Fresco revived in Athens signs renewed downtown life
Athens County eyes preserve a 30 year old plaster fresco showing Washington and Court Streets and the courthouse amid pigment loss and chalking. County Commissioner Charlie Adkins leads the effort to repair and display the work with artist Sandra Russell, offered for under 300 dollars and funded by Adkins. The piece originated from Fabricating Realities and related to the 1980s soap opera 45701.
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Ohio University
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Court Streets
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Nelsonville
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Law county target blighted homes with zombie and vampire label
Lawrence County official describes unsightly properties as zombie and vampire houses that drain neighborhoods. Land banks aim to remove these blighted structures, clearing eyesores and stabilizing communities.
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Lawrence County
Ohio counties weigh land banks to curb blighted properties
Athens and Lawrence counties discussed forming land banks to reclaim zombie and vampire houses that drain tax revenues. Lawrence County treasurer Stephen Burcham cited delinquencies dropping from 14.5 million to 3.5 million since inception and described the program’s dramatic impact while noting the need for seed funds and a 200 administrative fee in Athens County.
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Bill Bias
Lawrence County
Stephen Burcham
Land Bank
Thomas Schneider
Southcentral
Ohio
Kronton
Burcham
Lawrence County Land Bank
Lenny Eliason
Chris Chmiel
Jill Thompson
Zach Saunders
Wayne Goes West From Nelsonville Dispatch Center
Wildfires rage across the western United States as southeastern Ohio firefighters join efforts in Oregon and Washington. Smoke chokes valleys and ridges while air quality plummets to hazardous levels in some areas. About 27,000 people support peak season firefighting with aid from Wayne National Forest and the Ohio Interagency Dispatch Center in Nelsonville under the Stafford Act agreement.
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Washington
Tired of Babysitting Grandkids and Granddogs
Local reader voices fatigue over constant babysitting duties for grandchildren and their pets and questions the fairness of extended caregiving within family routines.
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