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Nelsonville law director suggests appointing plaintiffs in lawsuit against city to fill council seats
NELSONVILLE, Ohio – With a looming deadline to fill vacant seats on Nelsonville City Council and no applications from interested candidates, the city’s law director on Monday night offered a solution that could solve two problems at once. Due to technical difficulties, only a portion of the regular...
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Photo Gallery: Community members gather to protest Senate Bill 1
ATHENS, Ohio — Around 70 community members gathered in front of Cutler Hall on Ohio University’s College Green Wednesday afternoon to protest Ohio Senate Bill 1. The bill would transform the way Ohio’s 14 public universities and 23 community colleges operate by abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and prohibiting full-time faculty from striking, among other strictures.
Plant Services
First Quality Tissue invests $984M to build tissue manufacturing facility in Ohio
First Quality Tissue has announced plans to build a new towel and tissue production facility in Defiance, Ohio. The company, which is a leading manufacturer of hygiene, paper, and packaging products, will invest $984 million into the project, creating more than 400 new jobs for the surrounding area. The 1.6 million-square-foot facility will be situated on a 1,000-acre site at the Baltimore Avenue Industrial Corridor, a location supported by the All Ohio Future Fund to prime it for future economic development.
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Fake millionaire's empire crumbles: 'Wolf of WV' pleads guilty to wire fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A South Charleston man who portrayed himself as a millionaire real estate mogul with enough disposable income to travel the world has pleaded guilty to two counts in a federal indictment that said he used a website and social media to scam people out of money for fraudulent investment schemes.
Law & Crime
'Shut her up': Man shot woman in her sleep, had his friend finish her off, then stuffed her body in a trash can where her friend found her a month later, prosecutors say
An Ohio man who murdered a woman he claimed to consider a "sister" was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty by a jury. The post ‘Shut her up’: Man shot woman in her sleep, had his friend finish her off, then stuffed her body in a trash can where her friend found her a month later, prosecutors say first appeared on Law & Crime .
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Athens City Council shares updates on roundabout construction, street closures
The Athens City Council committees shared updates on construction projects, street closures and appropriations Monday evening. Jeff Risner (2nd Ward) led the meeting as president pro-tem with Sam Crowl, Mayor Steve Patterson and City Law Director Lisa Eliason absent. The Council first held a public hearing to discuss Ordinance 0-19-25, the R1 zoning designation for the proposed annexation of a 35-acre property east of Cable Lane. Only one member of the public, the legal counsel for Frander Properties LLC, approached the podium to state his client’s approval of the R1 designation. Following the public hearing, Council Member Solveig Spjeldnes...
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Traffic signal upgrades on East State Street in Athens are expected to reduce congestion
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Rush hour on East State Street in Athens may soon get a little smoother, thanks to a new city project aimed at improving traffic flow. On Feb. 3, Athens City Council passed an ordinance to authorize the East State Street Signal Improvements Project, which was introduced by Transportation Committee Chair Solveig Spjeldnes. The construction contract was signed on Feb. 21.