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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...
ODOT construction in Athens County for the week of May 20
MARIETTA — Ohio Department of Transportation announced that the following projects are anticipated to affect highways in Athens County during the week of May 20. Outlined work is weather permitting. Click on each route to see its location at OHGO.com. A signal replacement and turn lane installation project is taking place at US 50/Washington Road. Estimated completion date is Nov. 1.A resurfacing project is taking place on US 50 between...
Athens County public meetings
Athens County Children Services Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at 14 Stonybrook Drive, Athens. For information, call Otis Crockron at (740) 592-3061.The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District will hold a special board meeting at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, 35 Nelsonville Square, Nelsonville. This is a special meeting to discuss the Council of Government, Parcel Fee and the Solid Waste Management Plan. The public is welcome. For copies of the agenda, contact A-HSWD at (740) 753-6885A public meeting of the Tri-County Career Center Board of Education of Athens County will be...
Ohio Department of Transportation proposal for US 50/Brimstone intersection meets resistance from Coolville residents
COOLVILLE — A proposed intersection improvement project that would install a reduced collision U-turn (RCUT) on US 50 at the Brimstone Road intersection, near Coolville, is meeting resistance from residents. Coolville residents met as recently as May 9 to discuss the project. Mayor Neil Cowen said about 13 people attended the meeting at the Coolville Elementary School. The intersection is a little over a mile from where US 50 and...
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...
The Scoop: News Roundup May 14, 2024
A 35-year-old Coolville man was sentenced to a mandatory prison term of 20 years to life after he was convicted on 10 counts of rape for assaulting a child over a five year period beginning when she was 9 years old. (Athens County Prosecutor’s Office) Athens County Food Rescue...
Ohio baseball falls in competitive midweek matchup with Marshall
The Ohio baseball team (16-31, 11-16 MAC) fell to Marshall (18-34, 9-18 SBC) 13-11 in a competitive midweek matchup on Tuesday. Individually, freshman Caleb Karll (Fitchburg, Wis.) went 2-for-4 at the plate with one run and five RBIs, highlighted by a grand slam. Redshirt junior AJ Rausch (Powell, Ohio) had one run off two hits and recorded two RBIs. Fifth year Alex Finney (Oxford, Mich.) scored two runs off one hit and had one RBI. ...
Ravenswood falls to Buffalo in Game 2 of regional
RAVENSWOOD — Buffalo played errorless softball here Tuesday night in game two of the Class A, Region IV best-of-three series and stayed alive after leaving town with a 5-3 victory against host Ravenswood, which won Monday’s opener 2-1. The 17-12 Bison of head coach Bill Rasnake rallied from a 3-1 deficit to make a winner of Kimmie Dillman, who scattered eight hits and allowed three earned runs while issuing two walks with five strikeouts.
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...
Athens County man to serve at least 20 years for raping minor
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Athens County man will serve at least two decades in prison after being found guilty of rape. According to the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office, Joshua Murphy, 35, was sentenced to a mandatory prison term of 20-years-to-life, to be served in the State Penal System effective May 1. Murphy, of Coolville, […]
Things to know
Hydrant Flushing The Athens Fire Department will be flushing and testing hydrants from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday on Richland Avenue. Residents may experience discolored water due to iron sediments stirred up from increased flow, but the water remains safe. No boil order will be issued, but the city recommends not to wash laundry...
Softball: Ohio's second season under Jenna Hall brings hopeful future to program
Ohio’s 2024 season ultimately came to an end last week without a Mid-American Conference trophy in hand or an NCAA Tournament appearance on the horizon. Despite ending the season on a loss, second-year Ohio coach Jenna Hall and the entire program have set a steady foundation for prolonged success to come.
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