Nelsonville City Council tensions flare after executive session
Nelsonville’s newly elected Council member Sappington called for fellow Councilman Koons to resign after a heated exchange at the end of an executive session. Sappington had introduced two budget ordinances that were tabled, while Koons resisted. Law Director Hunter said no Sunshine Law violation occurred as the session ended with the budget topic.
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Nelsonville
Taylor Sappington
Terry Koons
Koons
Sappington
Council
Ohio
Sunshine
City Law
Garry
Hunter
The
Messenger
Athens News
Kelly appeals verdict in Pat Kelly case continues
The former Athens County sheriff Pat rick Kelly seeks reversal after a 4th District Court of Appeals filing argues guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Kelly, convicted by a 4 member jury on 17 felonies and one misdemeanor, seeks to overturn his seven year sentence for theft and corruption.
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Athens County
Patrick Kelly
4Th District Court of Appeals
Kelly
Ohio
Scott Wood
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery Finds Permanent Home
Brent and Sara Hartman and other museum leaders announced the purchase of the former First Church of God building at 67 Columbus Road in Athens to serve as the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery. The new site offers a larger sanctuary, classroom space in a basement, expanded hours, and potential summer camps, moving beyond the limited space at The Market on State mall where the museum currently operates.
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Brent
Sara Hartman
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery
Hartmans
First Church of God
Columbus Road
Athens
Jen Parsons
Market On State Mall
Museum of Discovery
Parsons
Brent Hartman
Messenger
Steve Robb
Greta Gunderson
Emma Hartman
Liza Hartman
Coltrane Parsons
Emily Parsons
Liz Stinaff
Quintus
Four candidates named in city manager search
City manager aspirants pared down to four Edwards Lucas Boland DeBolt interview stage now set for Wednesday. Edwards runs The Pit Stop in Nelsonville and Busy Day Market in Athens with decades of local service including Nelsonville Charter Commission chairmanship in 1994. DeBolt has held multiple roles in Reynoldsburg and Columbus Metro Parks. Lucas serves as deputy service safety director for Athens and is a certified arborist with prior Athens posts.
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Nelsonville
Daniel Wendt
Monroeville
Chester
Chet” Gallant
Mansfield
Paul Hellman
Pomeroy
Bernie Roell
Gary Edwards
Tony Dunfee
Robert Horner HE
Athens
Steve DeBolt
Reynoldsburg
Meriah Bond
Ron Lucas
Patrick O'Malia
Nashport
Timothy Boland
Lewis Center
Philip Turske
Big Prairie
Kevin Dotson
Edwards
Lucas
Boland
DeBolt Edwards
Nelsonville Charter Commission In 1994 DeBolt
Columbus Metro Parks
DeBolt
Williamsburg
Whispering Pines
North Carolina
City of
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