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Funded by a state grant, the Village of Buchtel has two new outdoor recreation courts. (York Township Volunteer Fire Department)
Athens restaurant Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen reported last week that its food truck was vandalized by two gunshots through its front windows. No suspect has been named; the restaurant’s owners notified the Athens Police Department and asked that the community share information they may have. (Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen)
Mayors in Southeast Ohio, including Athens, have voiced concern over the proposed loss of local tax dollars from marijauna sales. The taxes are proposed to go towards state projects instead. (WOUB)
Former Nelsonville Police Department and Mayor’s Court clerk Jessica Mount has been charged with allegedly stealing about $5,000 from undeposited city funds. She pled guilty in 2023 to two counts of unauthorized use of a law enforcement database. Her arraignment is July 9. (WOUB)
Amid its fiscal emergency — looking towards an $11 million deficit come 2029 — the Trimble Local School District is considering pursuing tax levies as means of increasing its revenue in the coming years. (WOUB)
A judge in Ross County declared a mistrial in the case of ex-Hocking County Sheriff Chief Deputy Caleb Moritz. Moritz is charged with intimidation, tampering with evidence, forgery, theft and more. (The Logan Daily News)
