Hollister defeats Phillips for state school board seat
Republican Nancy Hollister of Marietta wins the District seat on the State Board of Education over Democrat Debbie Phillips of Albany for an unexpired term. National results show Hollister with 27.84 percent of the vote to Phillips 25.36 percent statewide.
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Marietta
State Board of Education
Hollister
Debbie Phillips
Albany
Phillips
Athens County
Craig Brown
John Kasich
Robert McDonald Jr
George Voinovich
U.S. Senate
Messenger
Appalachia
Hoagland unseats Gentile in 30th District Senate race
Republican Frank Hoagland defeats incumbent Democrat Lou Gentile in Ohio Senate District 30 by about 10,000 votes. Hoagland leads 82,052 to 73,277 with Gentile carrying Athens County and other areas. Hoagland, a retired Navy SEAL and small business owner, campaigned on job growth and tech infrastructure.
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Frank Hoagland
Lou Gentile
Gentile
Hoagland
Secretary of State
State Senate
Donald Trump
Mingo Junction
McFarland Wins Re Election To Fourth District Court
Matthew McFarland won a third term on the 4th District Court of Appeals defeating Valarie Gerlach 126137 to 63824 in unofficial results. The nonpartisan race lists McFarland as Republican and Gerlach as Democrat. the court serves 14 counties from Washington to Highland including Athens.
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Matthew McFarland
4Th District Court of Appeals
Portsmouth
Valarie Gerlach
Gerlach
Ohio
Secretary of State
Ballot
Sciotoville
Washington County
Highland County
Athens County
Capital University Law School
Voters approve two county levies in Athens County election
Athens County voters approved two countywide levies and all village and township tax issues on the general election ballot. The health department replacement levy of 0.3 mill will raise about $289,800 annually for 10 years, and the 0.75 mill five year renewal funds senior programming chiefly through United Seniors of Athens County. Multiple village and township renewals and replacements were approved, including Amesville, Albany, Chauncey, Glouster, and seven townships, with varied mills and purposes such as fire protection, street maintenance, and cemetery work.
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Athens City County Health Department
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United Seniors
Amesville
Albany
Chauncey
Glouster
Alexander
Ames
Judge and prosecutor win elections in Ohio police trial
Cincinnati judges and prosecutors in a high profile murder trial握 win re elections. Com mon Pleas Judge Meghan Shanahan secured about 66 percent to beat Alvertis Bishop while Republican county Prosecutor Joe Deters claimed a fourth term with 55 percent over Alan Triggs. They return to court with closing arguments in the Ray Tensing case.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Common Pleas
Meghan Shanahan
Alvertis Bishop
Republican County
Joe Deters
Alan Triggs
Shanahan
Deters
Ray Tensing
University of Cincinnati
Sam DuBose
Stivers Wins Re election Over Wharton in Ohio 1st District
Incumbent Republican Rep. Steve Stivers defeats Democratic challenger Scott Wharton in a rematch for Ohio s 1st Congressional District. Stivers wins about 210,814 votes to 1083, claiming a fourth term as Wharton fairs better in Athens County where he takes 60 percent.
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Wharton
Ohio
Rapper Arlington
Vinton County
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Appalachian
Congress
Rep. Johnson Wins Fourth Term in Ohio District
Rep. Bill Johnson secured a fourth term in the U S House from Ohio 6th District with over two thirds of the vote. He tallied 208 753 votes to Democratic challenger Michael Lorentz 86 773. Lorentz, Belpre mayor, trails in a district covering parts of eight counties including Athens Meigs and Washington.
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Bill Johnson
U.S
House of Representatives
Ohio
Michael Lorentz
Lorentz
Belpre
Athens County
Carthage
Troy
Meigs
Washington
Johnson
Athens County Planning Commission to Meet in Athens
The Athens County Regional Planning Commission will hold its November meeting on Thursday November 10 2016 at 8 a.m. in the OSU Extension Planning office meeting room 280 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701. Call 740 517 4543 to attend.
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West
Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville City Offices Closed Friday for Veterans Day
Nelsonville city offices will be closed this Friday November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Local banks and city services will suspend operations and reopen on the following business day.
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Nelsonville
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