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Athens collects third straight conference victory with 15-run victory over Nelsonville-York
NELSONVILLE - Following an 0-2 start to divisional play, Athens softball has seemed to turn a corner over the past few days. Outscoring their opponents 32-6 over the past three games, the Bulldogs (8-3, 3-2 Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio) moved to over .500 in TVC-Ohio play on Thursday with a dominant 18-3 drubbing of Nelsonville-York on the road in five innings. Athens would collect 17 hits and drive in 16 runs in the performance, led by a near-perfect outing from Kayla Hammonds. The star senior catcher would...
Former Hocking County chief deputy indicted on 7 additional charges
HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio — A former chief deputy with the Hocking County Sheriff's Office has been indicted on seven additional charges following his previous indictments last year, according to court records. Documents from the Hocking County Clerk's office state that Caleb Moritz was indicted on two counts of corrupting...
Three things to know
A survey of history. On April 6, members of the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, Inc. (PLSO) — Young Surveyors Network began a search for the west line of the Ohio Company Purchase in Hocking County. Learn more on page A3. Church hauls buckets full of help. Smith Chapel United Methodist Church has announced the launch of its Flood Bucket Mission to provide immediate relief to communities across Ohio that have been impacted by flooding. Learn more on page A5. Looking for LEADS. In a civil rights lawsuit by a former Nelsonville couple against the city, the two sides both think the Ohio Department of Public Safety should release some records for use as evidence in the suit. Learn more on page A6.
Court upholds conviction of man whose son accidentally shot 11-year-old boy
COLUMBUS — An Ohio appeals court upheld the conviction of a Nelsonville man on felony charges stemming from an incident three years ago, in which his 14-year-old son accidentally shot and killed an 11-year-old boy with a loaded firearm taken from the man’s unsecured gun cabinet. The court also, however, upheld a decision by the trial court in the case to grant the defendant judicial release after he had served about a year in prison. ...
Walk, talk and roll
About 60 people learned about the accessibility, and in some cases inaccessibility, of the Ohio University campus and some Uptown Athens locations during Walk, Talk and Roll. The Athens City Commission on Disabilities hosted the sixth annual event Friday. The event started at Baker Center and went across Court Street near Scripps Hall. It continued down Court Street to Brenen’s Cafe, which used a grant from the city to install a push button to make its entrance accessible. More on the event will be featured in a future edition.
Both sides in police lawsuit want state to release LEADS records
COLUMBUS — In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a former Nelsonville couple against the city, the two sides disagree on many issues. But they concur on one point — both think the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) should release some records for use as evidence in the suit. The agency to this point has refused to do so. Apparently the plaintiffs, Ashley Klinedinst and Bobby Hunt, and the Nelsonville officials named as defendants, both believe that the records in question, from the...
Appalachian band Sunday Creek blends folk, bluegrass
No genre of music is as synonymous with a particular geographic region as bluegrass is with Appalachia. Stemming from the folk music of Irish and Scottish settlers in the region mixed with African traditions brought by formerly enslaved people, bluegrass focuses on acoustic instruments such as the banjo and fiddle with an emphasis on musical dexterity.
Tunes with Tate: The last review
To look back on my college career and try to summarize it is not a simple task. I know it’s a cardinal rule to avoid cliches, but the best way I can wrap it up is this: the past four years have truly changed my life. High school went...
Athens may approve recreation council membership, but lacks funds to pay
ATHENS, Ohio — Athens City Council can’t pay its nearly $100,000 membership fee to the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia council of governments because its general fund has fallen below the statutory threshold. At its meeting Monday night, the council heard the first reading of Ordinance 0-45-24, introduced...
Spartans bounce back with 7-2 victory over Buckeyes
NELSONVILLE — Just a day after allowing 15 runs in a home loss to conference rival Meigs, the Alexander baseball team hit the road for another conference bout with Nelsonville-York. This time, it was Alexander who held the upper hand for the entirety of the game, holding the Buckeyes to just two runs as they cruised to a 7-2 victory on their rival’s field. The Spartans (3-4) were able to...
A love letter to Athens: Goodbye
I finally understand Season 5, Episode 22 of “Grey's Anatomy,” and I wish I didn’t. “Today is the day my life begins,” read the commencement speech of a recent college graduate. “Today I become accountable to the world, to the future, to the possibilities that life has to offer.”
Spaces available for spay/neuter clinic
There are spaces available for the cat spay/neuter clinic on Sunday, April 28. Please call Janet (740) 385-6226 to reserve a space. First come first served. Only two cats per person. Cost: Females $80 and Males $50 (price includes cost of required rabies vaccination).
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