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Sunday, May 12,2013
Election NEWS

Council primary had one missing ingredient – students

By David DeWitt
A majority of Ohio University students left town by last Tuesday's primary election, and numbers from the Athens County Board of Elections reflect the low turnout that resulted.
Sunday, May 12,2013
Election NEWS

Independent city candidate thinks voters need a choice

By David DeWitt
City of Athens voters will get some options this November after all. With the filing of independent candidate Troy Gregorino last Monday, the race for the three at-large City Council seats will now be contested.
Wednesday, May 8,2013
Election NEWS

Incumbents, challenger to advance to general election ballot in Nov.

Independent candidate throws name into ring

By David DeWitt
The winners of Tuesday's Athens Democratic Primary election on Wednesday morning expressed gratitude for voter support, graciousness to their opponents and anticipation of a now-contested November general election.
Tuesday, May 7,2013
Election NEWS

Patterson, Knisely and Cochran win Dem nod for Athens City Council

Trimble levy fails by 16 votes

By David DeWitt

The night went to the incumbents, with Athens City Council members Christine Knisely and Steve Patterson, both Democrats, winning their party's nomination for re-election Tuesday night. Challenger Jennifer Cochran took the party's third nod in unofficial results posted by the Athens County Board of Elections around 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday, May 1,2013
Election NEWS

Departing council member endorses challenger

At-large City Council Democratic primary candidate Michael Bart this week secured himself the Elahu Gosney bump, for whatever it's worth, taking the endorsement of the outgoing council member.
Sunday, April 28,2013
Election NEWS

Dem gov hopeful slams GOP state budgeting

By Jim Phillips
Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald didn't mince words about incumbent Republican Gov. John Kasich during a visit to Athens Saturday.
Sunday, March 31,2013
Election NEWS

Council candidates weigh in on city infrastructure projects

By David DeWitt
The city of Athens has some major infrastructure projects lined up for the near future, with massive renovations to its wastewater treatment plant, repairs to Columbus Road and a rehabilitation of Richland Avenue south.
Wednesday, February 27,2013
Election NEWS

Former councilman tries again

By David DeWitt
The at-large Democratic primary for Athens City Council has one new candidate in Michael McSteen, whose petitions were recently certified by the Athens County Board of Elections.
Sunday, February 24,2013
Election NEWS

When it comes to frack ban, candidates agree

All five at-large Athens candidates support ban

By David DeWitt
All five candidates in the Democratic primary for City Council's three at-large seats expressed support over the weekend for the efforts of the local Bill of Rights Committee to ban horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Athens and potentially in the watershed that supplies drinking water to Athens.
Sunday, January 27,2013
Election NEWS

Still just one new candidate for council

By David DeWitt
Though the filing deadline is fast approaching, only one new candidate for Athens City Council has emerged, local DJ and manager at Avalanche Pizza Michael Bart.
 
 
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