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Explainer: What’s happening to your local waste services center (Updated)
As a new local council of governments forms, Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers, Inc. continues to receive questions from the public about what’s next.
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Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Athens County (Updated)
With Pride Month kicking off this weekend, there are many opportunities on the horizon to show LGBTQ+ pride in Athens County.
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Victory for ODNR, environmental activists in local injection well case
The Ohio Oil and Gas Commission upheld the suspension of three Athens County fracking waste injection wells over threats to drinking water.
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UPDATED 3 p.m.: Roads closed due to high water
The Athens County Engineer’s Office reports a number of county roads are covered by water. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, closed roads included:
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ODNR investigated 26 Athens County oil and gas incidents in last five years
Across the state, ODNR investigated more than 1,500 oil and gas incidents over the same period.
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Council of governments for solid waste services likely to form soon
Last week, Amesville Village Council read and unanimously passed a resolution on second reading to formally join the Southeast Ohio Area Resources Council of Governments.
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Hebbardsville Road closed until Friday, March 22
The road will be closed south of Meadowbrook Road until Friday for a culvert replacement.
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Meadowbrook Road closed Monday, March 18 — UPDATED
At 9 a.m. Monday, March 18, the Engineer’s Office will close Meadowbrook Road (CR 70) near the address of 6435 Meadowbrook Rd. (between the intersections of Hebbardsville Road and Rossetter Road) for a culvert replacement. The road will remained closed overnight and will reopen Wednesday afternoon. Another culvert replacement is scheduled for Hebbardsville Road (CR…
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Athens County March 19 primary election preview
More than 1,800 Athens County voters have cast their ballots in the March 19 presidential primary election thus far.
