by Stone­Matheney Funeral Home. Rachel Guthrie 93 of Guysville Ohio died September 28 2016 at Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing Home Coolville born February 11 1923 to John Davidson and Josephine Gladys Cole Humphrey a former Ohio University retiree and Guthrie Farms owner. Survived by son Lowell and Marge Guthrie daughter Christine and Paul Perry five grandchildren several great grandchildren brother Johnny and Maxine Humphrey two sisters Eloise and Burl Crawford and Patty Depoy. Preceded in death by husband George a grandson Lowell Matthew Guthrie a brother and several sisters Graveside services 10 am Friday September 30 2016 at Coolville Cemetery officiated by Malcolm Grueser no visitation. Online guestbook at whiteschwarzelsh.com.

Guysville Rachel Guthrie Ohio Arcadia Valley Coolville Chalkhill Texas John Davidson Josephine Gladys Cole Humphrey Orange Christian Church Ohio University Rachel George Guthrie Farms Lowell Marge Guthrie Christine Paul Perry Johnny Whiteschwarzelsh.com

Ohio suspect tied to four slayings cannot name first victim

A Marion County sheriff says Shawn Grate cannot recall the name of the first victim, a woman in her mid 20s killed over a decade ago and not identified. Grate, charged on a 23 count indictment including aggravated murder and rape, confessed to abducting and murdering a magazine seller, with remains found in 2007 near Marion and other bodies discovered at an Ashland County property. Police also located two other victims identified as Elizabeth Griffith and Stacey Stanley, and an unidentified body in Richland County near Mansfield.

Marion Ohio Marion County Tim Bailey Shawn Gate Dana Diane Marion Star Bailey Grate Ashland Elizabeth Griffith Stacey Stanley Greenwich Richland County Mansfield

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