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1. ‘OU’? There’s a reason great institutions don’t go by their initials2. OU Police issue alert about 'armed and dangerous' man near Union and Shafer3. For local biz, cooperative status has been mostly a good thing4. Solar company owners trumpet local clean energy, pick candidate5. Experts deliver dire warnings about fracking impacts6. What's Happening (2-9-12)7. OU reviews land holdings for possible oil/gas drilling8. 'Armed and dangerous' bank robber no longer a local threat, OUPD says9. For better or worse, minimum wage goes up again10. Feds’ new rule about Burmese pythons relies on misinformation11. Group works toward total elimination of garbage12. Touring museum highlights African-American inventors13. Cuban Sol brings new exotic flavor to Athens area14. Attorneys for student who lost arm seek big damages from OU 15. Sheriff threatens to arrest complainant at son’s assault hearing16. Commissioners hear it from both sides about fracking17. Incumbent responds to overtime concerns18. ATV trails at Burr Oak park raise serious questions19. Guitar magazine spills positive ink on local shop20. County brings in record amount for jail ‘pay-to-stay’
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Top Articles from Local NEWS
County declared disaster area in wake of tornado-like stormsProminent local activist dies in farming accidentFeds shut down cigarette-rolling device4-year-old girl dies of injuries allegedly inflicted by stepmotherDetails emerge about twister that smacked Athens High and The PlainsScoring a nickel bag of… potpourri?County commissioner now under investigation for possibly growing potVideo of tornado that was spotted south of NelsonvilleAnother video posted of tornado forming...Local poverty to be featured on Sunday's "Dateline NBC" show
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Top 'town hall' topics: Homelessness, fracking, schools
Homelessness, landlessness and school-lessness toped
the items of concerns for locals attending Tuesday night's Athens Town Hall
meeting.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Oil & gas, title-search firms suing each other
A
West Virginia company that has signed lease agreements for tens of thousands of
acres of Athens County land to drill for oil has been sued in a local court, by
another West Virginia firm that conducted title searches and related work in
connection with the securing of oil-and-gas leases.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Local women urged to get cancer screenings
As part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month this past month, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Ohio (PPSEO) is urging local women to put preventive checkups, including cervical cancer screenings, at the top of their lists. According to a news release, every year approximately 13,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 4,000 American women die of the disease.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Elvis coming to Nelsonville Feb. 18 via Pomeroy
Stuart's
Opera House in Nelsonville is hosting nationally recognized Elvis tribute
artist Dwight Icenhower on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Just in time for V-day, chocolate shop opens uptown
O`Chocolate's bars and truffles have been available at various
local venues since the local chocolate business began in 2010, but now the
organic/fair trade chocolates are available on North Court Street.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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City says no to corporate personhood
Athens City Council adopted a resolution Monday night
officially opposing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on corporate personhood.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Letter urges commissioners to say no to fracking
Some 250 residents of Athens County and adjacent
counties have signed on to a letter to the Athens County Commissioners calling
on them to do everything in their power to protect local land, air and water
from the impacts of horizontal hydraulic fracturing.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
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Sheriff threatens to arrest complainant at son’s assault hearing
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly's son came to court
Monday afternoon for a motion hearing in his misdemeanor assault case, in which
he was accused of having attacked the nephew of one of his father's political
opponents in the bathroom of an Athens restaurant last July.
Sunday, February 5,2012
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Guitar magazine spills positive ink on local shop
A
long-time uptown Athens business got some national exposure when it was
mentioned in last month's issue of a magazine that covers the specialized world
of classic guitars.
Sunday, February 5,2012
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Outside counsel brought in to resolve county fund tiff
Outside counsel has been brought in by Athens County
Prosecutor Keller Blackburn to help resolve a dispute between Blackburn and the
county auditor over taking money out of the auditor's purview and placing it in
outside bank accounts.
