-
·
Nelsonville police criticized after Black student accused of stealing his own bike
The Nelsonville Police Department faces claims of racial profiling after officers required a Black Hocking College student to prove that he owned his bike.
-
·
The Indy Bulletin Board: Athens County Public Meetings & Local News Roundup 3/6–3/11
Local news roundup Low-income families are struggling as the state’s SNAP expansion ends. (WOUB) Athens’s plastic ban will go into effect this year, in keeping with the city’s sustainability goals. What’s unclear is the impact on local small business owners. (The Post) Inspired by the Southeast Ohio History Center’s Tom O’Grady, a new Ohio University…
-
·
The Indy Bulletin Board: Athens County Public Meetings & Local News Roundup 2/27–3/4
Local news & public meetings in Athens County for the week of 2/27/2023.
-
·
What to know about Ohio University’s plans for The Ridges
The Ridges could become a $220 milliondevelopment with housing, commercial, academic and recreational uses under a new plan proposed by Ohio University.
-
·
The Indy Bulletin Board: Athens County Public Meetings & Local News Roundup 2/20–25
Local news roundup Correction: In last week’s Bulletin Board, we relayed some incorrect statements from an Athens Messenger story about campaign filings for the Athens municipal elections later this year. Three at-large seats are up for election this year, each with just one candidate. One of those candidates is Micah McCarey. Although the initial error…
-
·
Ex-director charged with stealing $1.5M from Athens housing authority
Jodi Rickard pleaded not guilty to charges that she wrote checks on Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority accounts to pay for vacations and a swimming pool.
-
·
The Indy Bulletin Board: Athens County Public Meetings & Local News Roundup 2/13-18/2023
Public meetings & local news in Athens County for the week of 2/13/23.
-
·
The Indy Bulletin Board: Athens County Public Meetings & Local News Roundup 2/6-2/10/2023
Local news roundup Using the Baileys Trail System as an example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (which includes the U.S. Forest Service) commits to an outdoor recreation economic development strategy for areas near national grasslands and forests such as the Wayne National Forest. (States Newsroom) Athens County EMS chief Rick Callebs is developing a formal…
-
·
Preservation society celebrates Mount Zion’s 150th anniversary
The historic Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded 150 years ago this year, was celebrated on Saturday at the annual meeting of the Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society.
-
·
County court seals warrants for housing authority
The order, by Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Lang, sealed a warrant to search the AMHA premises at 10 Hope Drive and another to search the premises of 10 Hope Drive “maintenance.”
