State senators hear Athens students and administrators
Athens High School Student Council members and district administrators met with State Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni and Senator Lou Gentile to discuss education. They questioned standardized testing, funding ties to tests, online math tests, and overall state aid. Gibbs noted Athens faces budget deficits despite heavy local levies and staff reductions. Schiavoni will compile feedback and publish it for district comparison to spark possible legislative fixes.
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Athens Rotary Club and Friends of India Donate 6166 to Library Upgrade
The Sunday Messenger corrected a donor figure for the Amesville Elementary School library project. The Athens Rotary Club and Friends of India together contributed six thousand one hundred sixty six dollars to the upgrade effort.
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Amesville
Sunday Messenger
Friends of India
Athens Rotary Club
Waterloo Two meeting date change announced
The Waterloo Two Trustees will move their November meeting to Wednesday November 11 at 6 p.m. The gathering will take place at the Township Hall, Waterloo.
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Waterloo Two
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Trustees to Meet November 11 at Township Garage
The Alexander Town ship Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting on November 11 at 11 a.m. at the township garage on Harner Road in Athens.
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Alexander Twp. Board of Trustees
Harner Road
Athens
Water Line Repairs Close Madison Street Section
Nelsonville Water Department closes Madison Street between Franklin and Cross from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday for essential water line repairs affecting access and traffic in the area.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Election Day Voting Hours
Athens County voters may cast ballots from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on election day. Polling places open across the county with standard hours guiding turnout. Local officials remind residents to bring valid ID and check polling locations ahead of time.
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Nelsonville duo charged with possession of heroin
Nelsonville residents face drug charges as police report heroin possession allegations level against two men. Investigators say evidence links them to illegal trafficking amid ongoing drug crackdown.
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Nelsonville
OU investigates Acacia fraternity after raunchy video surfaces
Ohio University ordered the Acacia fraternity to cease all organizational activity while officials investigate a seven second video showing members singing a sexually explicit spoof at the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house. The footage was posted by Olivia Hitchcock, copy chief of The Post.
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Acacia Fraternity
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East State Street
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Hitchcock
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Alpha Delta Pi
Quaranta
Acacia
Athens woman sentenced to five years for meth manufacturing
Trisha D. Van Dyke of Athens, 34, pled guilty to illegal manufacture of drugs and related charges in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Judge George McCarthy imposed a mandatory five year prison term with five years post release control and a one year license suspension. Investigators traced alleged meth production near a juvenile, with a months long inquiry from October 2014 to June 2015 at Mushc Run Road.
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Athens
Trisha D. van Dyke
Athens County
Messenger
VanDyke
Ohio could permit over 1,100 marijuana retail stores
Ohio voters face Issue 3 allowing adults 21 and older to buy marijuana and grow up to four plants at home. The measure licenses more than 1,150 stores tied to population, creates a Marijuana Control Commission, and sets rules mirroring liquor shops, with local approval, age restrictions, and shop spacing limits. It also outlines medical dispensaries without a cap and notes potential recreational rollout, comparing to Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
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