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Salvation Army office relocates to Athens
The Athens/Meigs Salvation Army office has moved from The Plains to 830 E. State St. in Athens.
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Board of elections to hold special meeting Friday
The Athens County Board of Elections will have a special board meeting at 3 p.m. Friday , March 1, to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee. The meeting will take place at the Athens County Board of Elections Office, 15 S. Court St. Room 130, Athens. If…
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Ritter will do what’s right for our children
I encourage you to cast your vote for Kevin Ritter as the State Representative for the Ohio 94 District.
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Condemning an instance of racist intimidation
On Union Street on Dec. 10 three of our Black female Ohio University undergraduate students overheard a group of mostly white males using anti-Black racial slurs. According to the police report, the men “yelled at the individuals to challenge their use of the “N” word,” and then proceeded to follow the students while shouting racist…
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Business owners: A COG for solid waste will benefit community
Urge the mayor and city council to swiftly establish a council of governments to grow the assets and human resources that have taken years to develop.
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Alexander Junior/Senior High School Honor Roll, second quarter 2023–24
6th Grade All A (Academic Excellence) Noel Allen, Lucas Bickle, Cooper Brooks, Samuel Burnett, Chloe Calaway, Gemma Dailey, J R Edison, Avery Greene, Kaden Gwilym, Rowyn Hawk, Rocco Hodgson, Peyton Jackson, Amelia Johnston, Kylen Jones, Jack Judy, Ayreez Miller, Gavin Moran, Gavin Moser, Carson Porter, Ruby Roush, Emily Stack, Liam Sullivan, Adelyn Szolosi, Adele Vance,…
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Rumpke is not the best choice for Athens’ solid waste
Athens needs a solid waste contract with high standards of waste diversion, sustainability and the triple bottom line — profit, people and the planet.
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Jordan Brown would be proud
Jordan Brown was a student. A brother. A son. And he was so much more. Brown loved life and brought sunshine into every room he stepped into. He was a young man who found himself at Tri-County Career Center and High School, both figuratively and literally.
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“Heartbeat” bill? More like “heartless”
Life right here, right now, is precious. And I want abortions to decrease but by the means that have proven over time to truly work.
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We won’t destroy our state parks for oil and gas profits
Climate change is not on Ohio politicians’ list of concerns. We must educate and push back against those who consider us a sacrificial region.
