Nelsonville voters reject property code and approve state issues
In Nelsonville and Athens area ballots residents weighed local and statewide matters. Voters approved State Issue 1 anti gerrymandering proposal and State Issue 2 constitutional monopolies ban while State Issue 3 legal marijuana drew turnout preferences. Local officials Jennifer Cochran Patrick McGee Peter Kotses led campaigns with Greg Smith Taylor Sappington EdMash Alexander and John Hutchison Patrick Lawson Dave Klein Ernie Perkins Steve Berry prominent on ballots.
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Names in Local Obituary List
Jerald Taylor aged 79 of Athens and Chauncey resident Caria Kelzenberg aged 73 are listed alongside Ellen McMillan 90 of Albany Sera Netties 75 of Jackson Martha Harry 86 of Page A2. The snippet appears to be a partial obituary or notice with multiple individuals named.
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Jerald Taylor
Athens
Caria Kelzenberg
Chauncey
Ellen McMillan
Albany
Sera Netties
Jackson
Martha Harry
INDEX Comics Communit y Editorial Sports
Index Comics community editorial page highlights sports notes and features from Vol 114 with scattered, unclear text. Readers are urged to seek more complete pages for details on local teams and events.
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Ohio voters reject marijuana legalization and back redistricting reform
In Ohio voters rejected legalization of medical and recreational marijuana while approving a political redistricting measure aimed at reducing gerrymandering. Athens County results show Issue 1 passing with 9,342 yes to 3,295 no, Issue 2 slightly defeated, Issue 3 failing amid a costly ballot battle and wording disputes with 4,789 yes and 8,505 no. 746 provisional ballots remain to count on Nov 20.
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Athens County
Kotses Cochran McGee elected to Athens Council
Athens voters elect three at large council members with Patrick McGee joining Democrats Peter Kotses and Jennifer Cochran. McGee becomes the citys only non-Democrat official while Cochran and Kotses lead the ticket amid a five-candidate race.
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John Halley
Patrick McGee
Jackie O
Athens
Jennifer Cochran
Peter Kotses
McGee
Kotses
Cochran
Athens Board of Zoning Appeals
Joan Kraynanski
Dem
Close race for Nelsonville York school board seats
Five candidates vied for three Nelsonville York School Board seats with incumbents Dave Kline and Ernie Perkins likely to return. Voters counted 961 for Kline and 752 for Perkins, while the race for third centered on Steve Berry and Daniel McDonald, separated by 10 votes, with Cliff Warren 23 behind McDonald. results may shift with provisional counts.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville York
Dave Kline
Ernie Perkins
Steve Berry
Daniel McDonald
Cliff Warren
McDonald
Kline
Perkins
Berry
Warren
York School District
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Alexander School Board incumbents re-elected in four-year terms
Incumbents John Hutchison and Patrick Lawson retain seats on the Alexander School Board after unofficial results show Hutchison 45 percent and Lawson 33 percent of 3 466 votes with 746 provisional ballots pending. Challenger Ralph Harvey Sr. earned 20 percent, Harvey crediting voters while urging fiscal transparency as the district finishes construction projects and education remains a focus.
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Albany — Alexander
John Hutchison
Patrick Lawson
Hutchison
Lawson
Ralph Harvey Sr
Cation
Harvey
Nelsonville voters reject property maintenance ordinance
Voters Tuesday rejected a proposed property maintenance code 556 to 350 after petitions triggered a referendum. City Council President Kevin Dotson supported the measure adopted in 2014, while Councilman Greg Smith praised the rejection calling it a bad ordinance. Support shifted toward a rental standard with complaint based inspections and no universal interior checks.
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Nelsonville
Kevin Dotson
Greg Smith
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Ed Mash
Nelsonville elects Sappington Smith and Mash to Council
In Nelsonville Athens County three newcomers Taylor Sappington Ed Mash win three seats alongside veteran Greg Smith. Official results show Sappington 546 Smith 454 Mash 498 while Gregg Clement and Fred Holmes each had 298 votes. Smith praised the outcome and anticipated collaboration to push for change.
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Greg Smith
Taylor Sappington
Ed Mash
Sappington
Smith
Mash
Athens County Board of Elections
Gregg Clement
Fred Holmes
Southeastern
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