Jefferson had a point about throwing off tyrants

The Athens Village Board on May 18 approved the hiring of Edgar native RJ Knetter as a parttime police officer, pending a background check. Knetter had been working as a part-time police officer for the village of Edgar.The board also approved a fiveyear contract with Axon Enterprise for police officers TASERS, at a cost of $18,600.Other business■ Steve Brewster, president of the Athens Area Tra...

Edgar School District bookkeeper Morgan Mueller told the school board last Wednesday that the school district is currently facing a $40,000 deficit in its budget going into the end of this school year.Mueller said the deficit is the result of the school district receiving less Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) funds and a less money from a open enrollment, along with a deficit in the food service bu...