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Ohio Wins Conference Opener Over Kent State 59-53
By: Michael Drapcho
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Ohio won the battle of the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference East Division Wednesday night, defeating Kent State 59-53 in the M.A.C. Center. It’s rare that a team… Read More
County Commissioner Standing Up For Healthier Lifestyle
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Chris Chmiel no doubt wants to be a stand-up county commissioner, but lately he's been an Athens County commissioner who is standing up. Chmiel is foregoing use of a chair… Read More
Wanted McArthur Man Found By Police
By: Tyler Buchanan | The Vinton County Courier
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A McArthur man wanted by police after escaping arrest in December has been located and taken into custody. Gary "Michael" Lemay, 29, was arrested Tuesday night alongside Jessica Barber. The… Read More
Property Owners Will Have Option Of Paying Taxes Online
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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If all goes as planned, property owners in Athens County will be able to pay their property tax bills online. On Tuesday, the county commissioners authorized County Treasurer Bill Bias… Read More
Commissioners Withdraw Request For Liquor Permit Hearing
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A request that the state hold a public hearing on the liquor permit applications of a business in The Plains has been withdrawn by the Athens County Commissioners. As The… Read More
Emmitt House Lost In Fire
By: Matt Lucas | Pike County News Watchman
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One of Waverly’s most historic landmarks is gone. The Emmitt House, built as a hotel by Waverly’s preeminent entrepreneur James Emmitt in 1861 along what was then the Ohio and… Read More
Kretzer And Akron Return To The Convo For MAC Clash
By: Julie Billings | Pike County News Watchman
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With Mid-American Conference play beginning this week for NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams, Waverly graduate Jake Kretzer will be returning to Ohio University’s Convocation Center Sunday night. Kretzer is… Read More
Jazz Icons Featured In Kennedy Museum Photo Exhibit
The Kennedy Museum of Art will present Improvisations: Jazz Photographs by Herman Leonard Jan. 17 through May 4, with an opening reception on Friday, Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to… Read More
Dog Warden Might Go Through Mediation Process
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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An Athens County commissioner is proposing that the county dog warden and a member of a dog shelter support group go through a formal mediation process. The topic was discussed… Read More
Water And Sewer Rates Going Up In The Plains
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Customers of The Plains Water and Sewer District will see their utility bills go up. On Tuesday, the Athens County Commissioners approved a 5 percent increase in sewer charges, after… Read More
Millfield Man Heads to Prison for Theft Related Matters
By: Tom Hodson
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James R. McDaniel III, of Millfield, was sentenced Wednesday to spend four years and 11 months in prison for a series of theft related matters across Athens County in 2012… Read More
Athens Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Medical Teaching Items From University
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Weston Henri Moquin, 28, of Athens, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property and one count of theft from a program… Read More
Davidson Case to go to Trial after Plea Agreement Rejected
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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After two hours of waiting while lawyers discussed her case, an Albany woman charged with rape rejected a plea deal and a trial date was scheduled. Jennifer Davidson, 37, appeared… Read More
Cold Temps Easing but Some Schools Still Delayed Wednesday
Ohioans are expected to get a break after two days of dangerously cold weather that closed schools, caused sporadic power outages, broke water pipes and sent people to hospitals with… Read More