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Spike In Traffic Fatalities Brings Urgency To ‘Click It Or Ticket’ Campaign
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Law enforcement officials across six states are cracking down on safety belt laws this coming week as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign aimed at reducing the number… Read More
Million-Dollar Suit Against Glouster To Return To Court
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A complex civil suit involving the village of Glouster and a tow company is headed back to Athens County Common Pleas Court after a district court denied several appeals in… Read More
NAMImobile Visits Athens On First Stop Of Statewide Tour
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A bus tour is currently in the process of visiting more than 100 communities in Ohio with the goal of ending discrimination towards those with mental illness and the first… Read More
Bomb Threat Could Mean Serious Consequences For Athens Student
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A 16-year-old female student at Athens High School has been charged in Athens County Juvenile Court with the equivalent of a second-degree felony for her alleged role in a bomb… Read More
Toddler And Father Die In Truck Accident
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UPDATE: A 19-month-old child and his father died as a result of an automobile accident Friday afternoon in Athens County. Tyler H. Young of Athens was restrained in his child… Read More
Interim Athens County Sheriff Speaks About Job, Changes In Office
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Since taking over as sheriff on March 27, Rodney Smith has been busy and regardless of what happens as a result of a criminal case against Sheriff Patrick Kelly, Smith… Read More
Fired Deputy To Return To Work Monday
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It's been nearly two years since Shannon Sheridan was able to call himself a deputy sheriff, but that changes Monday when he reports for work after a lengthy process that… Read More
Athens Law Enforcement News Conference Scheduled On Major Drug Arrests
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UPDATE: Law enforcement personnel from the Athens County Sheriff's Department, Athens Police Department, Ohio University Police Department and the Athens County Prosecutor will be holding a news conference at 2… Read More
Man Admits To Killing Father, Sentenced To Life In Prison
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A Glouster man has admitted to killing his own father and consequently has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole until at least 20 years have… Read More
Study: Overdose Deaths Rise 60 Percent In Vinton County
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Vinton County experienced a 60 percent increase in unintentional drug overdose deaths when the six-year period that ended in 2012 is compared to the prior six-year period, according to an… Read More
Study: 79 Percent Increase In Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths In Athens County
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Athens County experienced a 79 percent increase in unintentional drug overdose deaths when the six-year period that ended in 2012 is compared to the prior six-year period, according to an… Read More
New Superintendent Of Trimble Local Schools Expected To Be Named
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The principal of Miller High School is expected to be named as the new superintendent of Trimble Local Schools tonight. Scott Christman was selected from a pool of 14 candidates… Read More
Mother Of Missing Athens Man Asking For Help Locating Son
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The parents of a missing 21-year-old from Athens are intensifying their search for their son with the creation of a Facebook page, new fliers to be disseminated and possibly the… Read More
Body Found In Creek Near Dow Lake
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UPDATE 4:30 p.m. Officials are investigating the discovery of a body in a creek off Route 50, east of Athens. At around 12:30 p.m., Lt. Jason Kline and Deputy Jimmy… Read More
Two Waterloo Township Teens Reported Missing
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The Athens County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in finding two Waterloo Twp. teens who have been missing since Tuesday evening. According to Det. Brice Fick, 13-year-old… Read More
Former “Most Wanted” Sentenced To Second Stint In Prison
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A Millfield man once purported to be the top man on the Athens County Sheriff's Office's "most wanted" list is headed back to prison for a second time. Raymond Dawson,… Read More
Timothy House Fire Caused $15,000 In Damages
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Following a fire that caused an estimated $15,000 in damages, the Good Works Timothy House is asking for help in raising funds to cover its insurance deductible. Firefighters responded to… Read More
Glouster Man Found Dead In Airplane Crash Near OU Airport
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A 73-year-old Glouster man has died in an airplane crash that occurred Saturday evening near the intersection of Routes 32 and 50, close to Ohio University's Gordon K. Bush Airport…. Read More
Attorneys Explain Why Supreme Court Should Hear Convicted Murderer’s Case
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In asking that the Ohio Supreme Court hear his case, a 22-year-old sentenced to life in prison claims his case should proceed due to it being of "public and great… Read More
Coolville Man Accused Of Rape, Held On $250,000 Bond
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A Coolville man is being held on $250,000 bond after pleading innocent to charges of rape and gross sexual imposition of two juveniles. Lance Nichols, 55, appeared in Athens County… Read More
Police Have Reason To Believe Missing Man May Have Been Suicidal
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It's been two weeks since Samuel Wiater was reported missing. There has still been no sign of Wiater and police suspect that he may have left with the intention of… Read More
Little Hocking Man Pleads Guilty To Rape Charges
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A Little Hocking man charged in 2012 with six counts of rape has changed his innocent plea to that of guilty and could face up to 33 years in prison…. Read More
Brush Fire Consumes Around Eight Acres
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What started as the burning of a small bag of old papers earlier this week resulted in the torching of around eight acres of land that required four fire departments… Read More
Fire To 10-Bedroom Athens Home Deemed Suspicious
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Fire officials have classified the structure fire of a 10-bedroom house on Stewart Street in Athens that occurred early Sunday morning as “suspicious” in nature. Firefighters responded to 68 Stewart… Read More
Good Samaritans Help Rescue Athens Woman After Her Car Was Swept Away
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Saying she did a fair amount of praying, Wendy Lybarger was also determined that "this was not the end." Friday, the Waterloo Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, with the help of… Read More