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The Scoop Announcements Feb. 18, 2026
Our weekly roundup of announcements from government and community organizations for the week of Feb. 18, 2026.
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Floyd Hart
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home. Friends may call 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Virginia Cottingham Gamertsfelder
Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home. Friends may call 5–7 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.
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Athens Area Mediation Service helps find resolutions
The local organization helps solve conflicts through community mediation services.
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Ohio University racks up legal fees amid faculty union negotiations
OU spent $200k in one year to challenge the certification of the faculty union election and engage in contract negotiations.
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Nelsonville City Council discusses additional funding for water project
The council on Monday approved $572,130 in additional funding needed for the third phase of its ongoing water project.
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Franklin Avenue closed in Athens: Feb. 12, 2026
Franklin Avenue will be closed from Spring Street to Madison Avenue, and Madison Avenue southbound lane will be closed from Spring Street to State Street Thursday, Feb. 12. The work will begin at 8:30 a.m.
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Athens proposal for police-controlled drone program does not fly
The city council also discussed taking over ownership of its streetlights and a proposed retirement incentive program.
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Ethics committee could still investigate Sen. Chavez despite GOP claims
Ohio Senate Republican leadership last week said allegations against Brian Chavez by an environmental group had “failed.”
