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By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Michael Locklear
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UPDATE 1:55 p.m. Franklin Green's arraignment is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., according to Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn. He was indicted in January on felonious assault charges, and that's why deputies went to arrest him Monday. No new charges have been filed after Green allegedly shot at deputies, but more could come after… Read More
By: Atish Baidya, Michael Locklear, Taylor Mirfendereski
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UPDATE 4/19/13, 6:32 PM: Ohio University trustees have approved an undergraduate tuition increase for the upcoming academic year. The Board of Trustees met Friday at Ohio University's Athens campus. The 1.6 percent increase to instructional and general fees means an additional $82 per semester for a full-time resident undergraduate student. The board also approved a… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio's two U.S. senators voted with their parties Wednesday on expanding gun background checks. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) says he voted against the measure because it wouldn't have made a difference in Newtown, the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school in December. "I spent the time to analyze it," Portman said, "and I do not… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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Members of Athens City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night on the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance that would re-zone an area of the Far East Side. Councilmember Michele Papai (D-3rd Ward) says the amendment allows owners of five undeveloped parcels to maintain the current zoning, allowing them to build duplexes in the… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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Members of Athens City Council voted Tuesday night to amend an ordinance that would re-zone an area of the Far East Side. Michele Papai, who represents the Third Ward, says the amendment allows owners of undeveloped parcels to maintain the current zoning, allowing them to build duplexes in the future. If the ordinance passes, the… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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Several hundred people lined Court Street in Athens Sunday morning to catch the Veterans Day Parade. Marching bands, civic organizations, veterans and those currently serving took part. A ceremony started about half an hour after the parade on College Green to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month…. Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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In a final push for votes in Lancaster, Vice President Joe Biden said character is the quality that separates the two presidential candidates. “My guy, Barack Obama, your president, he's got character,” Biden said. “He's got the character of his convictions. He does not engage in deception. He does not mislead. He says what… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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The state's top election official says he is making final preparations for Tuesday's election. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State Jon Husted said 40,000 workers will staff nearly 5,000 polling locations on Election Day. As of last Friday, nearly 72 percent of Ohioans who requested absentee ballots had mailed them back. "It's… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio lawmakers are again trying to require insurance coverage for autism. Dozens of bipartisan legislators are sponsoring bills in both chambers meant to ease the financial burden on parents who have children with autism. Ohio would be the 33rd state to require insurance coverage for the disorders in the autism spectrum. “There are a lot… Read More
By: Michael Locklear
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The two candidates in the race for Ohio's 15th Congressional district, which includes much of Southeast Ohio, faced off in their one and only debate Wednesday night in Lancaster. Republican incumbent Steve Stivers served as a state senator before being elected to Congress. Athens City Law Director Pat Lang is his Democratic challenger. … Read More