Athens County Independent

1 week 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.

1 week ago | athensindependent.com | Corinne Colbert |Martins Ferry |Corinne served

STEWART, Ohio — The Federal Hocking Board of Education voted Tuesday night to nonrenew contracts for two teachers at the middle school and for high school Principal Jake Amlin, as recommended by Superintendent Jason Spencer. Middle school teachers Jaclyn Casey and Carrie Towne are employed under limited contracts, which can be for no more than five years and must be renewed.

1 week ago | athensindependent.com | Dani Kington

ATHENS, Ohio — United Academics of Ohio University argued in an April 14 filing that the university’s objections to the recent faculty union election, if upheld, would unfairly delay faculty unionization and drastically curtail labor organizing throughout the state. The State Employee Relations Board released unofficial election results in March that showed that more than 70% of participating OU faculty members voted to unionize, with UAOU as the employee representative.

1 week ago | athensindependent.com | Corinne Colbert

STEWART, Ohio — Several dozen students at Federal Hocking High School walked out of classes this morning to protest plans to fire Principal Jake Amlin. In the agenda for Tuesday’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Jason Spencer recommends non-renewing Amlin’s contract, as well as contracts for middle school teachers Jaclyn Casey and Carrie Towne. Between 50 and 60 students walked out and gathered in front of the high school entrance beginning at 8:50 a.m., according to participants.

2 weeks ago | athensindependent.com | Dani Kington

ATHENS, Ohio — Last Thursday, April 3, Ohio University filed an objection with the State Employee Relations Board seeking to overturn the results of a recent faculty union election. Over 70% of participating faculty voted in favor of unionization in the election held earlier this year. In its objection, the university said that the union held members-only meetings during the campaign and that the election process was compromised by issues with faculty receiving mail-in ballots.