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Chauncey mayor takes county commissioner candidacy to state supreme court
The Athens County Board of Elections rejected Amy Renner’s petition to challenge an incumbent county commissioner in the Democratic primary.
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Ohio healthcare providers fear DeWine’s ‘draconian’ rules will block gender-affirming care
Concerns include impossible demands for specialists and reporting requirements that would identify trans people
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Kenneth Paul Harper
A cremation has taken place and there will be no services observed. Arrangements have been entrusted to Morrison Funeral Chapel, Glouster-Bishopville. A message of comfort may be sent to the family at www.morrisonfc.com.
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Contact representatives about Gaza war
We as American taxpayers are enabling this terrible war and it is left to us to stop it.
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Tammy Watkins
Per the family wishes, there will be no services. Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted with the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy.
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David (Ducky) Morton Duckworth Jr.
Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at 1:00 P.M., at Zaleski Freewill Baptist Church in Zaleski, OH., with Pastor Mark Rood officiating. Pastor Mark had prayed with David and he had given his heart to the Lord. David’s wishes were to be cremated. The Military Honor Guard of McArthur will have…
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Ohio moves to restrict transgender healthcare, sports participation
Here’s how legal changes could impact Athens County healthcare and schools.
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Op-Ed: The Sap Running Moon
My convictions are telling me to stay and fight, but I also feel trapped in my body for the first time in years, not because of who I am but because of what threatens me with lack and neglect, something I did to myself for too long.
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Solid waste district signs off on council of governments
The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District has begun the process to establish the Southeast Ohio Area Resources Council of Governments.

