Ashley Bunton

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

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1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Athens County Public Libraries (ACPL) completed its state financial audit for 2023 and 2024, the Ohio Auditor of State said in a May 19 news release. kAm“%9:D H2D 2 C@FE:?6[ =:>:E65 2F5:E @7 E96 pE96?D r@F?EJ !F3=:4 {:3C2C:6D 2?5 H6 5:5 ?@E :56?E:7J 2?J :DDF6D :? E96 DA64:7:4 2C62D H6 C6G:6H65[” ~9:@ pF5:E@C @7 $E2E6 !C6DD $64C6E2CJ s2G:5 #@@C3249 E@=5 %96 pE96?D |6DD6?86C @?

1 week ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Incoming Athens City Council President Micah McCarey (at-large) ran unopposed for the seat on the May 6 primary election ballot. There were 1,040 votes cast for McCarey, according to preliminary election results from the Athens County Board of Elections, and he will appear on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. kAmkDEC@?8m%96 pE96?D |6DD6?86Cik^DEC@?8m (92E H2D J@FC C624E:@? E@ E96 @FE4@>6 @7 E96 AC:>2CJ 6=64E:@?nk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|:429 |4r2C6Jik^DEC@?8m tG6?

1 week ago | farmanddairy.com | Ashley Bunton

ATHENS, Ohio — Processing stalks of hemp and flax into fiber that can be used for weaving or spinning is a relatively new craft for fiber artist Isaac Coblentz at the Cannabis Museum in Athens County, Ohio. “I’m going into my second year,” said 50-year-old Coblentz. During fiber demonstrations at the Cannabis Museum, a job he began in 2023 after moving from his hometown of Ashtabula to Athens, Coblentz educates people about how to work the raw plant materials into string.

2 weeks ago | athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton

Giving away marijuana as a gift could become penalized by the Ohio Legislature as a drug trafficking offense if Ohio House Bill 160 passes. kAm|2C:;F2?2 4@?DF>6CD H9@ 8C@H >2C:;F2?2 2E 9@>6 2?5 8:G6 D@>6 E@ 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J 2D 8:7ED H@F=5 36 @FE=2H65 3642FD6 wq `e_ DE2E6D A@DD6DD:@? 2?5 EC2?D76C @7 9@>68C@H? >2C:;F2?2 7C@> 2? F?=:46?D65 A6CD@? :D :==682=] wq `e_ H2D :?EC@5F465 @? |2C49 e 3J #6AF3=:42? #6A] qC:2? $E6H2CE H9@ C6AC6D6?ED G@E6CD :? |25:D@? 2?5 !:4<2H2J 4@F?E:6D 2?5 2 A2CE @7 uC2?<=:?