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Nelsonville City Manager Bernie Roell resigns amid tension with council members
Nelsonville City Manager Bernie Roell resigned Monday night after six weeks in the position. Roell was the fifth city manager this year.
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Athens City Council resumes discussions on upcoming waste contract’s end
Athens City Council continues to discuss the approaching end of the current solid waste contract and AHRC’s emergency contract proposal.
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Justin Booth returns to Nelsonville City Council
Booth rejoins the body after having resigned in January.
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Mobile, most of the time: The data on Athens Public Transit delays, line cancellations
For nearly 50% of the days between November 2022 and March 2023, all of the Athens Public Transit, or APT, bus lines ran as scheduled, according to daily updates posted to the bus system’s Facebook page. But for the other half of the days during that period, at least one bus line’s services were altered,…
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Independent candidate Damon Krane announces another bid for mayor
Damon Krane, a democratic socialist, will again run against incumbent Athens Mayor Steve Patterson in the November election, should his petition to appear on the ballot be accepted.
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‘Small, fringe’ neo-Nazi group paints Ohio University graffiti wall
Individuals apparently associated with a white nationalist hate group painted OU’s graffiti wall and pasted stickers in Uptown Athens. Experts said the activity does not necessarily mean the group has active members in Athens County, despite an Ohio presence.
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Nelsonville City Council fails to appoint new member; SAOP-funded project proceeds
Nelsonville City Council failed to add either of two members it interviewed Monday night.
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Survivor services org receives $26 million grant; Nelsonville partner status in limbo
The Nelsonville-based nonprofit Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program is poised to expand rapidly over the next few years, with over $30 million in federal and state funding going toward new housing, advocacy, workforce training and mental health services initiatives for survivors of domestic abuse.
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Nelsonville City Council carries on
Nelsonville City Council held its regular Monday night meeting April 10, as if last week’s resignations (and rescissions of those resignations) — never happened.
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Athens rejects municipal waste contract proposals, will reopen bidding
Athens City Council rejected both bids that it received for its 2023 municipal waste and recycling contract on Monday, after a contentious, months-long bidding process.
