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Public transit challenges and hopes in Athens County
The pandemic and subsequent nationwide shortage of commercial vehicle drivers has made providing accessible public transit in Athens County particularly complicated.
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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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Jeffrey Carter “LJ” Adams
Jeffrey Carter “LJ” Adams, 2, beloved son, grandson, brother, great-grandson and nephew, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital. Born June 11, 2020 in Parkersburg, WV, he was the son of Jeffrey Adams and Megan Koehler. Though LJ only had two years of life with us, he had an everlasting…
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Scott Frank resigns as Nelsonville city manager
Scott Frank, the controversial Nelsonville city manager, resigned from that position on Friday.
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BCI fired new Meigs County sheriff, ex-Nelsonville PD chief in 2019 for unbecoming conduct
Scott Fitch was terminated from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation in 2019 for unbecoming conduct.
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Ohio University found not liable for officer’s 2005 abuse of a minor
An Ohio Court of Claims judge ruled last week that Ohio University is not liable for repeated sexual abuse Alison Arocho suffered by one of its police officers in 2005.
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Village of Albany, Alexander students collaborate on decoration restoration
ALBANY – The village of Albany’s annual tradition of holiday decorations has a new twist this year. The previous decorations were given to the village by the city of Athens decades ago, said Mayor Tim Kirkendall. “They were old when we got them,” Kirkendall said. Even so, Kirkendall said that some residents were so passionate…


