Three days after the fire that devastated some businesses on West Union Street and displaced 40 Ohio University students, authorities are still picking up the pieces and planning their next moves. We are too.
In the past three days, we’ve published 11 stories on our front page. Every one of them has been related to the Uptown fire.
Normally, it would be ludicrous to devote that much front-page real estate to one topic, but in this instance, it’s a no-brainer.
The fire is the talk of the town and has a larger residual effect on our readers than anything we have reported in recent memory.
From the local businesses that were decimated and the city officials responsible for cleaning up the mess, to the students without a home and the school administrators finding housing for them, many lives have changed since Sunday morning.
Just like those affected by the fire, we’re in this for the long haul. We’re committed to covering the aftermath of this tragic event until the displaced students find a new sense of normalcy and West Union Street is reconstructed.
Stick with us along the way.
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