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Make a voting plan now for Nov. 7 general election
Plan now to ensure your eligibility to vote.
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Joe Thomas Collins
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Bates Cemetery, Athens. There will be no calling hours.
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Wayne National Forest evaluating name change comments
In August, the forest service announced a proposal to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to Buckeye National Forest.
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Rising Appalachia to foster sustainable forest-based businesses
Through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service, Rising Appalachia will take on a major expansion and launch an apprenticeship program.
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Loretta Stewart
Funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens with Rev. Tina Black officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Bern Township. Friends may call Saturday 2:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Ohio…
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Technical college boards to gain power in member selection process
Hocking College leaders say the school was uninvolved in changes to process, which caused controversy at the school last year.
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Mary Elizabeth Roush
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, September 22, 2023 at the Hope Baptist Church in Middleport with Pastor Ron Branch officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery in Middleport, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Friday at the Hope Baptist Church. Following the graveside,…
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Lehia Joyce Cowdery
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at Eden United Brethren Church with Gary Reed officiating. Burial will follow in the Eden Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
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Be present, engage, bring back: Peace Corps’ goals useful for all
Into a wracked world of rapid culture change and seismic geopolitical shifts, 62 years ago a new young world leader sought positive countermoves to the global tumult and his nation’s own uneasy role in the melee. In response to Russian Yuri Gagarin’s inaugural space flight, JFK created NASA. And amidst the massive overthrow of former…
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What’s different about this year’s effort to legalize marijuana in Ohio?
A proposed constitutional amendment in 2015 would have granted “exclusive rights” for commercial marijuana growth, cultivation and extraction to 10 predetermined parcels of land. It was defeated 64% to 36%.
