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Local School District Considers Armed Officer On Campus
By: Katlyn Patton
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Students in the Nelsonville-York City School district could see an armed addition to their schools in the future. At school board meeting last week, Nelsonville Police Chief Jason Wallace presented a proposal to train an armed resource officer to patrol the schools. Mick McClelland, superintendent of Nelsonville-York City Schools, said he supports the police department's… Read More
EPA To Head Clean Up Efforts At Lawrence Co. Tire Dump
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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It's not the image Lawrence County officials hope you associate with rural, southern Ohio. Finding this tire dump has been like locating a "rubber needle" in a haystack. "We may never know who did this" says Dan Palmer with Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste. "If convicted, someone could face a fine of up to $25,000 and up… Read More
Rig Worker Dies In Accident At W.Va. Prep Plant
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE: 5:42 PM Federal regulators say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has jurisdiction over a fatal accident involving a gas-drilling rig at a coal mine prep plant. Mine Safety and Health Administration spokesman Jesse Lawder says an unidentified worker died Monday night when the rig overturned and crushed him at CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine… Read More
Lawrence Co. Commissioner Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A Lawrence County commissioner faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence following an incident Monday afternoon. Sheriff Jeff Lawless says deputies responded to a 911 call at a residence on County Road 181. Les Boggs' wife told deputies her husband had assaulted her. According to an incident report, Boggs' allegedly pulled his wife's hair, grabbed… Read More
City Income Tax Collection Efforts Proving Successful
By: Atish Baidya
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The auditor for the City of Athens said efforts to collect unpaid city income taxes have already generated some positive results. Kathy Hecht also reiterated the importance of the effort to collect unpaid city income tax by using a collection agency vetted by the Internal Revenue Service during Monday night's City Council meeting. Auditor Kathy Hecht… Read More
Oh The Places You’ll Go With Ohgo.com
By: Zainab Kandeh
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Travelers of Ohio's roadways can now see real-time travel information using their mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) said that the new Ohgo.com, which officially replaces BuckeyeTraffic.org, will help motorist get where they need to be safer, faster and much easier than before. "The price we pay for sitting… Read More
Rezoning Discussion For Far East Side Continues
The possible re-zoning of an area on the far east side of Athens was the topic of lengthy discussion during Monday night’s City Council meeting and will be on the agenda again next week. The area located between East State Street and Jacobs Street is currently zoned as R-2 but mainly has single family homes…. Read More
Blazer Appointed BWC Business Development Manager
By: Rose Troyer
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Owner of Blazer and Associates, Inc., Jim Blazer, has been appointed Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compenstion business development manager. Steve Buehrer, administrator and CEO of the BWC, says he is pleased to have Jim there to help employers have a safer work environment. Blazer is tasked with helping businesses save money by preventing accidents and… Read More
Lady Buckeyes’ Defense Shuts Down Lady Rockets
By: Kaleb Carter
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The Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes played lock down defense and came away with a 42-34 victory over the Wellston Lady Golden Rockets Monday night. N-Y would hold the Lady Rockets under 35 percent shooting on the night, and would hound their seemingly flustered opponents into numerous turnovers. No Wellston player would finish in double figures, but… Read More
Weather Causing Slick and Icy Road Conditions
By: Atish Baidya, Katlyn Patton
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UPDATE 1/16/13 @ 7:30 a.m. The Ohio Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use caution Wednesday morning because of wet road conditions that could turn icy. ODOT District 9 crews are reporting icy conditions in Adams, Pike, Ross and Scioto counties and mainly wet conditions in Jackson and Lawrence counties. ODOT officials said bridges and… Read More