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Protesters Shut Down Athens Meeting on Fracking in Wayne National Forest
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ATHENS – Opponents are pushing back as a federal agency again considers requests to open Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio to oil and gas drilling. According to the Athens Messenger, protesters shut down a meeting in Athens concerning the possible lease of federal oil and gas rights in the Wayne National Forest. The meeting… Read More
911 Director To Be Reprimanded
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A written reprimand will be given to Athens County 911 Director Dan Pfeiffer for not following a union contract, the county commissioners decided Tuesday. The commissioners upheld a grievance filed by dispatcher Lisa Cartwright. Dispatchers are represented by the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. Read more at The Athens Messenger.
Pickaway Park Offers Respite from Everyday Life
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Go Ohio Valley is a free app produced by Adams Publishing Group of Ohio and presents an avenue to explore numerous categories and activities in the region. This week’s featured listing features the A.W. Marion State Park in Pickaway County. With camping season in full swing, those who love the outdoors are looking for hideaways… Read More
Task Force Investigating Farmers Market Locations
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A task force looking at options for relocating the Athens Farmers Market is investigating three possible locations. The Athens Foundation task force that is helping the market find a new location has recently issued an update on its work, saying that a subgroup reviewed multiple sites and that the task force has reached consensus on… Read More
Washboard Music Festival Set for 15th Iteration
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Go Ohio Valley is a free app produced by Adams Publishing Group of Ohio and presents an avenue to explore numerous categories and activities in the region. This week’s featured listing features the Washboard Music Festival in Hocking County. The streets of downtown Logan, located in the heart of the Hocking Hills, will come alive… Read More
Conference on Athens Asylum to Be Held in June
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A one-day conference will be held to discuss the historic Athens Asylum — now called The Ridges — on June 7 with a variety of speakers discussing the history and future of the former mental hospital. The Athens County Historical Society and Museum, the Ohio University Department of Geography and the Ridges Comprehensive Plan Committee… Read More
Meigs County Teen Dies In Crash
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A Meigs County teen died as the result of a Tuesday-night crash. Jillian N. White, 17, of Pomeroy, was traveling southbound on Flatwoods Road, near Old Forest Road, when her car failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a fence and tree. She was transported to the… Read More
Commissioners Take Action Requested By Fed Hock In Holzer Tax Case
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Actions requested by the Federal Hocking School Board, which is embroiled in a tax dispute with Holzer Clinic, were taken Tuesday by the Athens County Commissioners — at least in part. School board member Tom McGuire met with the commissioners last month to reiterate his request that the commissioners take three actions relating to Holzer…. Read More
Canine Officer Dies In Fire
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Update 4:26 p.m. – Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith said a memorial service will be planned for canine officer Ryder, but no details are available. A beloved member of the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, canine Ryder, lost his life in a house fire Thursday afternoon. Ryder joined the sheriff’s office in July of 2013. He worked… Read More
New Sheriff Asks to Be Part of Lawsuit
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Even before he took the oath of office Monday to officially become Athens County sheriff, court papers were filed in an attempt to add Rodney Smith to a federal lawsuit. An attorney representing former sheriff’s deputy Shannon Sheridan filed a motion in U.S. District Court on Friday to add Smith to a lawsuit Sheridan filed… Read More
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