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The Scoop News Roundup April 1–4, 2025
Our weekly roundup of local, regional and state news for the week of April 1, 2025.
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Scoop O’Possum announces retirement
The Independent’s founding mascot is succeeded by Kicker, an area raccoon. Scoop is retiring at a new home in a recess cave in the Wayne National Forest.
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Final Call: Join the Founders Circle and secure the future of local news
It’s been just three years since we incorporated the Athens County Independent with a bold vision: to restore strong, independent, truly local journalism that could empower community engagement.
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The Bulletin Board: Public Meetings, March 31–April 7, 2025
Public meetings for the week of March 31, 2025.
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James Franklin Yerian
Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday April 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church, with Father Jeremiah Hann as celebrant. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens, where a Vigil for the Deceased will be at…
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Pick a passion and raise your voice to preserve American decency
Choose an institution, a court, a news service, a law, a labor union, an educational system, a health system, and take its side.
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Athens council takes dim view of retroactive building permit request
The out-of-town owner of a rental property wants the city to issue a special right-of-way permit for work that was completed last summer.
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Cannabis tax rollbacks will hurt our city and county budgets
State lawmakers want to take away money that was promised to local governments — even as they propose penalties that will cost us money.
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Home, Cooking: Tortilla Español
This is a great March dish, with potatoes from the market and a few of those increasingly precious eggs.
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Nelsonville city manager resigns after months on administrative leave
The council accepted former City Manager Tom Cangemi’s resignation at its meeting Monday night.
