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Audit released May 11, 2026
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio – The Ohio Auditor of State released the following audit May 11, 2026:
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Audit released May 7, 2026
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio – The Ohio Auditor of State released the following audits May 7, 2026: Bern Township1/1/2024 TO 12/31/2025 Basic Audit Tri-County Career Center7/1/2024 TO 6/30/2025 Financial Audit FFR City of AthensOhio Public Employees Retirement System Census Data Examination1/1/2025 TO 12/31/2025 OPERS Examination
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Audit released April 21, 2026
Ohio Auditor of State released a Trimble Local School District audit April 21, 2026.
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Audit released March 12, 2026
Ohio University Foundation, financial audit for 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2025.
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State auditor issued guidance on email scams in April
The bulletin’s warning that public employees could be held liable if they failed to heed its guidance could affect the city of Athens.
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Sunshine law compliance tricky for Athens County governments
When government isn’t your full-time job, officials say, it’s easy for things to slip through the cracks
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Former Athens housing authority director sentenced for multi-million dollar theft
Former Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority Director Jodi Rickard pleaded guilty to seven felony charges on Tuesday as part of a plea deal.
