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Published Fri, Sep 23, 2011 5:14 pm Dateline
Updated Fri, Sep 23, 2011 5:28 pm
Published Fri, Sep 23, 2011 5:14 pm Dateline
Columbus, OH
Updated Fri, Sep 23, 2011 5:28 pm
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today Athens County will receive almost $170,000 for agencies helping crime victims.
More than $50,000 will go to the domestic violence shelter, My Sister's Place, which serves Athens, Hocking and Vinton counties. The remaining $116,000 will go to the criminal justice program in the Office of the Athens County Prosecutor.
The awards are part of statewide grants totaling $17.5 million for victim services.