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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 performers announced today include Bassholes, Wooden Indian Burial Ground, Weird Science, The Summoners, Darrin Hacquard, Ben Stalets and DJ Barticus & John E. Clift. Those… 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 300,000 residents for days prompted the legislation. The Legislature overwhelmingly approved the bill, which will deregulate about 36,000 aboveground storage tanks from the tank law…. 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 agency wants to release people better off than when they entered prison. The Chillicothe Gazette reported Thursday that a conference hosted by Ohio University’s Chillicothe… 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 populated areas. The city of Green has proposed moving about 103 miles of the Nexus pipeline away from southern Summit County and northern Stark County… 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 a 70-25 vote Thursday. It heads next to the Ohio Senate. It calls for additional financial, enrollment and attendance reporting from charter school sponsors and… 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 sentenced to six years in prison. Timothy Pickett, 44, appeared in court Tuesday to be sentenced on the charges of felonious assault and aggravated burglary…. 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 bridge improvements. A half dozen residents, with Butch Mitchell as their spokesman, met with the commissioners Thursday, a meeting also attended by County Engineer Jeff… 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 of the bill passed Thursday say it’s about economic development and bringing more people to bars and restaurants. They say it will cut down on… 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 Federal Highway Administration. The money will pay for a variety of projects. They include sidewalk improvements, train depot restoration, bicycle signage, and recreational trails.
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 speaker at the Athenaeum in downtown Columbus, with 2016 Senate candidates Ted Strickland and P.G. Sittenfeld each also getting stage time. Strickland, the former Ohio… Read More
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