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Substance use prevention messages light up Glouster
A new electronic messaging board debuted in Glouster this week to promote substance use prevention resources and education along the town’s main thoroughfare.
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Mobile, most of the time: The data on Athens Public Transit delays, line cancellations
For nearly 50% of the days between November 2022 and March 2023, all of the Athens Public Transit, or APT, bus lines ran as scheduled, according to daily updates posted to the bus system’s Facebook page. But for the other half of the days during that period, at least one bus line’s services were altered,…
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Good news and bad news
A benefit of being a 501(c)3 nonprofit is access to deeply discounted, even free software. That’s good news … but it’s also the root of the bad news.
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Larry Richards
Larry’s wishes were to be cremated with no services observed. At his request, his cremated remains will be scattered over Clingman’s Dome in North Carolina.
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John Bennett
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday May 5, 2023, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church.
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Ohio legislators should vote no on HJR1
The League of Women Voters of Athens County urges our local representatives, and all Ohio legislators, to vote no on House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1) and the current effort to hold an August special election.
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City officials, community members form group to provide trans resources
Athens County residents and city officials have formed Take Action Athens, a small, informal group intended to provide support, education, advocacy and awareness regarding transgender people.
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Independent candidate Damon Krane announces another bid for mayor
Damon Krane, a democratic socialist, will again run against incumbent Athens Mayor Steve Patterson in the November election, should his petition to appear on the ballot be accepted.
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‘Small, fringe’ neo-Nazi group paints Ohio University graffiti wall
Individuals apparently associated with a white nationalist hate group painted OU’s graffiti wall and pasted stickers in Uptown Athens. Experts said the activity does not necessarily mean the group has active members in Athens County, despite an Ohio presence.

