Democratic candidates stake out differences in 94th District
Eddie Smith and Sarah Grace of Athens debated at the Athens County League of Women Voters forum in Nelsonville. Smith opposes fracking and injection wells in the district while Grace calls for stricter oil and gas rules, favors injecting waste only into Class I wells and wants monitoring wells. Grace says her views align more with Smith’s than he asserts.
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Athens County League of Women Voters
Nelsonville Public Library
Athens
Smith
Grace
Smith says Dem Caucus urged him to quit race in 94th District
Eddie Smith, candidate for the Ohio House in the 94th District, alleges that state officials from the Democratic Caucus asked him to drop out of the primary against Athens resident Sarah Grace due to a 2013 arrest at the Athens Halloween Block Party. The caucus is not the same as the Ohio Democratic Party which has not endorsed a candidate.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Eddie Smith
Sarah Grace
Athens
94Th
Jay Edwards
Smith
Dem
Caucus
Sara Brumsfield
House of Representatives
Democratic Caucus
House Democratic Caucus
Ohio Democratic Party
Local med marijuana amendment roots in Athens County
A petition effort in Ohio aims to place a medic inal marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot. Led by Don Wirtshafter and a committee from several cities, organizers seek 1 000 signatures to begin AG review and, if approved, about 305 000 valid signatures to reach November ballots and up to 800 000 for secretary of state submission by July. The plan would let Ohio law regulate medicinal marijuana. SEE POT ON PAGE AS
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Athens County
Ohio
Don Wirtshafler
Guysville
Joseph Triscaro
Chagrin Falls
Cassandra Young
Dublin
Joseph Brumfield
Tonya Davis
Kettering
Michael
Wirtshafter
Jon Husted
Athens City schools face transfer bus decision and care gaps
West Elementary parents rely on transfer buses for before and after school care as Athens City School District shifts from counting school days to hours. Supt. Gibbs says halting buses risks insufficient instruction and forces families to seek new care options, with March 17 board meeting to address concerns.
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West
Laura Alloway
Alloway
Athens City
Tom Gibbs
Gibbs
Alloway’s
Katie Vaughn
Athens
Vaughn
Athens Community Center
Boone Troyer
Troyer
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Athens City Schools
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