First Ward candidates discuss Athens westside future
The Athens City Council First Ward race featured incumbent Kent Butler and challenger Brian Cristi at an Athens Public Library forum. They debated aging infrastructure and facilities, school moves, and a new parking program as they outlined plans for the ward.
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First Ward
Future of Athens
Westside
Athens City Council
Athens County League of Women Voters
Athens Public Library
Kent Butler
Brian Cristi
West Side
Cristi
Bernie Sanders
I Butler
Athens
Butler
Nelsonville weighs downtown redevelopment district plan
Nelsonville considers forming a Downtown Redevelopment District to spur growth around Public Square. The plan, presented by Sara Marrs-Maxfield and Nate Green, would use grants and loans tied to historic anchors like Stuart's Opera House and the Dew House Hotel to raise property values over 10 acres and reinvest gains over 10 to 30 years.
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Nelsonville
Sara Marrs-Maxfield
Athens County Economic Development Council
Nate Green
Montrose Group, LLC
Montrose Group
Economic Development Council
Green
Public Square
Stuart's Opera House
Dew House
Obituaries and Community Highlights Featured in Local Page
Obituaries reflect local residents with concise notices. community column covers upcoming events, neighborhood milestones, and local notices. Highlights include short remembrances, service details, and community announcements from area organizations.
Bird banding at a rural Ohio yard in Knox Township
In Vinton County's Knox Township, Bob Scott Placier conducts bird banding from a shaded yard. He nets migrating north birds, weighs and sexes them when possible, attaches metal bands to their legs, records data in a notebook, then releases the birds to continue their southward journey to wintering grounds.
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Bob Scott Placier
Um Vinton County
Knox Twp
Placier
Canada
New England
Mexico
Central
South America
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