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Man In Custody After Reported Shooting Incident With Deputies
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
OU Trustees Approve Tuition Increases For Next Academic Year
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
Sen. Portman Says Gun Bill Wouldn’t Have Prevented Tragedy
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
Far East Side Rezoning Clears First Hurdle
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
Far East Side Rezoning Clears First Hurdle
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
Athens Celebrates Veterans Day With Parade, Ceremony
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
Vice President Campaigns In Lancaster
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
Husted Makes Final Preparations For Election Day
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
Some State Lawmakers Seek To Require Insurance Coverage For Autism
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
Lang, Stivers Debate In Congressional Race
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
Ohio Consumer Group Calls For Stricter Food Safety Laws
By: Michael Locklear
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An Ohio consumer group says the implementation of stricter federal food safety laws has fallen short. The Ohio Public Interest Research Group released a report Wednesday on the progress in reducing food recalls in the state and across the country. Since the beginning of 2011, 27 Ohioans have gotten sick after eating food directly linked… Read More
Sheriff Reflects On Response One Year After Exotic Animals Released
By: Michael Locklear
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Exactly one year since dozens of exotic animals were released from a Zanesville farm, a Muskingum County law enforcement official is reflecting on the division's response. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz spoke to a group at Ohio University-Lancaster Friday afternoon. "We got very lucky as well as it went and if there's anything that we… Read More
Obama Delivers Broad Campaign Message In Athens
By: Michael Locklear
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The president spoke to a crowd of 14,000 on College Green at the heart of Ohio University's campus Wednesday evening. Barack Obama's half-hour speech came on the first day of campaigning after the second presidential debate. He admitted he's “still trying to get the hang of this thing [debating]” and then went after Republican challenger… Read More
Traveling Nuns Visit Athens To Talk Politics
By: Michael Locklear
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A group of nuns criss-crossing the state to talk politics made a stop in Athens Sunday night. They call themselves "Nuns on the Bus" and encourage citizens to vote their values. The Catholics, who spoke to a group at the Athens Community Center, say are against abortion and support parts of Obamacare. However, these sisters… Read More
Republican Presidential Ticket Campaigns In Lancaster
By: Michael Locklear
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan spoke to thousands of people in Lancaster about job creation and other topics Friday evening. "The economy is not growing here at home, and that's the problem we have to focus on here," Ryan said. "You see, the economy is growing slower than it… Read More
Chillicothe Officials Attempt To End Car Surfing Following Deadly Accident
By: Michael Locklear
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Chillicothe officials are searching for a way to curb the dangerous fad of car surfing, just weeks after two separate incidents where one teen died and another boy was seriously injured while riding on top of a car. Chillicothe police are sending officers to schools to talk about the dangers of car surfing, while they… Read More
State Auditor Looks Into School Attendance Irregularities
By: Michael Locklear
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Southeast Ohio is "clean" so far in the school attendance audit, according to an interim report released by the state auditor Thursday morning. Dave Yost said five school systems in Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo have shown evidence of "scrubbing." This refers to removing students from enrollment without lawful reason. When this happens, Yost… Read More
State To Study Antipsychotic Drugs Effects On Children
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio Medicaid officials announced a plan Tuesday to take a look at how antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed to children, especially those in foster care. The state will spend a million dollars over the next three years to evaluate and improve how doctors are prescribing antipsychotic medications to children on Medicaid. Officials suspect doctors… Read More
Issue 2 Group Grades Husted
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio's chief elections official got an informal "performance review" Monday from a group that has butted heads with the Republican over the redistricting proposal on the ballot. It was no surprise Secretary of State Jon Husted got straight F's in the report card unveiled by Voters First. That's the group behind Issue 2,… Read More
Anti-Issue 2 Mailer Deemed Potentially Misleading
By: Michael Locklear
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The Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause Thursday that an anti-Issue 2 ad is misleading. The Ohio Republican Party put out the mailer that takes aim at the proposal backer's claim that would take partisan politics out of the line-drawing process for congressional and legislative districts. However, supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment took issue… Read More
Groups Fear Phone Companies Could Cut Landlines
By: Michael Locklear
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Nine consumer advocacy groups met in the Statehouse Wednesday to speak out against a bill they say "would end the guarantee of landline phone service for Ohioans." Affected are so-called competitive regions. That means five phone companies, including AT&T and Cincinnati Bell, would have the option of discontinuing landline service. "It doesn't make sense to… Read More
Morgan Co. Companies Hope Lodge Reopening Will Bring Business
By: Michael Locklear
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Morgan County companies are hopeful the reopening of Burr Oak Lodge will have a ripple effect on their businesses. They held a tourism fair over the weekend to celebrate. Design plans for the lodge will be finalized this week. Workers will tear out about a third of the rooms to make them more spacious. Other… Read More
Pawpaw Festival Celebrates 14th Year
By: Michael Locklear
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Organizers of the Pawpaw Festival say the fruit becomes more popular every year. "The Pawpaw Festival has really brought pawpaws to the people… pawpaw foods, pawpaw art, pawpaw cosmetics, pawpaw medicine," said organizer Chris Chmiel. "These are all ways that people have incorporated more and more pawpaws into their lives." Last year, more than 6,000… Read More
Meigs Co. Couple Rebuilds After Tornado Two Years Ago
By: Michael Locklear
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Sunday marks the two-year anniversary of tornadoes that tore through southeast Ohio. Dozens of families in the region lost their homes the night of Sept. 16, 2010. In Meigs County, 22 houses were destroyed. "Well, what I remember most was the high winds blowing the front window out, blowing stuff through the roof, blowing the… Read More
Ohio Ballot Board Lengthens Description Of Issue 2
By: Michael Locklear
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The Ohio Ballot Board met Thursday to rework its description of Issue 2. That would change the process for shaping congressional districts. The Ohio Supreme Court calls the original ballot language for the redistricting proposal "defective," saying it "misleads voters." The Court said the state had to come up with a new description of Issue… Read More
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