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Public Employee Accused of ‘Stealing Time’
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CHILLICOTHE – A public employee has been accused of faking records and stealing time after an investigation resulted in multiple charges against her. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol,… Read More
Alleged Arsonist Enters Plea in Athens Co. Fire
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An Athens woman who allegedly intentionally set fire to a home has pleaded to an indictment in Athens County Common Pleas Court and now has a million-dollar bond. Lisa May,… Read More
Shooting Reported In Nelsonville, One Charged With Murder
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Update 10:00 a.m. – Bond has been set for $1 million for the man who allegedly shot and killed the owner of The Mine Tavern in Nelsonville. Taylor Allen Mills,… Read More
PR Firm Enlisted To Help Ohio Law Enforcement/Community Relations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is using a public relations and marketing firm in a campaign aimed at promoting stronger relationships between communities and law enforcement. The Ohio Department of… Read More
Fetal Tissue Regulations See Increased Attention
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s regulations for fetal tissue disposal are seeing increased attention following the state attorney general’s recent investigation into three Planned Parenthood affiliates that provide abortions. The… Read More
Patterson Sworn In As Mayor
By: Susan Tebben
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As the outgoing two-term mayor looked on, a new administration was introduced to Athens on Monday morning. Though Steve Patterson won’t officially begin his term as mayor until Jan. 1,… Read More
Llama Breaks Out of Live Nativity
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A llama that bolted from a live Nativity scene in eastern Ohio is home again. Two-year-old Rusty was captured Friday after fleeing the night before from… Read More
Primary, General Election Candidates Lack Opponents
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some state lawmakers in Ohio are expecting a smooth pathway to victory in next year’s elections. At least 14 Republicans and five Democrats will have no… Read More
Legislation Seeks to Increase Vehicular Homicide Penalties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Proposed legislation in Ohio is seeking to increase penalties for drivers convicted in certain aggravated vehicular homicides. The bill seeks to close a loophole that can… Read More
Charleston Top-Ranked For LGBT Inclusiveness
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Charleston ranked higher than any other city in West Virginia in a rating system that judges cities’ inclusiveness toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community…. Read More
Historic Preservation Tax Credits Going To Nelsonville
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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NELSONVILLE — Nearly $2 million in historic preservation tax credits have been approved by the Ohio Development Services Agency for restoration work on former Nelsonville school buildings that will be… Read More
Ohio Awards $38 Million in Historic Tax Credits
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials say nearly $38 million in historic preservation tax credits will go to projects aimed at revitalizing and rehabilitating 55 historic buildings in Ohio. The… Read More
Analysis: Track Defects, Human Error To Blame for Train Derailments
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of crude oil-carrying train derailments in recent years have prompted federal regulators to focus on tanker car safety, but a newspaper’s analysis of federal records… Read More
Police Shooting Cases Hang Over Ohio Cities
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Volatile and racially sensitive questions of whether to charge police officers for fatal on-duty shootings and whether jurors would convict an officer in such a case are… Read More
Mental Healthcare Unit Gets Upgrade
By: Susan Tebben
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For the first time in 22 years, a local mental health and addiction facility has had a major renovation which officials say will benefit both employees and patients. Community members… Read More
Bird Ban Lifted For Future Shows
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials are lifting the ban on bird shows that was issued in June because of the threat of a deadly bird flu virus that affects… Read More
Legislation: Women Asked To Decide Whether Fetal Remains Be Buried or Cremated
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Women getting abortions would be asked to decide in writing whether their fetal remains should be buried or cremated under new Ohio legislation. Republican state representatives… Read More
Body Found In Southern Ohio Woods
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies say a man’s body has been found in a wooded area of southern Ohio. Ross County deputies say the cause of death had not… Read More
Document Brings OU and Athens Together In Fight Against Sexual Assault
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Ohio University and the City of Athens joined together to provide guidance on a problem both areas saw over the last semester. In a new appendix to the city-university Memorandum… Read More
Cleveland Police Officers To Get Training After Federal Decree
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Many small police departments operating within Cleveland will get some of the training Cleveland officers are required to receive through a federal consent decree. Cleveland.com reports city… Read More
AEP/Sierra Deal Opponents Want More Time
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opponents are seeking more time from Ohio utility regulators to fight a deal announced this week between American Electric Power and the Sierra Club. In a… Read More
Police Fatally Shoot Man With Machete
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KENT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say police in the northeast Ohio city of Kent fatally shot a man who confronted them with a machete. A Kent police captain says someone… Read More
College Student Hit By Lightning To Graduate
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A college student who was struck by lightning last spring in southwest Ohio and had to struggle to walk again is ready to graduate from the… Read More
AG: Identity Theft Complaints Rise in 2014
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state attorney general’s office says identity theft complaints in Ohio have already surpassed the number received last year by about 300. A spokeswoman for Attorney… Read More
Parking Meters Go Mobile In Athens
By: Susan Tebben
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The extra cardio workout of rushing to put money in an expired meter is no longer necessary with the introduction of a new mobile application in Athens. A new sticker… Read More
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