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2 weeks ago | 
farmanddairy.com | Ashley Bunton
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — Texas Longhorn bulls are photographed when the time is right, and on a Friday afternoon in May, Darol Dickinson takes a camera out of his office and gets in a bull’s pasture at his Ohio ranch, Dickinson Cattle Company. “There’s a certain period of time when the bulls have slicked off from winter and they aren’t worn down from breeding cows,” Darol says.
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2 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
Each year, intimate partner violence in Athens County causes a $6 million economic loss through direct and hidden costs, the 2024 Ohio Domestic Violence Network said in a report published this year. It’s a chunk of the $1.2 billion economic impact of intimate partner violence on the State of Ohio annually. kAm|J $:DE6C’D !=246[ 2 >6>36C @C82?:K2E:@? @7 E96 ~9:@ s@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46 }6EH@C<[ H@C<D @?
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2 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
“The Passion Flower is the official flower of Athens,” Passion Works Studio says about the handcrafted painted flower art, cut from newspaper printing plates, its artisans hand make and sell to be displayed as outdoor decor or centerpieces. kAmpD @7 E96 52E6 @7 E9:D 2CE:4=6[ !2DD:@? (@C<D $EF5:@[ a_ t] $E2E6 $E][ 925 D@>6 @7 E96 4@=@C7F= A@==:?2E@C 2CE A:646D :? DE@4< 2?5 2G2:=23=6 @? :ED H63D:E6[ =:<6 “q66” 3J $E24J $EC:4<>2<6C 2?5 “qFEE6C7=J” 3J $4@EE qC@@<D]k^AmkAm%@ 255 2?@E96C A2DD:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
The following crimes and reports were on the court calendar this week at the Athens County Court of Common Pleas:kAmkDEC@?8m$E2E6 @7 ~9:@k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmy2>6D #] (:==:2>D[ &?:@? uFC?246[ ~9:@[ DE2EFD 4@?76C6?46[ 5@>6DE:4 G:@=6?46]k^AmkAmy62??J z] |@?<[ }6=D@?G:==6[ ~9:@[ 3@?5 962C:?8[ 288C2G2E65 A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8D]k^AmkAmv2CCJ z] z:EE=6[ pE96?D[ ~9:@[ 2CC2:8?>6?E 962C:?8[ 288C2G2E65 A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8D]k^AmkAmr2C:DD2 s] uC66C[ }6=D@?G:==6[ ~9:@[ 962C:?8[ A@DD6DD:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
Cyclists recreating on area roads and trails, like the 22-mile Hockhocking Adena Bikeway, the Baileys Trail System and the 10-mile Moonville Rail Trail, sometimes stop by Paul Carter’s bicycle repair shop in Athens. kAmq@342E q:<6D @? (6DE $E:>D@? pG6?F6 86ED 3FDJ :? E96 DF>>6C D@ r2CE6C 6IA2?565 E96 D9@A’D 9@FCD :? |2J E@ DE2J @A6?
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3 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
When author Sam Quinones visited Athens to speak at Ohio University about the opioid crisis in 2017 after publishing “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opioid Epidemic,” WOUB Public Media reported he said ending the crisis will involve being able to predict the future: “There is not one solution.”kAm%H@ J62CD =2E6C[ ~9:@ &?:G6CD:EJ 4@==23@C2E65 H:E9 @E96C F?:G6CD:E:6D @? E96 =2C86DE 255:4E:@? AC6G6?E:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
The following crimes and reports were on the court calendar this week at the Athens County Court of Common Pleas:kAmkDEC@?8m$E2E6 @7 ~9:@k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm$92H? s] p866 yC[ $@FE962DE6C? ~9:@ #68:@?2= y2:=[ ;FCJ EC:2=[ A@DD6DD:@? @7 4@42:?6[ A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 76?E2?J=\C6=2E65 DF3DE2?46[ 288C2G2E65 A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8D[ EC277:4<:?8 :? 4@42:?6[ EC277:4<:?8 :? 2 76?E2?J=\C6=2E65 4@>A@F?5[ 92G:?8 H62A@?D H9:=6 F?56C 5:D23:=:EJ]k^AmkAm}2E92?:6= (62E96CDA@@?[ $@FE962DE6C? ~9:@ #68:@?2= y2:=[ ;FCJ EC:2=[ A@DD6DD:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
On Friday, May 23, the Athens County Board of Elections accepted the resignation of Republican deputy elections director Debbie Quivey when she shared a letter of retirement with the board. Her last day will be on July 25. kAm“x’G6 ;FDE AC6D6?E65 2 =6EE6C @7 >J C6E:C6>6?E[” "F:G6J D2:5] “x’G6 564:565 x’> 8@:?8 E@ C6E:C6 @? yF=J ad 2?5 :E’D <:?5 @7 3:EE6CDH66E]”k^AmkAm$96 D2:5 D96 82G6 E96 3@2C5 2 =6EE6C 7C@> 2 5@4E@C 4@?46C?:?8 2 C646?E DFC86CJ] %96 3@2C5 G@E65 E@ 8:G6 "F:G6J A6C>:DD:@?
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4 weeks ago | 
athensmessenger.com | Ashley Bunton
Guest speakers and off-campus excursions from Ohio University during a two-day conference to learn about outdoor recreation in Appalachian Ohio are drawing people together in Athens on July 22 and 23 for the Ohio Outdoor Recreation Economy Conference. kAmp ?6HD C6=62D6 @? |2J `e D2:5 E96 ~FE5@@C #64C62E:@? r@F?4:= @7 pAA2=249:2 W~#rpX[ H9:49 7@F?565 E96 4@?76C6?46 7@C :ED 7:CDE 2??F2= 6G6?E[ H:== 3C:?8 E@86E96C @G6C `d_ A6@A=6 7C@> 2C@F?5 E96 C68:@? “E@ 6IA=@C6 9@H @FE5@@C C64C62E:@? 64@?@>:6D 42?
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4 weeks 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 @?
