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Perry County real estate transfers
June 21-27. Listed prices do not necessarily reflect actual property values. • Elizabeth Ann Cotterman and Theodore E. Cotterman, property in Pike Township and New Lexington, to the Village of New Lexington, $550,000. • Deborah J. Tomlin, lots 159-167, Moxahala, to Ronald E. Rathbun, $3,500. • Mary Louise Bowen and Jeffrey W. Kauffman, 0.14 acres,...
Court receives subsidy grants from Department of Youth Services
NEW LEXINGTON — Perry County Probate/Juvenile Judge Luann Cooperrider has announced that her court has received additional funds from the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Judge Cooperrider has received an additional amount of $30,372.71 for a total of $309,986.26 paid to the Perry County Juvenile Court. The money is used to provide programs for youth and families in Perry County such as the Alpha School, counseling, U-Turn, Horse Power, drug and alcohol prevention programs and many other programs, all grant funded. Judge Cooperrider has received the funding each year as the department continues to support successful programs.
New resource center to open in Nelsonville
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — A new resource center in Nelsonville aims to reduce barriers community members face in accessing social service providers. The Athens County Community Cares Resource Center, located on Nelsonville Public Square in the former Fruth Pharmacy at 10 W. Washington St., will open on Monday. “The idea...
Chauncey Gays forms to build LGBTQ+ community in a tiny Ohio village
This piece was originally published in Athens County Independent and appears here with permission. A new group, the Chauncey Gays, aims to grow LGBTQ+ community in the small Southeastern Ohio village of less than 1,000 residents. The group formed after several members successfully advocated for various initiatives at Chauncey Village...
Commissioners open road material bids, hear splash pad concerns
NEW LEXINGTON — At the June 26 Perry County Board of Commissioners’ meeting, commissioners Dan Kinsel and Ben Carpenter addressed a handful of issues and opened bids for the purchase of materials for three county roads. The roads in question are County Roads 97, 57 and 12. One company, the Ohio Bridge Corporation, was the sole bidder for each one, with price bids of $80,270 for County Road 97; $74,848 for County Road 57; and $109,140 for County Road 12. The commissioners indicated they will...
Nelsonville City Council to reinstitute mayor’s court
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — At its regular meeting June 24, Nelsonville City Council moved to revive its mayor’s court, which has not been in session since last November. The body also approved a new contract with the Nelsonville Police Department union, including 15% pay raises. Council heard first reading...
New area non-profit connects veterans with the healing power of nature
ROSEVILLE — For Jason Maxwell, founder and CEO of Warriors to Wilderness, a southern Ohio non-profit that offers free therapeutic hunting and outdoor experiences to veterans, the first inspiration for the project came from a personal experience. When he retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years, Maxwell had reached the rank of senior chief in the Seabees (combat engineers), and had seen action in Iraq three times and Afghanistan twice. Returning to civilian life and a job with the Department of Defense, he brought...
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