Dear Abby cannot marry sister love advice column dispute
Wise wants out of marriage to join the sister she loves. After 25 years with Bob, she and Janelle wish to be together, planning to tell Bob in stages and consult a lawyer about divorce before disclosure. She warns about potential violence from Bob and seeks Abby guidance.
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Wise
Abby
Bob
Janelle
East Dear
Spotting Differences Contest Winner Announcement
Last week's winner Sally Taylor-Gardner of Athens identified several distinctions in the image challenge. Differences noted include decal size on a man's shirt missing sign post section line spacing road markers placement of H and G and absence of marker No 35.
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Sally Taylor-Gardner
Athens
Hocking College students named to All Ohio Academic Team
Athens County student Shane Jeffers of Coolville and Hocking County student Jason Canter of Logan have been named to the All Ohio Academic Third Team. They are two of four Hocking College students who are Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society members named to All Ohio teams for the school year.
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Hocking College
Athens County
Shane Jeffers
Coolville
Hocking County
Jason Canter
Logan
Poppy Days Honor Veterans In Athens County
Poppy Days are celebrated in May 2026 in Athens County with red handmade poppies distributed to honor American military veterans living and deceased. Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary K.T. Crossen Unit 21, the poppies are made by Ohio Veterans Home residents in Sandusky who receive a stipend, with materials provided by the Auxiliary. The poppies are not sold but exchanged for contributions to assist local veterans and their families.
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Athens County
American Legion Auxiliary
K.T. Crossen Unit 21
Athens
Ohio Veterans Home
Sandusky
Athens area meetings and events listings brief
Listings announce upcoming meetings and gatherings in Athens Ohio including Alcoholics Anonymous sessions at multiple churches and centers, a Farmers Market, a breastfeeding follow up session at O Bleness Hospital, SMART Recovery at Baker Center, Toastmasters, a free community lunch at the Church of the Good Shepherd, and AA groups for women men and beginners.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Athens
Baker University
State Street
Quidel
State St
Alice Carsey
Alice
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Christ the King Church
Stewart Street
Unitarian Fellowship
Longview Heights
Athens Community Church
Columbus Road
Thursday scam discussion and life improvement seminar
A Thursday program features a brown bag lunch discussion on scams affecting senior citizens at ACEnet Building C, 94 Columbus Road with Detective Doug Crites of Athens County Sheriff’s Department, free and open to the public. A Life Improvement Seminar with Jon Miller runs 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Athens Book Center, 74 E State St, on Developing Community, free and open to the public.
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Athens Village
Acenet
Columbus Road
Doug Crites
Athens County Sheriff's Department
Jon Miller
Athens Book Center
E. State St
Healthy seniors join study to map Alzheimer markers in life
In Washington researchers scan healthy older adults to track amyloid plaques and tau tangles, testing an experimental anti-amyloid drug in the A4 study. The project aims to enroll 1,000 participants in the US, Australia, and Canada to see how early brain changes unfold and whether early treatment can dampen dementia risk.
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Washington
Reisa Sperling
Boston
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Judith Chase Gilbert
Arlington
Virginia
Gilbert
Maria Carrillo
The
Alzheimer’s Association
U.S
Mayo Clinic
Sperling
Australia
Canada
Eli Lilly & Co
National Institutes of Health, Lilly and Others
R. Scott Turner
Georgetown University Medical Center
Turner
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