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An Athens company drops its lawsuit against the city over fire training mishap
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Athens property owner dropped its lawsuit against the city nearly two years after filing it. East State Street Development sued over a fire training mishap… Read More
Athens City Council approved the final fire station payment after a lengthy debate
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens City Council narrowly passed an ordinance to approve the final payment for the new fire station Monday night as one council member initially balked. The… Read More
Athens’ new feature-rich fire station has been a long time coming
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens Fire Chief Bob Rymer has waited a long time for this. “I started here 31 years ago. I was told we’re going to get a… Read More
An Athens company sues local fire departments over damage to its building from a training exercise
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Athens property owner is suing several local fire departments over a training exercise that allegedly caused more than $700,000 in damage. Last September, firefighters with… Read More
Athens City Council will propose a tax levy to replace decaying fire station
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens fire chief drew chuckles when he opened his presentation at Monday night’s City Council meeting with this line: “The fire station is falling down… Read More
Fire Department to Provide Smoke Detectors
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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The Athens Fire Department is trained to respond to all sorts of fires, but now they are part of a new attempt to prevent fires from claiming lives. Starting Monday… Read More