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Getting the lead out Grant to assist low income with lead removalMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:42PMGALLIPOLIS — Though manufacturers haven’t added lead in paint since 1978, the lead legacy still lingers in older facilities and homes which are still in use by residents who can’t afford to fix the...

For the Record ...Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:10PMSheriff POMEROY — Sheriff Robert Beegle reported: • Arrest of Keith Myers, Jr., by Syracuse Police Department, for theft of cable television service. Chief G.R. Freed was notified late Thursday b...

Shale drilling scams target area landownersSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:28AMOfficials are urging landowners to do their homework and seek legal advice before entering into any agreements with oil and gas prospectors, who are starting to show some interest in Washington and surrounding counties.

Former Hocking president and wife take plea bargainFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:03PMIn what some might call a rather anti-climactic outcome to a five-year state investigation, the former president of Hocking College and his wife pleaded no contest in Athens County Municipal Court Friday afternoon to a handful of misdemeanor charges. 

Ex-College Pres, Wife Plead In Ohio Ethics ProbeFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:22PMThe Ohio Ethics Commission says the former president of Hocking College and his wife have been ordered to pay the school restitution for misdemeanor ethics violations.