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Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
Federal Hocking’s former principal files his second legal action seeking to get his job back
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The former principal at Federal Hocking High School is asking a judge to order the school district to give him his job back. This is the… Read More
A judge dismissed the James M. Gavin power plant’s lawsuit challenging EPA rules on toxic waste disposal
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Regulators say a coal-fired power plant in southeast Ohio did not comply with federal rules on the safe storage of toxic waste, putting groundwater at risk… 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
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
A state appeals court agrees that Athens’ plastic bag ban is unconstitutional
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A state appeals court has ruled the city of Athens’ ban on plastic bags is unconstitutional. The court said in its decision last week the ban… Read More
Pike Water Inc. reassures customers their drinking water is safe after filing a lawsuit against chemical companies
By: Abigail Semple
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Pike Water Inc. has posted a message on its website assuring customers that although “forever chemicals” have been detected in its water sources, their drinking water is… Read More
A southeast Ohio water company has filed a lawsuit against chemical companies alleging contamination
By: Abigail Semple
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The water company that provides drinking water to six counties in southeast Ohio is suing several chemical companies, claiming they made and sold toxic “forever chemicals”… Read More
Nelsonville is in another legal battle with a former City Council member
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This time, it’s the city of Nelsonville suing Greg Smith. A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Smith is trying to defraud the city by seeking back pay… Read More
A former Nelsonville City Council president was arrested for interrupting Monday night’s meeting
By: Hailey Hollinger
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Nelsonville City Council president was arrested after interrupting Monday night’s meeting. Two minutes into the meeting, the council was preparing to swear in two… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
Email exchanges detail how the city of Athens fell victim to a $700,000 cyber scam
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The morning of Nov. 14, an Athens city employee received an email from an accountant with the construction company building the new fire station. He asked… Read More
Two ousted Nelsonville council members won a legal victory in their bid to get their seats back
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two Nelsonville women who filed a legal action claiming they were improperly removed from the City Council have won a preliminary victory. The Ohio Supreme Court… 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
Nelsonville voters overwhelmingly said they want a new government. What happens next is less clear
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Now that Nelsonville voters have called for a new government, they need to elect people to run it. That’s supposed to happen next year. But there… Read More
The city of Athens files a lawsuit to reclaim funds stolen in a cyber crime
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is suing unknown cyber criminals who scammed it out of close to three-quarters of a million dollars. The lawsuit filed Wednesday afternoon… Read More
Judges say Athens High School football players have no right to appeal their suspensions from the team
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Lawsuits filed by three Athens High School football players who challenged their suspensions from the team have been dismissed. The judge in each case said the… Read More
Athens High School football players have sued the school district over their removal from the team
By: Donovan Varney
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Athens, OH (WOUB) – Three Athens High School football players have filed lawsuits against the school district over their suspensions from the team. Two were suspended for drug use and… Read More