Abby Neff

3 weeks ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — At its May 8 meeting, the committee overseeing Nelsonville’s transition from a charter to a statutory form of government proposed a possible solution for the “December problem” — one-month terms for elected city officials. The Nelsonville Ad-Hoc Advisory Commission faces mounting pressure to figure out how to transition Nelsonville’s city charter government to a statutory form of government.

3 weeks ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Nelsonville City Council met Monday night, less than a week after Issue 4 failed in the May 6 primary election — a measure that would have retained the city’s charter while allowing a mayor-council city government. Of the voters who turned out at the polls Tuesday, around 54% voted against the amendment. Dakota Saul, a Nelsonville resident, addressed the council with concerns about the constitutionality of abolishing the city’s charter.

1 month ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Nelsonville City Council reached unprecedented levels of disorder at a meeting April 14 when the Nelsonville Police Department arrested and charged former Council President Rita Nguyen with “disrupting a lawful meeting.”On Monday, Nguyen interrupted the swearing-in of Nic Joseph Saul and Cameron Peck, who were appointed to fill two vacant council seats by Council President Gregg Clement on March 28.

2 months ago | wvpublic.org | Bill Lynch |Mason Adams |Kelley Libby |Abby Neff

Aaron Dowdy of alternative country band Fust took an outside path to becoming a songwriter. Also, egg prices are up. Some folks are talking about raising backyard chickens. And, Helvetia, West Virginia’s old world Fasnacht festival continues to grow, in part because of an online video game. Organizers are OK with it. You’ll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.

2 months ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Nelsonville City Manager Tom Cangemi — who had been on administrative leave for almost eight months — resigned via email before the council’s regular meeting on March 24.                                                        The council accepted his resignation, which he tendered via email on Monday, with council member Opha Lawson absent. Cangemi’s resignation letter was sent from a Marietta-based labor law firm.