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Opioid Antidote To Become More Widely Available
By: Merle Tilk
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A potentially lifesaving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid-related drug overdose will soon be more widely available to the general public as the state tries to deal with the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Health opioids are the driving factor behind unintentional drug… Read More
Athens Community Pays Tribute To Veterans And People Who Suffered From Mental Illness
By: Merle Tilk
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Pearl Mae Hanley-Coakley died 64 years ago after suffering from Huntington's disease which causes the death of nerve cells in the brain. After her death she was buried at one of the cemeteries at the Athens Mental Health Center, also known as the Ridges. For 62 years her descendants didn't know anything about her until two… Read More
Ohio University Doesn’t Require Students To Get Vaccinated Against Mumps
By: Merle Tilk
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John Kemerer has been practicing as a physician for 23 years. In that time he has never seen a case of mumps. That all changed three weeks ago when he treated his first patient, a student at Ohio University, for the virus. Kemerer, who is the medical director at Ohio University's Campus Care clinic, said… Read More
Fairfield County EMA Releases New Mobile App
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The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency now offers a new mobile app. The applications allows the community to sign up for alert notifications and to access the NOAA weather radio service as well as the OHGO traffic service. Jon Kochis, Fairfield County EMA director, said the goal is to keep residents in Fairfield County informed… Read More
Village Of Trimble Is In Fiscal Emergency
By: Ann Jacob, Merle Tilk
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The village of Trimble has been declared to be in a state of fiscal emergency. The announcement came Tuesday from Auditor of State Dave Yost. The Auditor's office found that the village had hundreds of thousands of dollars in deficit fund balances after Trimble Mayor Douglas Davis requested a fiscal analysis. The auditor said those deficit… Read More
Three Of 9 Arrested In Drug Ring Indictments Arraigned
By: Merle Tilk, Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Update 6:00 p.m. Three individuals facing not only drug charges but racketeering charges were arraigned in Athens County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday. Bert C. Sharrer, 45, of Jacksonville, Bert Sharrer, Jr., 18, of McConnelsville and Kendra Rania Sharrer, 22, of Glouster all entered pleas of innocent to various felony drug charges as well as the… Read More
Athens City Police Department Offers Box To Dispose Drugs Properly
By: Merle Tilk
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Vitamins, cold medicine and pain killers expire after a certain amount of time. People often forget about their old medication and keep it in their homes. Athens City Captain of Police, Ralph Harvey, says that is a safety issue. "Children and pets may get into these things," he said. This is one of the reasons… Read More
OU Reaches $450 Million ‘Promise’ Fundraising Goal A Year Early
By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Merle Tilk
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A $2 million gift from two Ohio University employees has pushed the university’s The Promise Lives fundraising campaign past its $450 million goal more than a year ahead of schedule. The campaign aimed to raise $450 million in support of the university by June 30, 2015. A $2 million commitment from Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and… Read More
Drug Prevention Initiative Launched At Marietta High School
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"Adam" had a happy childhood, his parents were married, he had fun friends, got good grades. In high school he tried a little bit of alcohol, smoked a little bit of marijuana. "But it didn't seem that things were totally out of control," he said. But things got out of control when he went to… Read More
Congressman Bill Johnson Talked In Pomeroy About Flood Insurance Rates
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In Pomeroy only a few meters separate the Ohio River from the Main Street, where there are shops, restaurants and homes. Six weeks ago Eloise Drenner opened her shop on Main Street. She knows that there is always the danger of flooding for this location. But when the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an increase… Read More
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