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Jobless rates climb in southeast Ohio
COLUMBUS — While Ohio’s unemployment rate held steady at 10.8 percent from December 2009 to January 2010, the same cannot be said for local jobless figures. The Ohio Department of Job and Family...
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Barner, Carper headed to prison for child exploitation
POMEROY — A Pomeroy man already serving eight years for pandering child pornography was sentenced to 19 and a half years Monday on additional pandering charges. Another, a registered sexual pre...
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Buckley retiring as Meigs Local superintendent
POMEROY — William L. Buckley is retiring as superintendent of the Meigs Local School District, a position he has held for the past 17 years. The effective date of his resignation for retirement ...
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Last meeting on Bedford fire levy
DARWIN — The proposed three-mill continuous fire protection levy in Bedford Township has become a hot topic for residents on both sides of the issue but as with any issue, the best decision is a...
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Contract extensions given to administrative personnel
POMEROY — The contracts of several employees in administrative positions in the Meigs Local School District were extended during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. On...
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Brian J. Reed/photo Food distribution
Mulberry Avenue was the busiest place in Pomeroy Tuesday morning and lined with cars, as 150 families lined up to receive food from Lutheran Social Services. Flaggers stopped traffic and directed ...
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Garnes sentenced on remaining counts in Doris Jackson case
by Brian J. Reed
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POMEROY — The Pomeroy man who helped Charles Williams hide Doris Jackson’s car after her murder appeared in Common Pleas Court Monday for final sentencing. James Lee Garnes, 39, was one of 11 defe...
Council approves $2.3 million operating budget
by Brian J. Reed
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MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council approved an operating budget of $2.3 million at Monday evening’s regular meeting. The budget, prepared and outlined by the Fiscal Officer, Susan Baker, inc...
Willis appointed to Syracuse Council
by Beth Sergent
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SYRACUSE — Timothy (Bo) Willis has been appointed to Syracuse Village Council, filling the seat vacated by former Councilwoman Joy Bentley. Bentley, who was reelected last year for a second term, ...
‘Leading from the Past’: Book to document stories of Leading Creek
by Beth Sergent
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POMEROY — The Leading Creek Conservancy District runs through five townships in Meigs County, townships with their own unique stories to tell documenting local history and life along the creek. Ka...
Girl Scout cookie sales involve parents, too!
by Brian J. Reed
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DARWIN — Girl Scout cookie sales have become a family project and tradition for one Bedford Township family. While Brownie Alexis Taylor is at school, her parents, Kevin and Shannon, are deliveri...
Pomeroy hires temporary water operators
by Beth Sergent
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POMEROY — Borrowing from neighboring villages Racine and Syracuse (at least temporarily), Pomeroy has hired two, certified class one operators to oversee its water plant. Though the search will c...
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