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Historic Preservation Tax Credits Going To Nelsonville
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NELSONVILLE — Nearly $2 million in historic preservation tax credits have been approved by the Ohio Development Services Agency for restoration work on former Nelsonville school buildings that will be converted to apartments. Woda Group, developer of the project, expects to purchase the former Nelsonville High School and Junior High buildings on Fayette Street in… Read More
Albany Doesn’t Meet Demands, Wants More Time From School District
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ALBANY — The village of Albany didn’t meet the demands outlined in a letter sent by Alexander School Board President Fred Davis, but it was unclear Wednesday how the school district will respond. Last week, the school board authorized filing a lawsuit, but gave the village until this past Tuesday to give permission for the… Read More
County Pondering Whether to Ask For Return of Grant Funds
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The Athens County Commissioners postponed a decision Thursday on whether to seek repayment from the Nelsonville Restoration Foundation of grant funds used for projects at former school buildings in the city. The foundation owns the former high school and junior high buildings on Fayette Street, but plans to sell them to a developer, Woda Group,… Read More
Former Sheriff Seeks Stay in Civil Case Filed by County
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Former Athens County sheriff Patrick Kelly is asking that a civil lawsuit filed against him by Athens County be put on hold until the appeal of his criminal conviction is resolved. Kelly was found guilty Feb. 12 in Athens County Common Pleas Court of 17 felonies and one misdemeanor, including 12 felony counts of theft… Read More
Services At Nelsonville Healthcare Facility Announced
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NELSONVILLE — With a goal of opening in the fall of 2016, plans for the OhioHealth Nelsonville Health Center are coming together. On Wednesday at a reception in Nelsonville, OhioHealth announced what services will be offered in the new facility. The reception was for local people from whom OhioHealth sought advice on what to include… Read More
Agreement Approved to Fund Recycling Facility
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An agreement calling for Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District to provide funding to help create a materials recovery facility was approved Monday by the district’s board. The nonprofit Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers Inc. is developing the facility at Theisen Industrial Park near The Plains. It will sort recyclables, meaning that residents won’t have to sort them at… Read More
Fired Deputy Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Witnesses
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A fired Athens County sheriff’s deputy has filed a defamation lawsuit in Athens County Common Pleas Court against the people who provided information that led to his dismissal. Sheriff Rodney Smith fired Shannon Sheridan last December for 18 alleged violations of sheriff’s office rules and for allegedly not complying with a “last chance” agreement with… Read More
Kelly to Give Deposition From Prison
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A federal judge has given permission for a deposition to be taken of former Athens County sheriff Patrick Kelly in prison. Kelly is being sued in federal court by a deputy he fired, Shannon Sheridan, and Sheridan wants to take a deposition of the former sheriff, who is at Allen Correctional Institution in Lima on… Read More
Agency Approves Tax Credits for Former Nelsonville Schools Remodel
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NELSONVILLE — A project to redevelop the former Nelsonville High School and Junior High into apartments will move forward now that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency has approved tax credits and earmarked loan money for the project. “We’ll be under construction within two years, at most,” said Joe McCabe, of the Woda Group of Westerville,… Read More
Expanded Local Restaurant Planned for Old Dairy Queen
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NELSONVILLE — Plans are firming up for a Nelsonville restaurant to move to a new location. The former Dairy Queen building on Canal Street in Nelsonville has been purchased by Jay and Miki Brooks and will be leased to Tammy’s Country Kitchen, Miki Brooks confirmed Monday. The Messenger reported earlier this month that Boyd Warner,… Read More
RSVP Gets Transportation Contract Despite Protest
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A bid protest was rejected Thursday by the Athens County Commissioners, who decided to award a contract for transportation services to be provided by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. A Perry County company had protested Athens County’s plan to contract for use of RSVP volunteers to transport low-income people to medical appointments. Those getting rides are… Read More
Judge: Clumm Can’t Seek New Trial on 1977 Murder Conviction
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An Amesville-area man convicted in 1977 of the aggravated murder of his wife has failed to show he is entitled to seek a new trial, an Athens County judge has ruled. William Clumm, 72, filed a motion last week in Athens County Common Pleas Court asking for permission to file a motion for a new… Read More
County Signs Water-Testing Agreement
