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Nelsonville turmoil continues as council fails to welcome Roell back as city manager
Nelsonville City Council hosted an overflow crowd for its regular meeting Monday night, with many residents turning out to support former Nelsonville City Manager Bernie Roell.
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Justin Booth returns to Nelsonville City Council
Booth rejoins the body after having resigned in January.
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Former Nelsonville police clerk pleads guilty to database misuse
Former Nelsonville police clerk Jessica Mount says she was inadequately trained by former city officials.
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Nelsonville opts into opioid settlement
Nelsonville City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance Monday night to opt into a nationwide opioid settlement.
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Nelsonville police criticized after Black student accused of stealing his own bike
The Nelsonville Police Department faces claims of racial profiling after officers required a Black Hocking College student to prove that he owned his bike.
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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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Nelsonville names new interim city manager, police chief
City council chose Nelsonville Police Department Sergeant Devon Tolliver to serve as interim police chief and city manager.
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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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Ex-police officer who shot and killed Nelsonville resident faces civil lawsuit
The family of Nelsonville resident Michael Whitmer is suing the former Hocking College police officer who shot and killed Whitmer, 37, while on duty last year. Cecil Morrison entered a no contest plea for criminal charges related to Michael Whitmer’s death in April. He surrendered his Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certificate but did not…
