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Two Arrested in Albany for Heroin with Children Present
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On Thursday, Athens County Sheriff’s deputies as part of the Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested two people at a Lee St. address in Albany, Oh and seized over 11 grams… Read More
Athens Man Gets 4.5 Years In Prison For Theft, Domestic Violence
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Jason A. Simms, 39, of Athens is headed to prison for 4.5 years for thefts and domestic violence felonies. Simms pleaded guilty to a previous indictment of theft from an… Read More
The Last In Trio Of Cocaine Traffickers Goes To Prison
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Kimari Anderson, 35, of North Carolina was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine and completes a series of three convictions. Anderson… Read More
Two Women Face Drug Charges In Athens Courtroom
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Two women faced drug charges in the Athens County Common Pleas Court on Friday. One is going to prison and one is going to rehabilitation treatment. Ebony C. Saunders, 31,… Read More
Athens County Prosecutor Seeks Grant To Expand Drug Treatment Options
By: Tom Hodson
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Athens County Prosecutor Keller J. Blackburn is spearheading an effort to obtain grant funding to expand treatment for drug offenders while incarcerated. A grant application asking for over $200,000 has… Read More
Millfield Man Heads to Prison for Theft Related Matters
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James R. McDaniel III, of Millfield, was sentenced Wednesday to spend four years and 11 months in prison for a series of theft related matters across Athens County in 2012… Read More
Millfield Woman Jailed For Selling Heroin
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Kayla Estep, 22, of Millfield, entered pleas of guilty to two charges of trafficking in heroin and will spend the next two years in prison. Tuesday Estep entered guilty pleas… Read More
Ohio Poll Supports Marriage Equality: Major Shift in Opinion
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A new poll released by FreedomOhio shows dramatic shifts over the past 10 years in Ohioans’ attitudes toward same sex marriage. In 2004, 62 percent, of those voting, supported a… Read More
Some Complaining about Waiver Given to 16 Struggling Counties
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Come Jan. 1, less than a month away, 134,000 Ohioans, who now receive federal food assistance, will need to meet additional federal work requirements to continue. However, Governor John Kasich… Read More
Trimble Football Success Boosting Community Morale
By: Ann Kyle, Tom Hodson
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Tucked into the northeastern corner of Athens County are Trimble Twp. and the villages of Glouster, Trimble and Jacksonville. This is an area with only about 4,480 people and a… Read More
Update: Power Being Restored To Ohio Residents
By: Associated Press, Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: At the peak of the storm Sunday at about 9 p.m., American Electric Power (AEP) reported to have 33,500 customers across Ohio without power, but by 10 a.m…. Read More
Four Candidates Vie For Three Positions On Athens City School Board
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Four candidates, including two incumbents, are battling on Tuesday for three seats open on the Athens City School’s Board of Education. Current Board President Jeff Dill did not seek re-election…. Read More
Alexander School Board Has Contested Election
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Four men, two veterans and two newcomers, challenge each other Tuesday for three seats on the Alexander Board of Education. Current President of the Board Fred Davis and Vice-President Mike… Read More
OU Provost Touts Enrollment Rise
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This fall Ohio University tops all 13 Ohio public universities in enrollment increases with 4.25 percent, according to Executive Vice President and Provost Pamela J. Benoit. In a report to… Read More
President McDavis Lauds Ohio University’s Disability Services
By: Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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Ohio University president Roderick J. McDavis lauded the advancement of the school’s disability services in his quarterly report to the university’s board of trustees Friday. McDavis noted that in five… Read More
Halloween Storm Knocks Out Power Across Region
By: Associated Press, Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 2:20 p.m. At 2 p.m. Friday, AEP still has over 3,800 residences without power in Central and Southern Ohio. According to the AEP outage map there are still 1,909 locations without… Read More
Two Witnesses Against Paul J. Roberts Charged With Crimes
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The chief of the Murray City Police Department is one of two people charged with crimes in relation to the murder of a Glouster man. Christopher Bishop, 37, pleaded guilty… Read More
Glouster Man Indicted For Aggravated Murder Of Father
By: Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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Paul J. Roberts, 41 of Glouster, Ohio, was indicted Monday on nine felony counts including the aggravated murder of his 63-year-old father Paul E. Roberts. In addition to the aggravated… Read More
Grand Jury: No Crime Committed In Social Media Sexual Assault Case
By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Atish Baidya, Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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The Athens County Grand Jury refused to bring any indictments in the sexual incident that occurred Homecoming weekend and was captured and transmitted through social media. The grand jury has… Read More
Court Of Appeals Upholds Life Sentence In Merryman Case
By: Tom Hodson
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The Fourth District Court of Appeals has agreed with the trial court’s findings and affirmed the conviction and life-sentence of Richard Merryman, who was convicted in Athens County of two… Read More
Presentation On Students Rights Movement At OU Set For Thursday
By: Tom Hodson
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Two Ohio University alumni, photojournalist Ken Steinhoff and journalist Carol Towarnicky will give a presentation Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in Porter 108 about the emergence of women’s rights on… Read More
Coroner Finds Glouster Man Died Of Blunt Force Trauma
By: Tom Hodson
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The body which was recovered at 68 Locust St. in Glouster on Monday has been positively identified today as 63 year-old Paul E. Roberts, according to Athens County Prosecutor Keller… Read More
Visiting Judge Issues Decision About Sheriff’s Subpoena
By: Tom Hodson
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WOUB has learned that Visiting Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove has issued a decision regarding the Attorney General’s “Motion to Compel the Athens County Sheriff’s Office to Produce Materials Subpoenaed by… Read More
Athens Co. Child Rapist Gets 10 Years In Prison
By: Tom Hodson
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A judge sentenced a Coolville man to a decade in prison for having sexual relations with a teenage girl. Harley Wilson, 35 of Coolville, was sentenced to 10 years in… Read More
Ohio University’s President Calls For Care and Education In Light Of Alleged Rape
By: Tom Hodson
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Ohio University President Roderick McDavis issued a letter to the university community late Thursday afternoon asking that the unfortunate sexual incident of last weekend strengthen “our community by inspiring an… Read More
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