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An agreement for baseline water testing near an injection well site was signed Thursday by the Athens County Commissioners. The $15,637 contract is with Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, which will do the water sampling from private water wells and send them to a lab for analysis. The idea behind baseline… Read More
Trailer Park May Become New Parcel
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An ordinance is expected to be introduced at Monday’s Athens City Council meeting that would vacate the subdivision where the former Pine-Aire Village trailer park was located near The Plains. The Athens Planning Commission has recommended that Council take action to repeal the 1977 ordinance that created what was then called Valley Acres Subdivision. Tom… Read More
Athens Teen Survives Bear Attack in NC
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A 16-year-old Athens youth was hospitalized after being attacked by a bear Saturday while backpacking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. “He’s OK. He’s going to be alright,” Greg Alexander said of his son, Gabriel, on Monday morning. “He’s all stitched up.” Alexander and his son were on the third day of… Read More
Federal Agency Seeking Civil Penalty from Former Citizens Bank President
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is seeking a $105,000 civil penalty against the former president of the Citizens Bank of Logan, Bryan Starner, alleging that he violated Ohio lending limits and “recklessly engaged in unsafe and unsound practices.” However, Columbus attorney John Mazza said he and his client, Starner, are “kind of mystified” about why… Read More
Dairy Queen Plans Dethroned in Nelsonville
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NELSONVILLE — A Lancaster businessman has dropped plans to reopen the Nelsonville Dairy Queen, but there are discussions taking place about a local restaurant moving there. Boyd Warner, a 37-year operator of Dairy Queens, bought the Nelsonville building at the end of 2014 with the intent of reopening it as a Dairy Queen. The Messenger… Read More
Restaurant Planned for Columbus Road in Athens
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The owners of the Burrito Buggy are in the process of opening a restaurant on Columbus Road in Athens. Located at the site of the former Columbus Road Diner, the yet-to-be-named restaurant should be open in mid to late July, said Sheldon Andrus, project manager for owners Marla and Jimmy Rutter and their daughter, Bethany… Read More
City of Athens Seeking Dismissal of Sewer Line Lawsuit
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Having prevailed in part of a lawsuit against it, the city of Athens is asking a judge to dismiss the remainder of the case. The Messenger previously reported that assigned Judge L. Alan Goldsberry had declined to issue a court order (a writ of mandamus) that would have allowed property owner Sean Jones to seek compensation… Read More
New Microbrewery Set to Open this Saturday in Athens
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More than a year’s work will come to fruition this Saturday when Devil’s Kettle Brewing in Athens has its grand opening. “My first two batches are already in kegs,” said owner Cameron Fuller, who was busy Monday putting the finishes touches on the Columbus Road brewery’s tap room. He said five kinds of beer will… Read More
New Site Being Sought for 9 West Athens
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Two men who hoped to open a music venue in a Stimson Avenue building are searching for a new location. The Messenger reported earlier this month that Steve Irwin and Jacob Brister were planning to open a night club called 9 West Athens by late summer at 9 W. Stimson Ave. Their proposal also called… Read More
OhioHealth Explores Options for Former Nelsonville Hospital Facility
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Options for the future use of the former Doctors Hospital Nelsonville are being explored by OhioHealth, and the end result could be a multi-use facility. On Thursday, a brainstorming session was held at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital — which now owns the Nelsonville facility — with several local organizations attending. The session, which was not open… Read More
Nelsonville Charter Repeal Initiative Declared Invalid By Council
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City Council voted Tuesday to declare as invalid an initiative petition for the November election that sought repeal the city’s charter form of government. The vote was 5-0, with Council members Cory Taylor and Bill Hoag not at the meeting. Council President Kevin Dotson said the initiative was rejected because there was no plan for… Read More
Million Dollar Glouster Lawsuit ‘Resolved’
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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit in which a jury, at one point, had awarded $1.04 million in damages against former Glouster officials. David and Jennifer Dolan, who claimed Glouster officials had interfered with their towing company, filed a dismissal in their Athens County Common Pleas Court case last week. The entry, filed… Read More
Burr Oak Coal Appeal Ruled In Favor Of Feds
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The state of Ohio did not have the authority to enter into a lease that allowed Buckingham Coal Co. to mine beneath Burr Oak State Park, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision was filed Thursday by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2010, the state gave Buckingham Coal permission to mine a… Read More
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