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Photo of the Week: June 25, 2025
A new mural on the Chauncey Village Hall highlights community history. Photo by Dani Kington.
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State approves transfer of 27 acres of The Ridges to developers
While developers say it may take a decade or longer, last week’s state approval advances plans to transform The Ridges into a mixed-used space, featuring hundreds of housing units.
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Controversial Fed Hock superintendent to leave district
The Federal Hocking Local Schools Board of Education approved a separation agreement with Jason Spencer at a June 24 special meeting. Lindy Douglas will serve as interim superintendent.
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Few answers about what went wrong at Austin Powder factory
The company has a history of safety violations, including several at the Vinton County plant that released a cloud of toxic gas last week.
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Local volunteer group sings to people ‘at the thresholds of life’
Threshold Singers of Appalachia has already sung for over 100 people since it was founded in 2023.
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Nelsonville police racism lawsuit ends in $60k settlement
The lawsuit argued that the city of Nelsonville and former city employees violated the civil rights of a Black resident and his family.
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Chemical spill at Austin Powder factory, parts of Vinton County evacuated (Updated)
The evacuation order was lifted at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Modeling showed the plume contained within Vinton County.
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Carbon sequestration bills draw rebuke from activists, oil and gas producers
Twin bills in the Ohio Senate and Ohio House, the former sponsored by Sen. Brian Chavez (R-30), would help transfer authority over underground carbon sequestration to the ODNR.
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Athens Conservancy carves a path for plant that once relied on buffalo
Once thought to be extinct, the clover was found at Baker Preserve in 2015 and removed from the federal endangered species list in 2021.
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Wrongful death lawsuit against ex-Hocking College officer dismissed
A settlement agreement was likely reached in the lawsuit against former officer Cecil Morrison, who shot and killed Nelsonville resident Michael Whitmer in 2021.
