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Warming stations are open in Athens County during the winter storm
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A number of locations in Athens County are available to residents as warming stations amid the ongoing snowstorm.
Warming stations are available at the locations listed below. If there is a power outage, only the locations in the first group will remain open.
With or without power:
Athens Community Center
Albany Fire Department
Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Department
Nelsonville Fire Department and City Hall
Coolville Volunteer Fire Department
With power:
Chauncey Fire Department
Richland Fire Department
Rome Township Fire Department
Glouster Church of Christ
Glouster Village Hall
York Township Fire Department
Christ Lutheran Church in Athens will also be open tonight as an emergency overnight shelter, according to The Gathering Place executive director Ginger Schmalenberg.
Emergency services can retrieve people who can’t get to a station on their own. Driving is illegal while the county is under a Level 3 Snow Emergency.
Residents can get additional resources like propane by dialing 211 to reach United Way.