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Austin Powder responds to gas release in new media advisory
At 8:30 a.m. on the morning of June 11, nitrogen oxide gas plumed from Austin Powder’s Red Diamond Plant into the skies of Vinton County, causing evacuations ...
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DeWine signs $60B budget bill: Here’s what he passed and vetoed
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine passed the state’s biennial budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Monday night with an accompanying ...
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Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case on transgender students' participation in school sports. The justices said Thursday they will review lower court-rulings in favor of transgender athletes ...
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Ohio lawmakers propose bill that would grant legal personhood at moment of fertilization
Abortion advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill that, if passed, would nullify the results of Ohio’s 2023 referendum ...
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New land conveyance standards set in Athens County
Athens County Auditor Jill Davidson said two public hearings conducted on the county’s draft land conveyance standards ...
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Athens Co. Property Transfers
6/30/2025 Joshua E. McWilliams sold to Fauber Rentals LLC: 15 S. Shafer St., Unit 402. Athens, OH, for $120,500. 6/30/2025 Amy L. Heaton sold to Andrew VanLandingham: 0 Marietta Run Road. Bern Twp., ...