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The Scoop News Roundup June 17, 2025
Our weekly roundup of local, regional and state news for the week of June 17, 2025.
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Thomas E. Shifflet Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday June 21, 2025, at the Morrison Funeral Chapel, Glouster-Bishopville, with Donald Hadaway officiating. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Glouster, where there will be a military graveside service conducted by the United States Air Force and the Combined Color Guard Unit. A visitation will take…
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The Bulletin Board: Public Meetings, June 16-23, 2025
Public meetings for the week of June 16, 2025.
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Athens council takes major step toward Hooper Street housing project
Council discussed adding nearly $2.2 million to the budget of a public safety training facility for water and sewer and to extend Kenny Drive to Elliotsville Road.
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Inside Courts: Trump sets a legal trap that could undermine the Constitution
A single sentence buried deep in the massive Big Beautiful Bill could protect lawbreaking officials and gut the Constitution’s checks and balances.
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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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Rita Brown
A private family graveside service will take place at Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield, at a later date.
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Anita Powell
Friends may call at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, 24 Morris Ave., Athens, OH 45701 on Thursday June 12th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Athens Chapter 175 OES will hold services at 6:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service with Pastor Jon Hanning officiating. A gathering will be held following the service at K.T.…
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League of Women Voters engages Nelsonville residents in creating ward maps
The League of Women Voters of Ohio and its Athens County counterpart hosted the first of three meetings to teach citizens to draw ward maps.
