Local
The Nelsonville Aquatic Center has been closed due to structural deficiencies, according to city officials. (The Athens Messenger)
Heather Rockwell, fiscal officer for the Village of Jacksonville, has been recognized for her work managing the village’s financial systems and supporting local government operations. (Mayor’s Partnership for Progress)
Republic of Athens Records in Athens is closing after five years in business. (Republic of Athens Records)
Ohio University professor and researcher Larry M. Witmer has co-authored a study examining how brain structures in pterosaurs evolved to support flight abilities. (WOUB)
Regional
The McArthur Research Station near the Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest is one of nearly 60 U.S. Forest Service stations that may close as part of a Trump administration budget proposal to offload forest research to the private sector and universities. (WOUB)
Caleb Moritz, former chief deputy with the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, has been sentenced to seven to nine years in prison after being convicted on seven felony charges, including theft and forgery. (WOUB)
State
Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill to make the Loveland Frogman the state’s official cryptid. (The Statehouse News Bureau)
Among 19 states included in a recent study, Ohio leads in rejected and withdrawn wind and solar projects, with seven denied by the Ohio Power Siting Board and five abandoned by developers as opposition from local governments and residents has increased. (Inside Climate News)
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled thatAEP does not have to refund $74.5 million collected from customers to subsidize two coal plants, reversing a lower court decision. (The Statehouse News Bureau)
The state’s high court also ruled that Ohio’s artificial insemination parentage laws do not apply to unmarried same-sex couples who broke up before same-sex marriage was federally legalized in 2015. (The Statehouse News Bureau)
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