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Athens housing authority takes stock after former director’s arrest
Under the tenure of a new acting director, the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority is moving forward after its former director’s arrest and indictment on charges related to theft from the organization.
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Nelsonville sells police K-9 to Meigs County Sheriff’s Office
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Two more members of Nelsonville law enforcement are headed to Meigs County. Officer Troy Smith will become a deputy sheriff at the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, according to a letter from Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch — formerly chief of Nelsonville police — that Dunfee read at a special meeting Tuesday evening. …
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County, service agencies explore creating Trimble Township community center
Downtown Glouster could see a new, multipurpose community center with services for children, seniors and people in recovery from substance misuse.
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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.”
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Committee: Here’s how to fix Athens sidewalks
After a year of research, the committee proposed 50 suggestions including establishing standards to assess sidewalk conditions, working with neighborhoods to make sidewalk plans and ensuring all repairs are made in compliance with the ADA.
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Chauncey Village Council seeks to fill vacant seat
No one has expressed interest in the seat, which has been open for four months.
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Former city manager to pay Nelsonville restitution
The amount Scott Frank owes the city is exactly equivalent to the total amount the city paid Frank’s child in 2022 for working at the Nelsonville city pool.
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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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Water politics and bad blood fuel Coolville dissolution vote
After years of sometimes-acrimonious debate, Coolville residents will vote next month on an existential issue: whether the village should continue to exist. Residents in favor of dissolution have cited poor village services and high utility bills and claimed that village officials are incompetent and corrupt. Opponents say that those behind the dissolution push are spreading…
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Athens sidewalk improvement continues, residents struggle with safety
Elena Caple was injured walking in Athens for the first time in 2020. Coming home from CVS–recently purchased lotion in one hand, her phone in the other–Caple felt her ankle crumple on top of the “cracked and broken” service road that leads to the bike path. It happened again that year: Caple was walking down…