Kenneth Artz

2 weeks ago | heartland.org | Kenneth Artz

Recipients of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine experienced more all-cause deaths within the first 100 days post-vaccination than those who received the Moderna shot, a new study of 1.47 million people found. Although all-cause mortality for either shot should have been the same, 230 more people per 100,000 who got the Pfizer jab died within the first 12 months after inoculation, and 83 out of 100,000 died from cardiovascular causes, than with the Moderna shot.

Dec 2, 2024 | athensreview.com | Kenneth Artz

The Ninth Annual Athens Hometown Holiday Market, held for the first time at the Cain Center YMCA this past Friday and Saturday, was a rousing success according to organizer DJ Warren, Market Manager for The Athens Farmers Market. “This indoor market gives the vendors an opportunity to meet and greet the community on another level and give something something a little more upscale and high-end, so there’s a lot of cool stuff here,” Warren said.

Dec 1, 2024 | athensreview.com | Kenneth Artz

H. Sterling Burnett, Director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy for The Heartland Institute, set up a weather station to monitor the temperature in an unbiased manner at a three-acre home east of Loop 7 in Athens about 10 days ago. According to Burnett, research at Heartland has shown that as many as 96% of the weather stations in the United States used by the federal government to measure temperatures, are compromised and biased toward measuring urban heat.

Nov 30, 2024 | athensreview.com | Kenneth Artz

In addition to appointing Mandie Quigg as Assistant City Manager for the City of Athens, at the City Council meeting Monday night, the Council also approved a resolution to participate in the Opioid settlement agreement involving Kroger, and heard an update from Fire Chief Gregory Werner on the inspection conducted by the Insurance Services Office and the required improvement plan to be prepared over the next 90 days.

Nov 29, 2024 | athensreview.com | Kenneth Artz

Mandie Quigg, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Athens, was appointed to be the new Assistant City Manager for the City of Athens at the City Council meeting Monday night. Quigg started with the City as a Senior Accountant in 2016 and promoted after about two years later to the position of Finance Director. She earned her MBA in Dec.