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Project seeks to capture Appalachian herbal remedies, stories
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — An Athens County resident is part of a team that received a grant to capture traditional stories of folk medicine before they’re lost to time. Talcon Quinn and Morgantown, West Virginia-based journalist and filmmaker Clara Haizlett received $10,000 from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Central Appalachia Living Traditions Folk and Traditional…
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Nelsonville names new interim city manager, police chief
City council chose Nelsonville Police Department Sergeant Devon Tolliver to serve as interim police chief and city manager.
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Two Nelsonville City Council members resign less than one week after city manager
Read time: About 4 minutes NELSONVILLE, Ohio – At its regular Monday night meeting, Nelsonville City Council formally accepted the resignation of former City Manager Scott Frank, effective last Friday, Jan. 6. The next morning, council members Justin Booth and Cory W. Taylor resigned from the body. Both represented the entire city as at-large council…
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Southeast Ohio Foodbank feeds hungry through deer season
Local deer hunters may fill more than just their own fridges this white-tailed deer season as southeast Ohio’s regional food bank is once again accepting venison donations. The Logan-based Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, is accepting deer meat donations to distribute to those in need across its 10-county service…
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Holiday events abound in Athens County
Reading time: About 6 minutes Holiday events, markets, activities and more are plentiful in and around Athens County this holiday season: Now through Saturday, Dec. 10 Toy Drive Presented by Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance and Ohio University LGBT Center: SEORA and OU’s LGBT Center are collaborating on a toy drive. Drop off locations include: Peddlers…
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Sick deer in Athens County: historic outbreak impacts hunting season
Autumn’s chills, radiant sunsets and fantastic floral displays comprise a sensory experience that for many residents of southeast Ohio would not be complete without the taste of local game—especially white-tailed deer. This year, however, deer season has been marred by a historic outbreak of a disease that is killing deer across the state: epizootic hemorrhagic…
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Deer harvest up in Ohio but down locally amid disease outbreak
As of Oct. 26—33 days into deer season—statewide archery harvest is up about 10% over the three-year average, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources Deer Biologist Clint McCoy. The 2022-2023 season got off to “an incredibly fast start,” perhaps due to cooler-than-normal temperatures at the start of the season, he said. Although the deer…
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Livestock also impacted by deer disease outbreak
Tracking outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease is important because wild deer aren’t the only ones affected. Other ruminants can contract EHD, including livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle (and captive deer)—and outbreaks among domesticated ruminants are increasing, according to Dr. Dennis Summers, chief of the Division of Animal Health at the Ohio Department of…
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Ohio State Auditor: Faber defeats Sappington
373 words | about 2 minute read Republican incumbent state Auditor Keith Faber defeated his Democratic opponent — Athens County’s own Taylor Sappington — with 59.62% in the 2022 general election, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s website Tuesday night. Ohio voters first elected Faber, 56, in 2018. Faber for Ohio…
