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New mural on East State Street
Mandi “Miss Birdy” Caskey’s outline for a mural on the East State St./Route 33 Underpass waits to be painted. On Monday night and during the weekend, Caskey completed the first steps in painting the mural, which was commissioned by Athens County Children Services. According to the agency, the mural will represent the Children Services’ history and recognize what the community does for each other, and for children.
Athens High senior to sing for Savannah Bananas
Expanding her horizons, Emaline Duquette, a senior at Athens High School, will sing the national anthem for the Savannah Bananas on May 25, when they play at the Huntington Park Stadium in Columbus. The Savannah Bananas — baseball's equivalent to the Harlem Globetrotters — is a professional minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia, that plays in Banana Ball, a fast-paced style of baseball with choreographed routines to popular music. The team will compete against the Party Animals on May 24-26 in Columbus. The...
Dog of the Week: Comet
COMET, 3-29-24, male terrier mix, ~10-12mo, 49#, FOUND on St Rt 56, Carbondale. When Comet first came into the shelter, we all commented on the striking grey dog with beautiful brindle patches. Silly us, he wasn’t a unique grey color at all. He was covered in soot. Comet was...
Cora Hall was stellar again for Sheridan softball. This time, she had plenty of help.
ATHENS — This was no ordinary Tuesday with Mauri. This one, in fact, was way better than most. Mauri O'Brien's first career home run, with her team leading by a single run, was among the most important highlights of Sheridan's 4-1 win against Athens during a Division II district semifinal at Ohio University. ...
Kroger, SE Ohio Foodbank fight summer hunger
LOGAN — On Wednesday, May 29, Kroger and the SE Ohio Foodbank will team up for a Summer Meals Packing Event in Logan. A generous $20,000 contribution from Kroger will provide 12,000 meals plus snacks for children facing hunger this summer. During the Summer Meals Packing Event volunteers will fill boxes with shelf-stable, kid-friendly foods purchased with this funding. Volunteers will incLude Kroger leadership and staff, elected officials and district staff who serve the ...
Stout defense helps guide Athens to a Sectional championship blowout of Meigs
THE PLAINS — Beating a divisional rival twice in a season is hard enough, it’s not often that you get the opportunity to complete a three-game sweep on the year. For an Athens team that ran rampant through the Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio this year, it was just another day on the diamond. Behind a complete game effort from Noah Sincoff on the mound and some nifty defense behind him, the Bulldogs were able to smother Meigs en route to a 7-1 victory in the Sectional championship...
Miscues doom Athens in District semifinals loss to Sheridan
Sometimes you’re just going to run into a juggernaut, and that’s ok at the end of the day. Going up against one of the top ranked teams in the state for Division II, Athens’ softball saw its season come to an end in a home atmosphere on Tuesday afternoon. Matching up with Sheridan in the District semifinals at Ohio Softball Field on OU’s campus, the Bulldogs would put up a valiant fight but ultimately fall 4-1 to the Generals. ...
Former nursing home employee claims she was fired for reporting understaffing
A former employee of an area nursing home is alleging that her employer violated Ohio’s whistleblower protection law, by firing her for raising concerns about nurse understaffing and resident safety. Chastidy Hanlon is suing the Dublin-based Continuing Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The company operates 11 skilled nursing facilities in southeast, northeast and north central Ohio. According to Hanlon’s lawsuit, she was hired at the end...
Minimal damage to Shawnee Township residence after fire
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — A Sunday afternoon fire cause an estimated $10,000 to a residential structure in Shawnee Township. According to Austin Miller, chief of the Shawnee Township Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday to 4057 Odema Drive in reference to a structure fire. Miller said smoke was visible as firefighters arrived. Upon entry inside the home, firefighters observed a fire on the ground floor of the dwelling. A hole was cut to allow firemen to access the crawl space, and the fire was extinguished.
Click It of Ticket seat belt campaign to be held May 20-June 2
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of a national Click It or Ticket high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from May 20 to June 2. “We want seat belt use to be an automatic habit for drivers and passengers alike,” said Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith. “It’s not just a safe thing to do — it’s the law. During the Click...
Chauncey establishes protections for LGBTQ+ residents, low income renters
CHAUNCEY, Ohio — At its monthly meeting on May 8, the village of Chauncey passed an ordinance establishing protections for LGBTQ+ residents and low-income renters. The ordinance, introduced in January by Evelyn Nagy, passed 4-2 after months of contentious discussion. “This was a long hard process,” Nagy told the...
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