Athens voters approve county levies in election night
Unofficial results show levies across Athens County townships and villages passing. Supports include Ames 2.2 mill replacement for road maintenance, Canaan 0.5 mill renewal for road upkeep, Rome Two 4 mill fire protection, Troy 2 mill fire protection, and city renewals in Nelsonville Albany Amesville Buchtel Glouster Trimble.
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Athens County
Ames
Bern
Canaan
Lodi
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Troy
Coolville
Waterloo
York
Nelsonville
Albany
Amesville
Buchtel
Glouster
Athens County township and fiscal officer races decide votes
Athens County voters weighed contested township races for trustees and fiscal officers on Tuesday. unofficial tallies show varied margins across Ames, Born, Canaan, Carthage, Lodi, Rome, and York townships with several trustees elected and fiscal officers chosen amid 746 provisional ballots awaiting count.
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Athens County
Elections Board
Ames
Lyle Fuller
Ranson Calaway
Earl E. Cox
Tim Knopp
Carthage
Gayle Buckley
Dorothy L. Cox
Lodi
Albert “Shorty” Hawk
Larry Baringer
Kim Alan Kyle
Mike O’brien
Mark Stedman
East State at Fern Alley Closed For Waterline Repair
Athens city will close the west bound lane of East State Street at Fern Alley on Wednesday for waterline repair. The closure starts at 8 a.m. and lasts until work ends, while the east bound lane remains open. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
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East State
Fern Alley
City of
Athens
East State Street
Athens council election yields independents gain edge
Attorney with the Center for Student Legal Services at OU won 1,518 votes with incumbent Cochran re elected to a second term. Kraynanski 1,101 and Dauterman 570. McGee praised independent success noting turnout, especially OU students, and aims to unite citizens. Dauterman proud of campaign and dialogue on city’s future. Fourth ward reps and others remained unopposed.
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Center For Student Legal Services
Athens County Board of Elections
Kraynanski
Dauterman
Kotses
Cochran
McGee
Patrick
Athens
Ohio University
Morris Avenue
Athens City Council
Kent Butler
Jeff Risner
Michele Papai
Chris Fahl
Chris Knisely
Steve Patterson
Lisa Eliason
Nelsonville York School Board race looms after provisional votes
Perkins expresses pleasure at ongoing student work as Berry McDonald and Warren await counted provisional ballots. Berry seeks reelection and technology and art initiatives, while Edwards wins unopposed to replace Bunting, whose term ends December 31, 2017.
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Perkins
Berry
McDonald
Warren
Nelsonville-York
Messenger
Gary Edwards
Roberta Bunting
Bunting
Nelsonville housing code changes face defeat in election
Mash and Smith argued the proposed code would violate the Fourth Amendment and require exterior inspections of owner occupied homes. Proponents said a 50 dollar fee would fund a housing inspector, while critics doubted sufficient revenue without using general city funds. Dotson favors revising the code and sending it back to City Planning Commission and Council. He laments the election loss but urges upgrading housing stock to protect tenants and improve property sales.
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Mash
Smith
Dotson
City Planning Commission
Council
Nelsonville
Wolf to remain Glouster mayor after 3 to 1 win
Wolf defeats Funk 302 to 120 to stay mayor of Glouster vowing focus on business retention and infrastructure to build a decent tax base. Funk plans to relax after losing and notes prior 2011 contest. Nearby Trimble votes to reduce village council from six to five amid 746 provisional ballots county-wide awaiting official count on Nov. 20.
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Glouster
Miles Wolf
Bob Funk
Wolf
Funk
Ously
Martha Funk
Sandra Gyure
Gregory Sikorski
Gyure
Sikorski
Trimble
Rood wins three way race for Coolville mayor
Curtis Rood, a longtime resident and former village employee, won the unofficial Coolville mayoral race with 54 votes. Rose Tyman received 27 votes and Jodie Taylor 24, both serving as council members. Rood vows to save citizen money and expand village work, with ex-mayor Tracy Taylor not seeking re-election.
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Coolville
Curtis Rood
Ood
Rose Tyman
Jodie Taylor
Rood
Tyman
Tracy Taylor
Local Council Candidates Reflect On Campaign Outcomes
Taylor and Mash discussed their efforts and future prospects after the election. Mash described his campaign as built on 100 percent honesty and urged the city to be run like a business with strong customer relations. He also endorsed Clement for a future Nel sonville Council race. Holmes and Clement were unavailable for comment as 746 provisional ballots remained to be counted on Nov. 20.
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Taylor
Smith
Mash
Clement
Nelsonville
Holmes
Messenger
State Issues: Colorado cannabis push meets defeat and revision
Campaign director Ian James called the defeat a bump in the road as supporters vow to persist in protecting direct democracy. The amendment would let adults 21 plus grow and use cannabis, with medical uses allowed, and establish 10 exclusive growing sites controlled by investors, drawing opposition. Issue 2 banning monopolies passed, complicating large policy shifts via lawmakers. Voter Marty Dvorchak criticized the legality of marijuana.
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Ian James
Columbus
Statehouse
Marty Dvorchak
Cincinnati
Fairfield
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Kevin McCulloch
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