Candidate forums are running a little differently this election cycle.
The League of Women Voters of Athens County hosted a virtual forum for the two candidates for the Athens County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile and Probate Division judge on last week.
Both candidates, candidates Kenneth E. Ryan and Zachary L. Saunders, tuned in to respond to questions from community members, who submitted queries before the event.
Tonya Conrath was the moderator for the evening, and she began the evening by acknowledging the passing of Juvenile and Probate Judge Robert Stewart.
Judge Stewart, 70, was in his 18th year as Athens County Probate Juvenile Judge. He died on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Monday the appointment of Zachary L. Saunders to the Athens County Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division.
Saunders, of The Plains, will assume office on Dec. 17, and will be replacing Judge Kenneth Ryan, who resigned from the position on Nov. 13, as a result of the November election in which Saunders won the Judgeâs seat. Following Ryanâs resignation, Judge George McCarthy was assigned by the Ohio Supreme Court as the presiding and administrative judge of the Juvenile/Probate Court until DeWine could appoint Saunders.
âIâm excited. Obviously Iâm nervous, but I canât tell you how excited I am for the future and to show Athens County voters what I said I was going to do,â Saunders said of the appointment.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Week in Review (For the week ending Dec. 11, 2020)
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OHIO – Throughout the week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined by Lt. Governor Jon Husted and First Lady Fran DeWine, and provided updates on Ohio s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other state initiatives.
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Monday, Governor DeWine issued a statement to Congress urging passage of another COVID-19 relief package. I strongly urge Congress to pass a much-needed bipartisan COVID-19 relief package before leaving Washington for the holiday recess. We are grateful in Ohio for the significant federal assistance provided to date, but more relief is desperately needed to support the ongoing state and local government response to this pandemic and to help our citizens, businesses, health care providers, essential workers, and schools as we face the public he
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Week in Review for the week ending Dec. 11, 2020 Friday, December 11, 2020 10:28 PM
COLUMBUS Throughout the week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was joined
by Lt. Governor Jon Husted and First Lady Fran DeWine, and provided
updates on Ohio s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other
state initiatives.
On Monday, Governor DeWine issued a statement to Congress urging passage of another COVID-19 relief package. I
strongly urge Congress to pass a much-needed bipartisan COVID-19 relief
package before leaving Washington for the holiday recess. We are
grateful in Ohio for the significant federal assistance provided to
date, but more relief is desperately needed to support the ongoing state