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Ex-prosecutor staffers drop sex discrimination suit against former boss
COLUMBUS — Two former employees of the Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office have dropped their federal sex discrimination lawsuit against the county and its former Prosecutor Ryan Black. Kate Ricketts and Kelsey Vanscyoc, the two women who were the plaintiffs in the suit, had alleged, among other things, that Black subjected them and other female staffers to an ongoing, unwelcome barrage of “demeaning, degrading, sexist and offensive comments and conduct”; used his authority to pressure Vanscyoc into having sex with him; and kept employees, who knew...
Proposed parcel fee to purchase local recycling center fails to pass
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A proposed parcel fee aimed at buying the Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers has failed to pass, leaving its fate still uncertain. The proposed $24 per year fee on improved parcels in Athens and Hocking counties needed support from a majority of the six-member Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District board.
One suit against local manufacturing firm dismissed
LOGAN — Two of the companies that are suing Logan Glass Technologies LLC for allegedly unpaid business debts have dropped their lawsuit. In June Direct Energy Business, LLC and Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC filed a complaint in Hocking County Common Pleas Court against the Logan-based manufacturer. It alleged that Logan Glass Technologies had failed to pay for supplies of natural gas it had bought from the supplier, and owed more than $660,000. ...
Citing prosecutor replacement effort, Moritz asks for delay of trial
LOGAN — Perhaps unsurprisingly given recent developments, the defense attorney for indicted former sheriff’s deputy Caleb Moritz has asked the judge who is hearing the case to push back the date of Moritz’s trial, currently scheduled to begin Aug. 19. Four months after Moritz resigned in April of last year as chief deputy of the Hocking County Sheriff’s office, he was indicted on felony charges of grand theft and intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case. A new indictment issued in...
Commissioners nix parcel fee for both county and waste district
LOGAN — Thursday morning, in response to significant public opposition at last week’s public hearing, the Hocking County Commissioners unanimously voted down the Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District’s (AHSWD) $24 annual improved parcel fee. After the vote, the Athens County Commissioners held their own meeting in Athens and voted to table the matter. According to President Lenny Elliason, the vote was rendered mute as both member counties had to agree in order to pass the fee. ...
Hocking County real estate transfers
July 8–12. Listed prices do not necessarily reflect actual property values. • Austin L. and Kimberly M. Fisher, 35752 state Route 56, to Kimberly Fisher, exempt, pursuant to court order, to the extent that such transfer is not the result of a sale effected or completed pursuant to such order. • Jonathan L. Hutchison and Maverick Investment Group LLC, 180 Warner Ave., to Jillian and Hunter Kost, $171,000. ...
The final public hearing on parcel fees brings new perspectives and new options
LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB) — A proposed parcel fee to preserve the local recycling center received a cool reception in Logan last week. It was the last of three public hearings put on by the Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District. The annual parcel fee would tax properties in Athens and Hocking...
Chemical supplier asks for summary judgment against Logan Glass Technologies
LOGAN — One of the companies that has taken a Logan-based manufacturing firm to court over allegedly unpaid business debts has asked a judge to grant summary judgment in its favor. As previously reported in The Logan Daily News, Sisecam Chemicals Resources, LLC filed suit in Hocking County Common Pleas Court March 1 against Logan Glass Technologies, LLC. The complaint alleged that Logan Glass Technologies, which had moved into and retrofitted the old Savant/GE Lighting plant on state Route 93 in Logan, had failed to...
Hocking County Children’s Chorus marks 45th year
LOGAN — This coming fall marks the 45th anniversary for the Hocking County Children’s Chorus, and upcoming plans look as though it will be another terrific year for the choristers, their families and the community. There are a full slate of choral performances, two musical theater productions, and another trip to lead the National Anthem at a Columbus Clippers game next spring already on the schedule. Registration for the new 2024-2025 season began July 1 and will run through Aug. 16. HCCC is open to...
Solid waste district parcel fee met with mixed feedback (Updated)
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District has completed three public hearings on its proposed fee on improved parcels in Athens and Hocking counties. The district’s policy committee recommended convening the hearings, which were held between June 25 to July 9 in Athens, Nelsonville and Logan. The district wants to impose an annual fee on improved parcels — land with buildings — to underwrite its operations in its two counties. The $24 annual fee would remain in effect, unchanged, for 10 years.
School district planning ahead for coming enrollment drop-off
LOGAN — Declining enrollment rates at Logan-Hocking School District (LHSD) have Supt. Monte Bainter “very concerned” about the district’s future, despite its current financial position being relatively healthy. Bainter presented on the issue of enrollment at Monday evening’s school board meeting, something that is set to face schools in Columbus and across the nation in the coming years. LHSD’s total student population has dropped gradually over the last 25 years,...
Select residents in Athens, Hocking and Perry counties can get assistance during the summer
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A program to help some residents pay for utilities or air conditioning during the summer is now open to Athens, Hocking and Perry county residents. HAPCAP’s home energy assistance summer crisis program started last week and will go through Sept. 30. It provides income-eligible...
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