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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.
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Nelsonville commission says one-month council positions must be on November ballot
The Issue 23 ad-hoc advisory commission also determined the recodification of city codes will be up to the new statutory council come January 2026.
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Dog of the Week: Sunny
4-29-25, female mix, ~1yo, 40#, FOUND w/Stormy on Radford Rd at HWY 50, Athens.
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Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground, threatening their oil wells and drinking water
Two big oil producers in Southeast Ohio say dozens of their wells have flooded with industrial waste from the fracking industry. As they sue several disposal site operators, including one owned by a sitting state senator, regulators agree that injection wells are leaking, leaving some to also worry about their water.
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Garth Coombs
Garth Coombs, 96, of Athens, Ohio passed away on June 7, 2025 at the Laurels of Athens following complications from a stroke.
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Warden, shelter struggle to capture Wilson, the ‘Taco Bell dog’
The public is urged not to feed the stray dog living near Taco Bell on East State Street so authorities can capture him and find him a good home.
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The Scoop News Roundup June 10, 2025
Our weekly roundup of local, regional and state news for the week of June 10, 2025.
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The Scoop Announcements June 10, 2025
Our weekly roundup of announcements from government and community organizations for the week of June 10, 2025.
