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Athens Co Winter Weather Advisory in effect 7PM, Fri, 2/16/24 until 4AM, Sat, 2/17/24, snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches

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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Athens County from 7:00PM, Friday, February 16, 2024, until 4:00AM, Saturday, February 17, 2024.

WHAT – Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts possible.

WHERE – Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northern, southern and western West Virginia.

WHEN – From 7:00PM, Friday, February 16, 2024, until 4:00AM, Saturday, February 17, 2024.

IMPACTS – Plan for slippery road conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS – Slow down and use caution while traveling.

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Buchtel water outage Fri, 2/16/24 at 9AM, lasting 4HRS to connect new water lines, followed by boil order for Buchtel until 7AM, Mon, 2/19/24, boil water for 3MIN before consuming

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The Nelsonville Water Department will be turning off water service to the Village of Buchtel on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 9:00AM, to allow crews to perform a connection of the new water main at 12th Street and to switch the Nelsonville/ York School Complex over to the new water line. The work should take approximately four (4) hours to complete. When water service is restored, there will be a boil order for the Village of Buchtel until 7:00AM, Monday, February 19, 2024.

When a boil order is in effect, we ask all who are affected to boil their cooking and drinking water for three (3) minutes before being consumed.

Nelsonville City Council accepting letters of interest for open City Council position until 2/21/24

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The City of Nelsonville is seeking people interested in filling one (1) open position for City Council member as soon as possible. To be considered for the City Council, the applicants must be a qualified elector who has been continuously a resident and a qualified elector of the City of one (1) year next prior to their election, and who is not the occupant of an incompatible office, shall be eligible to serve as a member of City Council. Each member of Council shall continue to be a resident and qualified elector of the City throughout their term of office, failing which Council shall remove them from office.

To apply for the position of City Council member please submit letters of interest to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by February 21,2024. The letter of interest should include the applicant’s full name, home address, telephone number and reason for interest. All letters will be reviewed and those interested will be contacted to set up an interview with the Council. 

Nelsonville boil order for all customers at Pine Grove Apartments until 12PM, Thu, 2/15/24, boil cooking and drinking water for 3 minutes before consuming

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The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for all customers at Pine Grove Apartments, located at 560 West Franklin Street until 12:00PM, Thursday, February 15, 2024. The boil order is due to crews tying Pine Grove Apartments water line into a new water line.

When a boil order is in effect, we ask all who are affected to boil their cooking and drinking water for three (3) minutes before being consumed.

Nelsonville PD would like to remind motorists to protect their vehicles from catching the eyes of criminals, LOCK IT OR LOOSE IT

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Nelsonville Police Department would like to remind motorists of the following tips to help protect their vehicles from catching the eyes of criminals:

  • LOCK your vehicle and take the keys and key fobs with you.
  • Do not leave any valuables in the car, especially in plain view.
  • NEVER leave your vehicle running to cool down or warm up.
  • Take a photo of your registration and remove personal documents from the car.
  • It takes only seconds for a person to hop in a running car and drive off.

Did you know?

  • A car is stolen every 45 seconds, in the United States.
  • 25% of the vehicles stolen had keys inside the vehicle.
  • 70% of the vehicles stolen were left unlocked.
  • More than 66% of vehicle thefts occur at night.
  • 95% of the vehicles stolen had no anti-theft devices.

 The most frequently stolen vehicles for Ohio in 2022 were:

  1. Hyundai Elantra              
  2. Hyundai Sonata               
  3. Kia Optima                      
  4. Ford pickup (Full Size)               
  5. Kia Sportage                    
  6. Kia Forte              
  7. Chevrolet pickup (Full Size)                   
  8. Honda Accord                  
  9. Honda Civic                     
  10. Chevrolet Malibu

Nelsonville boil order for all customers on Pine Grove Dr until 12PM, Wed, 2/14/24, boil cooking and drinking water for 3 minutes before consuming

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The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for all customers on Pine Grove Drive until 12:00PM, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The boil order is due to crews tying Pine Grove Drive water line into a new water line.

When a boil order is in effect, we ask all who are affected to boil their cooking and drinking water for three (3) minutes before being consumed.

Nelsonville City Council Special Meeting, Sat, 2/10/2024 Recording at https://youtu.be/wHA-swsd6Vk

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The Nelsonville City Council held a special meeting on Saturday, February 10, at 6:00 PM, at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and act on,

  1. Adopt an ordinance to appoint Mathew Voltolini as Nelsonville Law Director per Nelsonville City Charter article 6:05.
  2. Adopt an ordinance accepting Garry Hunter’s counteroffer to settle all of Garry Hunter’s legal claims against the City of Nelsonville, Ohio.
  3. President’s remarks.

The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel at, https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u.

Nelsonville City Council special meeting Sat, 2/10/24, 6PM, at City Hall, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The Nelsonville City Council will hold a special meeting on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 6:00 PM, at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and act on,

  1. Adopt an ordinance to appoint Mathew Voltolini as Nelsonville Law Director per Nelsonville City Charter article 6:05.
  2. Adopt an ordinance accepting Garry Hunter’s counteroffer to settle all of Garry Hunter’s legal claims against the City of Nelsonville, Ohio.
  3. President’s remarks.

Citizens comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Saturday, February 10, 2024. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.