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Athens, Ohio · AthensATHENS, Ohio –– Joan Andrea Yurick Fucci passed away July 28, 2025. She was at home surrounded by her husband and two daughters. Joan was born to John and Millie Kallquist Yurick in a small town in southwestern Pennsylvania and grew up in Duquesne and West Mifflin, suburbs of Pittsburgh. She was an only child but was surrounded by a large loving family with lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Dancing was an important part of Joan’s life as a you…Read Article
Joan Andrea Yurick Fucci – Athens County Independent
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Abortion · AthensYou might have thought that abortion rights were safe in Ohio after the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment to the Ohio Constitution was passed by 57% of the vote in 2023. But think again. In mid-June, two southwestern Ohio representatives — Rep. Levi Dean, R-Xenia and Rep. Jonathan Newman, R-Troy — introduced House Bill 370, the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act. intent is to “entirely abolish abortion in this state.” The bill’s numerous cosp…Read Article
Ohio voted for abortion rights. Now some lawmakers want to take them away
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