The City of Nelsonville Water Department has repaired the water line break that has caused low water pressure and water outages to Nelsonville water customers in Nelsonville, Buchtel and parts of York Township. A boil order remains in effect for those areas until further notice. Nelsonville water customers may continue to experience low water pressure over the 24 hours as the city’s water system returns to full service.
The City of Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for the entire City and the Village of Buchtel and York Township water customers until further notice. A major water line break is being repaired and has caused low pressure in the water system. Crews are working to repair the break as soon as possible. Areas that are serviced by the Nelsonville water system may experience a water outage until repairs are completed. Boil orders are put into place as a result of broken water lines or local flooding. When this happens, the drinking water may have been contaminated which can cause many illnesses.
Here are some tips to keep in mind, should you find yourself in this situation:
The Athens County Engineer’s Office closed County Road 4, Glen Ebon Road in York Township due to high flood water. The roadway will be reopened once the flood waters recede. Do not drive into flood waters, remember, turn around, don’t drown!
A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL TUESDAY, 3/15 AT 6AM. RECENT RAINFALL HAS PUSHED SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS TO NEAR BANKFULL.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE THESE STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD. IN GENERAL IT WOULD TAKE 0.75 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IN UNDER 3 HOURS TO CAUSE FLOODING ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND NEAR THE ROUTE 50 CORRIDOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
The Nelsonville City Council announces that there will be a Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 5:30 pm in council chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville City Council announces that the Street Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm in council chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville City Council will hold a regular Council meeting on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at City Hall. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville City Council announces that there will be a Planning and Development Committee meeting on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 5:30 pm in council chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville City Council announces that there will be a Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 5:30 pm in council chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The following incidents have been listed by Athens County Crime Solvers Anonymous as March 2016 Crimes of the Month.
The Athens Police Department is requesting your information pertaining to three criminal acts, connected by DNA, which occurred within the City of Athens.
The Athens, Ohio Police Department is actively investigating three separate but related violent assaults which took place in Athens between 2006 and 2015.
On June 20, 2015, at approximately 2:00 AM, a female was walking home from the uptown area. As she walked through the parking lot at the rear of 19 E. Carpenter St, an unknown suspect approached her from behind and attempted to sexually assault her but was scared away by others walking in the area.
DNA evidence obtained as a result of the investigation was submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation for analysis. The results of the analysis showed the suspect from the 2015 assault was the same suspect that had been identified by DNA in a sexual assault reported in 2006. The details of the 2006 sexual assault are very similar to the 2015.
In the 2006 incident, the female victim was also walking home from the uptown area when she noticed an unknown white male following her. After arriving home, the suspect illegally entered the victim’s home and forcibly raped the victim and then fled the scene. The victim described the suspect as being 5’08” to 5’10” tall, weighing 130 to 150 pounds, with short light-colored hair. This description is very similar to the description provided by the victim of the 2015 incident.
The third incident occurred in December of 2015. Again, the nature of the assault is similar to the prior incidents.
We are seeking information on the suspect who is described as a white male in his late twenties to early thirties, 5’8” to 5’9” tall, and weighing approximately 160 pounds. The attached composite was developed by the victim of the June, 2015 incident. If you have any information related to these two incidents or know the identity of the suspect, please provide it to the Athens Police Department.
The Athens and Nelsonville Police Departments are requesting your information pertaining to multiple restaurants being broken into and they appear to be related.
The following restaurants were forcibly entered and similar items were taken from each one.
Athens County Crime Solvers Anonymous is offering a $2,000.00 cash reward for information on the above crimes if that information leads to the arrest and/or indictment of the person or persons responsible. *Information on serious misdemeanors will be limited to a $1000.00 cash reward. **Any information that leads to the arrest of an individual responsible for graffiti, the board can authorize up to a $500.00 cash reward. If you have information on these crimes, please call (740) 594 – 3331.
Other cash rewards are available for your information regarding other crimes that have been committed in Athens County and if you have knowledge of other crimes, you are asked to call (740) 594 – 3331. Also visit our website at www.crimesolversofathens.org for information on previous crimes of the month.
Remember! Crime Solvers Anonymous needs your information and not your name so that your information can be passed onto the proper authorities.
Help us to help Athens County become a safer place.
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