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Barcelona · BarcelonaThe Paper Circle at 35 W. Columbus St. in Nelsonville in June 2025. Photo by Eric Boll. NELSONVILLE, Ohio — After 22 years, Paper Circle is closing its Nelsonville studio June 30. But it may live on through a proposed paper museum in Athens. Paper Circle, located at 35 W. Columbus St., was formed in 2002 by Sara Gilfert for “the preservation, advancement, education and celebration of paper making, book arts and printmaking.” Gilfert passed away…See the Story
Paper Circle Closes Nelsonville Location, Looks Towards New Chapter at Proposed Museum – Athens County Independent
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Drought · AthensLarvae leave brown patches on the leaf when they eat between the lower and upper epidermis of the leaf. Photo by Renae Hefty. ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio —If your tulip trees are looking a little sad this year, you’re not alone. Thomas Macy, forest health program manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, started getting reports about tulip trees — sometimes called yellow poplars — with fewer leaves “probably about the second week of May.” In…Read Article
Tulip trees exhibit stress from pests, drought – Athens County Independent
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Cats · AthensALBANY- Sandra Lee Hope was born December 7, 1946 to William D. and Gertrude V. Lieuellen in Akron and passed away June 15, 2025 after an extended bout with cancer at her home with her family. Sandra graduated from Albany High School in1964. Sandra worked for General Telephone Company for several years as an operator and as a Frame Technician until 1979. She was a member of the Albany United Methodist Church in Albany, Ohio, where she taught S…Read Article
Sandra Lee Hope – Athens County Independent
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Three Ohio Field Hockey Members Named to 2025 CSC Academic All-District® At-Large Team - Ohio University
Local students named to Ohio University's president's, dean's and provost's lists
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Thomas E. Shifflet Sr. – Athens County Independent
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Ohio University discusses 2026 budget
Ohio investments in jails putting squeeze on local budgets as inmate population declines
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Geer sets impressive records at Newport, heads to D1 Ohio U for field hockey and nursing career
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