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Investigation Into Alleged Chix 4 A Cure Theft Continues
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Authorities searched the North Carolina office, car and home of a former Glouster woman accused of stealing from the Trimble Twp. nonprofit Chix 4 a Cure, a cancer organization. Michelle… Read More
Fed Hock Schools Challenging Tax Values of Businesses
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STEWART — Federal Hocking Local School District is challenging the values set for tax purposes on properties owned by three companies. Complaints were filed by the school district against K&H… Read More
First Same-Sex Marriage License Issued in Athens County
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“Happy, but kind of shocked,” is how Paul Jones of Athens described his reaction when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage is legal in Ohio and all… Read More
Erickson To Get 14K Per Month As Special Adviser
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Former Hocking College president Ron Erickson will continue to be paid his regular base salary during the time he serves as special adviser to the chairman of the college’s board… Read More
Doctors Hospital Nelsonville Will Stop Admitting Patients Next Month
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Doctors Hospital Nelsonville will officially stop admitting patients effective Oct. 15, according to OhioHealth spokesman Mark Hopkins. The announcement does not come as a surprise, as OhioHealth had announced this… Read More
Attempt Made To Add Medical Lab To Negligence Case
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Permission is being sought to add Athens Medical Laboratory to a medical negligence case pending in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. In March, Danny Metts of Athens filed a lawsuit… Read More
Monarch Butterfly Way Station Planned for Nelsonville
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What started essentially as a beautification project has undergone a metamorphosis into a plan to establish a monarch butterfly way station in Nelsonville. Earlier this year, residents Miki and Jay… Read More
Electricity Suppliers Submit Proposals For Aggregation Program
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The Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council, the organization pursuing electric aggregation for the city of Athens and Athens County, is currently reviewing proposals from electricity suppliers. Five companies responded to… Read More
Man Convicted Of Killing OU Student Seeks Sentence Reduction
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A Glouster man who has spent 30 years in prison for the slaying of an Ohio University student has applied for commutation of his sentence. Everett Wayne Marks, 59, filed… Read More
Decision On Well Permit Will Be Appealed
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Athens County Fracking Action Network will appeal Thursday’s decision by the Ohio Oil & Gas Commission that threw out a case related to a Troy Twp. injection well, according to… Read More
Athens’ Own Soap Opera, Where Reality Met The Unreal
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This month marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of a saga that included the kidnapping of an Athens orphan and the wrongful conviction of a local man, Alan Starr,… Read More
Fresco With TV History Donated To Athens County
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A clue to the origins of a painting recently donated to the Athens County Commissioners can be seen in the downtown Athens street scene it depicts. Rather than traditional painted… Read More
Courtroom Disinfected As A Precaution
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An Athens County courtroom was disinfected Thursday morning because of concern that a defendant in court that day might have an antibiotic-resistant infection. Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy indicated the… Read More
Moquin Sentenced To Prison In Bone-Theft Case
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An Athens man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft and sale of human bones has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Weston Moquin, 29, pleaded… Read More
Moquin Sentenced To Prison In Bone-Theft Case
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An Athens man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft and sale of human bones has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Weston Moquin, 29, pleaded… Read More
Athens Company Has Equipment Aboard Space Station
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When the company SpaceX launched an unmanned rocket last month to deliver equipment to the International Space Station, the payload included a product manufactured in Athens. On board was a… Read More
Alexander Student Wins Google Art Competition On State Level
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When seventh-grader Emi Olin of Athens picked up her first crayon as a toddler it was the start of an interest in drawing that has now led to her being… Read More
Assisted Living Facility Coming To Albany
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An assisted living facility is slated to open within the next few weeks at the former location of Russell Nursing Home in Albany. The Close to Home assisted living facility… Read More
Kelly Claims Money Discovered Missing From Sheriff’s Office
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Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly is claiming that more than $35,000 has been discovered missing at the sheriff’s office, and he’s implying that at least some of it was taken… Read More
State Says Holzer Qualifies for Tax Exemption
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The Ohio Department of Taxation has determined that Holzer Clinic of Athens qualifies for a property tax exemption, but school districts have an opportunity to present evidence to the contrary…. Read More
Local Group Asks Court To Order ODNR To Provide Records
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An environmental group that is contesting an Athens County injection well permit has asked a court to order the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to provide public records the group… Read More
State Says Holzer Qualifies for Tax Exemption
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The Ohio Department of Taxation has determined that Holzer Clinic of Athens qualifies for a property tax exemption, but school districts have an opportunity to present evidence to the contrary…. Read More
Some Athens Area Schools Getting Panic-Button Radio Systems
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Some schools in Athens County are getting a radio system that will work like a panic button to summon law enforcement and other assistance in a crisis. “It’s just another… Read More
Sheriff Obtains Attorney For Criminal Case
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Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly has obtained an attorney to represent him at an upcoming hearing in the criminal case in which Kelly faces a 25-count indictment. Meanwhile, another name… Read More
State Seeks Dismissal Of Injection Well Appeal
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A motion to dismiss has been filed in the appeal of an Athens County injection well permit. On Monday, the Ohio Attorney General's Office asked the Ohio Oil & Gas… Read More