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New resource center to open in Nelsonville
The Athens County Community Cares Resource Center will host various service providers, taking a “360 degree” approach to the people it serves.
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Photos from Chauncey’s first Pride event
The village of Chauncey’s first Pride Month event was small but mighty.
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Fracking waste injection company applies to plug Athens County wells
The plugging operation follows K&H Partners’ unsuccessful challenge of an Ohio Department of Natural Resources order suspending its wells.
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Chauncey Gays forms to build LGBTQ+ community in the village
The group, which grew out of residents’ advocacy to Chauncey Village Council, will host a Pride Month event on Saturday.
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Micah McCarey to run for Ohio House District 95, filling candidate vacancy
The Democratic Party appointed Athens City Council member Micah McCarey to fill the vacancy left by candidate Lish Greiner’s withdrawal.
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Partnership pays off for back-to-back music fests at Hocking College
A collaboration between the Starbrick Music Festival and Black Diamond Music Festival allowed Hocking College to avoid festival expenses this year, after it spent big on Black Diamond in 2022 and 2023.
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Hopewell Health Centers location unionizes
Following a vote to unionize, about 50 employees will now move toward contract negotiations with the nonprofit — the second group of Hopewell employees to do so.
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Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Athens County (Updated)
With Pride Month kicking off this weekend, there are many opportunities on the horizon to show LGBTQ+ pride in Athens County.
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Ohio University moves to exclude faculty from prospective union
OU wants to exclude faculty, including many in the College of Health Sciences and Professions, from the proposed bargaining unit.
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Chauncey establishes protections for LGBTQ+ residents, low income renters
The ordinance’s passage followed months of debate.
