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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.
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Chauncey passes Palestine ceasefire resolution
The village became perhaps the smallest municipality in the United States to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Wayne National Forest accepting public comments on fracking assessment
Residents may comment until May 17 on a Wayne National Forest environmental assessment that recommends allowing fracking on 40,000 acres.
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Second Hopewell Health Centers location in Athens to hold union election
Fifty-one employees at the agency’s 90 Hospital Drive location will decide whether to form a union on May 22.
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Hocking College settles discrimination lawsuit with former football star
The $30,000 settlement with Caden Cox comes with no admission of wrongdoing on the part of Hocking College.
