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Court dismisses cases against brothers detained by ICE
The cases were dismissed with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be brought again by the state.
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Nelsonville City Council conducts business as usual — for now
The council continues to operate normally, as a puzzling future approaches.
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County prosecutor declines to exonerate brothers detained by ICE
Gregory Laverde Laguna and Victor Laverde Laguna were brought to Athens County for a hearing in local criminal cases Wednesday.
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Formerly detained OU professor has long history of Palestine action
Ohio University removed Tom Hayes from his course after Israeli forces detained him while he was trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
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Write-in candidates file for general election (Updated)
The deadline to run in the general election as a write-in candidate was Monday.
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OU jettisoned diversity division staff along with their programs
Unlike some other universities, Ohio University did not seek to reassign employees affected by the state-mandated closure of DEI programs.
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Local nonprofit apparently fired longtime employee over Palestine activism
Nancy Epling was terminated from Passion Works over accusations of religious discrimination, apparently related to her activism against Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Athens plastic bag ban is officially dead
Given the political make-up of the Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court, Athens will not appeal a court decision that blocked the city from implementing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
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Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts would be big hit to Athens clinic
A quarter of Athens Planned Parenthood patients rely on Medicaid coverage for their visits.
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Athens vendors may continue providing plastic bags after city loses legal fight
The Fourth District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that the city’s bag ban is unconstitutional. The city is considering whether to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
