Athens approves changes to its personnel manual

The old Louie’s Pub building in Edgar was rezoned into a residential property Monday night, paving the way for a real estate firm to renovate the building into a single-family home. At the recommendation of the village’s planning commission, the village board approved a motion to rezone the property at 220 W. Redwood St. from B-1 Central Commercial District to R-2 Single Family Residential....

The village ofAthens Board last month approved a list of changes to the employee personnel manual, as recommended by the finance and personnel committee. Employee personnel manual updates are as follows: village employees that retire with 15 or more years of service will now be allowed to receive a maximum payout of $2,000 ($25 per day) of unused sick days; the half day holiday on Good Friday w...