Voters in Athens County on Tuesday approved an EMS tax levy that provides funding for emergency services, along with a 9-1-1 levy.According to unofficial returns, the EMS tax levy passed by a 5,127-to-3,

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All Athens City Council candidates ran unopposed and secured their seats on Election Day. Megan Leah Almeida, D-1st Ward; John Adams Staser, D-2nd Ward and Paul Isherwood, At-Large succeed Solveig Spjeldnes, Jeff Risner and Micah McCarey, respectively.

After receiving historic amounts of rainfall earlier this year, Athens County is embarking on a project to map flooding and erosion patterns.

The Athens County Emergency Medical Services Replacement and Increase Tax Levy for 2025 will increase the current tax rate by 0.5 mill to match the current property values.

He also contended the Athens County prosecutor at the time had a personal conflict with him and should not have handled the case. “I think most of the residents of Glouster knew that I was a good police officer for them,

ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — A driver was arrested in Athens County after drugs were found inside his vehicle, deputies said. Gregory Spears, 42, was arrested on North Plains Road in The Plains, Ohio, after deputies stopped him on a suspended driver’s ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Athens County man accused of fatally shooting a dog with a pellet gun was arrested over the weekend and is facing two felony charges, according to the prosecutor's office. Scott McCall, 54, was taken into custody on Saturday and was ...

An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper and a Scioto County teen were among the three people injured in a crash in Athens Township Saturday night.

THE PLAINS, Ohio (WCHS) — Ohio State Police are investigating a crash involving a bicycle and pickup truck that left an Athens County woman seriously injured. An elderly driver reportedly struck a 55-year-old Glouster resident Thursday afternoon along ...