-
·
Nelsonville council member Doug Childs resigns
Doug Childs resigned from Nelsonville City Council Tuesday night.
-
·
Nelsonville sells police K-9 to Meigs County Sheriff’s Office
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Two more members of Nelsonville law enforcement are headed to Meigs County. Officer Troy Smith will become a deputy sheriff at the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, according to a letter from Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch — formerly chief of Nelsonville police — that Dunfee read at a special meeting Tuesday evening. …
-
·
Nelsonville council seeks settlement with business owner
Council could authorize $7,500 for David Loge to settle claims that the business was harmed when city workers moved picnic tables into Loge’s parking lot.
-
·
Woman accused in Artifacts assault pleads not guilty
A woman accused of assaulting a demonstrator at a protest in uptown Athens last month has pleaded not guilty in Athens County Municipal Court, although she has acknowledged kicking the demonstrator to law enforcement.
-
·
Nelsonville moves to accept restitution payments from ‘numerous individuals’
An ordinance authorizing acceptance of restitution payments to the city isn’t aimed at anyone in particular, Nelsonville Auditor Taylor Sappington told city council.
-
·
Nelsonville hires Tracy Galway as interim city manager
Nelsonville City Council hired Tracy Galway at a special meeting Monday night.
-
·
New Athens poet laureate is more than wordsmith
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Albany resident Stephanie Kendrick can now add “Athens Poet Laureate” to her list of roles, which include village council member and mother, among others. The Athens Municipal Arts Commission named Kendrick Athens poet laureate in December 2022 for a two-year term. A lifelong southeast Ohio resident, Kendrick has been writing poetry…
-
·
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…
-
·
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.
-
·
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…
