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Mayor Steve Patterson considers bid for congressional seat thepostathens.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepostathens.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In January this newspaper reported, âAthens could have its most competitive election season in years, and it would be thanks to Damon Krane.â Thatâs now unlikely, so an explanation and final appeal are in order. First off, I wasnât bluffing. With all eight seats on Athens City Council up for grabs, I encouraged nearly 100 people to run. Seven people expressed serious to moderate interest, and we spent hours talking logistics. This was a different approach than I took in 2019, when I simply launched my own campaign for mayor. I ended up working closely with council candidates Ellie Hamrick and Chris Monday, but we had not conferred before deciding to run, since we barely knew each other back then. ....
Athens NEWS Associate Editor Athens City Councilmember Pete Kotses said Monday that heâs resigning at the end of the week, bringing his three-term career as a member of the body to an early close after announcing in January he wouldnât seek another term. Kotses, an at-large Democrat, said in an interview that he decided to leave once it became clear that the primary to replace him was uncontested with Ben Ziff, a Donkey Coffee manager, pursuing the Democratic nomination. Itâs still possible that Independent candidates could surface in the general election. Kotses said his life shifted radically in 2020 after closing his bicycle shop, which monopolized much of his time over the years, contributing to his decision to step down from Council. ....
Athens County Board of Elections split on deputy director appointment; LaRose to decide instead athensnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from athensnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Athens NEWS Associate Editor The longtime deputy director of The Athens County Board of Elections died Friday at Ohio Health OâBleness Hospital. Penny Lynn Brooks, 68, served on the Board of Elections since 1973. The exact cause of her death is unknown, but John Haseley, the Democratic member of the Board of Elections and chair of the Athens County Democratic Party, said she had recently been diagnosed with cancer. He wasnât able to provide further details about her illness. âHer extended Democratic family is heartbroken,â Haseley said. Brooks, a Democrat, was previously awarded by the Ohio Senate with having the most years of public service with the Board of Elections, according to her obituary in The Athens Messenger. She was also in the past granted the âlifetime achievementâ award from the Athens County Democratic Party, the Athens County Democratic volunteer of the year, and the Ohio election official volunteer of the year. ....