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Black Lips, Tim Easton Join Nelsonville Fest Lineup
With just two months to go until show time, Nelsonville Music Festival organizers have announced another round of acts, including garage-rockers The Black Lips and Americana singer-songwriter Tim Easton. Other… Read More
WV Governor Signs Bill To Scale Back Law After Chemical Spill
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a bill to scale back a law safeguarding against chemical spills from aboveground tanks. A January 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for… Read More
Ohio Prisons Agency Reviews Programs To Help Freed Inmates
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Officials with Ohio’s prisons agency are emphasizing the importance of preparing inmates for life outside bars. Mark Hooks, warden at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe in southern Ohio, says the… Read More
Feds Direct Pipeline Company To Investigate Alternatives
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A federal agency has directed the Texas-based company behind a proposed northeastern Ohio natural gas pipeline to investigate an alternative route that would relocate the $2 billion project to less… Read More
Updated Charter School Regulations Clear Ohio House
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The Ohio House has approved a bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors. The legislation cleared the chamber in… Read More
Six-Year Sentenced Issued For Burglary, Assault
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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A Zanesville man has been found guilty by a judge in Athens County Common Pleas Court of two first-degree felonies involving the attack of a Nelsonville resident and has been… Read More
Dutch Creek Residents Petition For Road Repairs
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Petitions with signatures of more than 60 residents and property owners on Dutch Creek Road have been presented to the Athens County Commissioners in an effort to get road and… Read More
Bill Would Allow Ohio Cities To Have Outdoor Drinking Areas
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A bill passed in the Ohio House would allow bars and restaurants in Ohio’s larger cities to designate outdoor areas where people would be allowed to drink alcohol. The sponsors… Read More
West Virginia Getting $5.6 Million US Dollars For Sidewalks, Trails
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More than $5.6 million in federal funding is headed to 42 alternative transportation projects in West Virginia. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said the funding is from programs administrated by the… Read More
Ohio Democrats Host US Senate Rivals Strickland, Sittenfeld
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Recapturing the U.S. Senate will be the unofficial theme as Ohio Democrats gather for their party’s annual legacy dinner. Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is scheduled to be Friday’s keynote… Read More
Proposed Changes To Ohio Budget Due To House Panel On Friday
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An Ohio legislative panel reviewing the governor’s $72.3 billion state budget proposal expects to get some ideas on how to change it Friday. House Finance Chairman Ryan Smith says he… Read More
Non-Profit Education Center Closes, Language Center Changes Hands
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The Athens-based nonprofit Appalachian Progressive Education Center, which over the years has offered language classes and arts and anti-bullying programs, has ceased operation. However, its Athens Language Center remains… Read More
Zanesville Child Care Worker Indicted on Child Porn, Sexual Battery Charges
A man who spent six years working in Zanesville as a child care worker faces a maximum of 559 years in prison if convicted on all charges accusing him of… Read More
Community Arts Space To Open For Final Friday
By: Tyler Buchanan | The Athens Messenger
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A new community arts space is set for downtown Nelsonville, with an official grand opening scheduled for this week’s Final Friday celebration. Around the Corner Studio, located at 49 W…. Read More
MedFlight Launches First Responder Mobile App
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A new mobile application launched by medical helicopter company MedFlight will help connect first responders to MedFlight crews and dispatchers in situations where a helicopter may be needed. The MedFlight… Read More
House Again OKs ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban; Senate Fate Dim
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A ban on most abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat has once again cleared the Ohio House, leaving the rest of the two-year session for advocates to lobby the… Read More
Group Starts Collecting Signatures For Ohio Pot Amendment
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Backers of an effort to legalize marijuana in Ohio for medicinal and recreational use have started collecting the thousands of signatures needed to get the proposal before voters. The group… Read More
Ohio House Plans Vote On $7 Billion Transportation Budget
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Ohio’s transportation budget was expected to head to Gov. John Kasich without a provision to boost the speed limit to 75 mph on certain rural freeways and the turnpike. The… Read More
Agreement Reached Over Lethal Injection Information Request
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An agreement has been reached over death row inmates’ subpoenas of Board of Pharmacy information about drugs used for lethal injection in Ohio. At issue were attempts by inmates’ lawyers… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Police Relations Panel Holds Next Meeting
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The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is getting closer to a final report. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council… Read More
Athens County Democrats Appoint Smith As Sheriff Once Again
By: Ann Jacob
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Athens County Democrats have appointed a new sheriff for the fourth time. After being appointed for the first time one-year ago this month, Rodney Smith was appointed to Acting Athens… Read More
House Panel OKs New Charter School Regulations
By: Associated Press
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A bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors has cleared its first legislative hurdle. After extensive debate and several… Read More
Senators OK Transportation Bill, Minus 75-MPH Speed Limit
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State senators have passed Ohio’s transportation budget after a committee dropped a proposal that would have raised the speed limit to 75 mph on certain rural freeways and the turnpike…. Read More
Senate Votes To Extend Time For Rape Prosecution
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Update 3:43 p.m. The Ohio Senate has approved a proposal to extend the 20-year time period for prosecuting rape and sexual battery. The bill provides an additional five years for… Read More
Court Orders Release Of Ohio Replacement Teachers Name
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The state Supreme Court has ordered a northeastern Ohio school board to release the names of replacement teachers brought in during a 2013 strike. The court said in a 5-2… Read More