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A candidate running for office in Nelsonville is challenging the City Council’s effort to remove her name from the ballot
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A candidate for office in Nelsonville is attempting to challenge an effort by the city to have her name removed from the ballot. Last week, the… Read More
Nelsonville council asks the state Supreme Court to remove candidates from the November ballot
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville is asking the state Supreme Court to order that some people running for office in the November election be removed from the… Read More
Nelsonville council repeals a citizen initiative that called for a change in the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Nelsonville City Council voted late Monday night to repeal a citizen initiative that called for a change in the city’s form of government. The decision… Read More
Nelsonville is looking for a new council member after an early resignation
By: Joshua Hoerner
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville City Council is looking for a new vice president after an early resignation. Nancy Sonick told WOUB last month that she would resign in… Read More
A citizen-drawn ward map is waiting for Nelsonville’s next city council to approve
By: Joshua Hoerner
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — The next Nelsonville city council starting in Jan. will have 90 days to establish a ward map submitted by citizens. “I want them to see… Read More
Former Nelsonville council member Greg Smith has filed a countersuit against the city alleging retaliation
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Nelsonville City Council member has filed a countersuit against the city alleging officials retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. This comes… Read More
The Athens County Board of Elections appears to have found a workaround to Nelsonville City Council’s ward problem
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It now looks like Nelsonville will have at least six City Council members in January when it switches to a new form of government. Previously, it… Read More
Candidates can begin filing to run for one-month terms on council in Nelsonville, with one exception
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville residents can now obtain petitions to run for a one-month term to solve the city’s upcoming “December problem.” But there is a caveat for potential candidates:… Read More
A councilmember’s planned resignation could lead to a ‘nightmare scenario” for the city of Nelsonville
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nancy Sonick plans to resign from Nelsonville City Council in November, which could leave the city without a government for a month. “I am actually going… Read More
Nelsonville residents learn how to draw proposed ward maps for the new city government
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville residents can now draw their own ward maps to be considered for the final proposed plan. At Thursday’s ward map meeting at the Nelsonville Public… Read More
Another possible solution arises to address Nelsonville’s ‘December problem’
By: Joshua Hoerner
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — As things stand, the city of Nelsonville may only have one council member in December. However, a possible solution to this situation came up at this… Read More
Nelsonville may soon be seeking candidates to run for office — for one month
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville may soon be looking for candidates to run for office for a term lasting one month: December. This is to address a… Read More
With Tuesday’s vote, Nelsonville remains on track to a new form of government next year
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to follow an alternative path to creating a new city government. The proposal would have amended the city’s charter… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court declines to take up Nelsonville’s appeal over a ballot initiative calling for a new government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal challenging a ballot initiative that calls for a new government in Nelsonville. The City Council… Read More
The lawsuit filed last week against Nelsonville City Council has been withdrawn as the plaintiff pursues a different legal strategy
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Nelsonville resident has dropped the lawsuit he filed last week against the City Council, the latest development in an ongoing legal saga over conflicting efforts… Read More
Nelsonville will be getting a new government next year, but it may start off small
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville is supposed to begin next year with a new government, but it may not have much government to start with. So far only four people… Read More
The Nelsonville City Council is being sued over its alternative proposal to change the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville has been sued again over an effort to change its form of government. The lawsuit seeks to undo a decision by the… Read More
A proposal from City Council could create conflicting processes for electing a new Nelsonville government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville is supposed to begin next year with a new City Council and, for the first time in 30 years, a mayor. But the process for… Read More