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Pets Trick And Treat For Halloween
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It's not trick "or" treat for the pets of Athens – it's trick "and" treat. Owners accompanied their costume-clad dogs and cats for the fifth annual pet trick and treat… Read More

Businesses Request Liquor Licenses
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The business of getting a buzz on the bricks of Court Street depends on one thing — liquor licenses. Three more businesses are looking to start serving. Chipotle, Thai Paradise,… Read More

Ohio University Police Train Community Members for Emergencies
By: Rachel Bailey
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When a fire alarm goes off, you head to the exit. That's what you were trained to do, through posted evacuation routes and fire drills. You don't wait for the… Read More

Local Charities Awarded Money From Lawsuit
By: Rachel Bailey
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The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court distributed more than $6 million to 226 Ohio charities last Thursday. As part of a civil action heard by Judge John J. Russo, more… Read More

Halloween Committee Raising Funds From Pies… To The Face
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Traditional bake sales are not something the Clean and Safe Halloween Committee is interested in to gain donations for added Halloween safety and security. Instead, they will use the pies… Read More

Judges Authorize Themselves To Carry Weapons
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Several judges in southeastern Ohio are giving themselves permission to carry guns both inside and outside of the courtroom. Four judges on the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals issued… Read More

Ohio Program Links Educators With Criminal Justice Agencies
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An Ohio University adminstrator says she is looking into joining a consortium of universities and criminal justice agencies. Fourteen universities in Ohio have joined the Ohio Consortium of Crime Science,… Read More

Highway Sagging Due to Mines
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A stretch of highway on Route 33 is resting atop more than just rock and soil. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, there are mines underneath the roadway. “One… Read More

Drug Ring Supplier Arraigned In Court
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The alleged supplier of the drug ring in Glouster will have to pay $12 million to get out of jail on bond – four times the amount of profit prosecutors… Read More

’30 Mile Meal’ Month Promotes Local Food
By: Rachel Bailey
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Sustainability is on the menu this month. "30 Mile Meal" is promoting the cream of the crop within a 30-mile radius of the city of Athens. The first portion of… Read More

Athens Farmers Market Extends Hours
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Forget about "Throwback Thursday." The Athens Farmers Market is looking to the future with new evening hours starting this week. Farmers Market manager Kip Parker said the added hours are… Read More

Fire Destroys Albany Home, Family Cat Saved
By: Rachel Bailey
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The first sign of trouble was the cat's disappearance. Tom Medley, the father of homeowner Triston, says his son's indoor housecat ran into the woods right before Triston's wife left… Read More

City Income Tax Increase Moving Forward
By: Rachel Bailey
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Athens City Council approved an ordinance for first reading to increase the city income tax by ten hundredths percent ($.10) per year for twenty years. The Council described the tax… Read More

Richland Avenue Businesses React To Road Improvement Delays
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Road work on Richland Avenue was slated to be completed by December, but that's been pushed back to next summer. Business owners hear constant complaints from customers about the road…. Read More

Project Plant Celebrates 30 Years
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The city of Athens is known for its beauty, and volunteers from Project Plant helped make it that way. The organization is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Alvi McWilliams is one of… Read More

Ohio Gas Prices Higher To Start Work Week
By: Rachel Bailey
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According to Monday's survey from Auto Club AAA, the cost for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio is averaging $3.92. That's 23 cents higher than a month ago, and… Read More

Glouster Village Council Appoints Nagucki As Acting Police Chief
By: Rachel Bailey, Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Glouster Village Council on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Ryan Nagucki as the acting police chief and switched the leave of indicted chief Lucas Mace to unpaid. Mayor Miles Wolf… Read More

Ohio Senator Wants Better Sunscreen In U.S.
By: Rachel Bailey
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Sunscreen – We take for granted that it will help protect us from the damaging effects too much sun. According to Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, American sunscreen does not protect… Read More

Mayor Approves TREX Liquor License For Fluff Bakery
By: Rachel Bailey, Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl has approved a TREX liquor license for Fluff Bakery and Catering after a business deal to obtain a liquor permit that had been in safekeeping reportedly… Read More

Elderly Drivers Have Been At Fault For Half Of This Year’s Fatal Crashes
By: Rachel Bailey
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Most 16-year-olds get their first taste of freedom with their drivers' license, but there's no magic age at which someone is no longer able to drive safely. According to the… Read More

Intersection In Athens County Has History Of Accidents
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It's a problem area. The intersection of Route 50 and Radford Road has been the location of multiple traffic incidents, and Tuesday's crash was life-threatening. Boyd Bobo was driving northbound… Read More

What It Takes To Teach In Appalachia
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The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. A whole day ahead, with minds to mold, papers to grade and the insurmountable pressure of motivating a student to graduate and find… Read More

Prescription Drug ‘Take Back’ Day Collection Has Large Turnout
By: Associated Press, Rachel Bailey
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In the midst of an increasingly difficult fight against prescription drug abuse, Ohio and West Virginia residents returned more than 30,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during a bi-annual drug take-back… Read More

Afternoon Audio Update For April 25
By: Rachel Bailey
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Officials monitoring the hillside where a massive boulder crushed a car say a tree there has moved several inches. A task force wants Cleveland to rename the street where the… Read More

Afternoon Audio Update for April 23
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The Athens Police Department kicked off the city's notorious "fest season" with 10 arrests on Saturday between 3 p.m and 1 a.m. Sunday. One man is behind bars after leading… Read More