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Task force report highlights Athens’ walkability
Task force Chair Rob Delach talked about pedestrian improvements the city made in 2025, including 195 new tactile grids and a mural, before Athens City Council committees Monday.
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The Scoop Announcements Feb. 24, 2026
Our weekly roundup of announcements from government and community organizations for the week of Feb. 24, 2026.
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The Scoop News Roundup Feb. 24, 2026
Our weekly roundup of local, regional and state news for the week of Feb. 24, 2026.
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Jacobs Drive waterline installation, week of February 23, 2026
A contractor will be performing work within the public right-of-way for a utility improvement project, which includes the installation of a new 6-inch waterline along Jacobs Drive, from Stoneybrook Drive to Graham Drive.
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Boil order for SR 691 and Kimberly Road through Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for SR 691 from the bike path to Kimberly Road, and Kimberly Road from SR 691 to Wolfe-Bennet Road.
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Police drones proposal crashes again in Athens City Council
Facing overwhelming public opposition, the council voted 5-2 against allowing city police to join a state-funded drone program.
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Statutory Nelsonville council repeals ordinances passed by other body
The repeals escalate the battle between the city’s two forms of government.
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Partial wall collapse threatens historic Nelsonville buildings
The city closed off the eastern side of Nelsonville Public Square and three businesses after part of The Mine Tavern collapsed last week.
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Lawsuit: Fracking waste company should pay for 2021 disaster
Wells with ties to an Ohio senator leaked in 2021, contaminating Noble County land and waterways and killing hundreds of animals.
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Nelsonville Public Square ongoing traffic closures: Feb. 2026
Nelsonville’s Public Square remains closed and barricaded to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic from the Dew House to the end of Rhapsody restaurant until further notice, as a result of a partial structure collapse at The Mine Tavern.
