New Year, new Sheriff’s Office Budget
By Julia Fair | Jan. 19, 2015The 2015 Sheriff’s Office Budget shows changes in administration, new radio installations and new expenses.
LOCAL
City Council will vote to support marriage equality
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 19, 2015City council will vote on a one reading resolution to express their support for marriage equality.
Low gas prices in Athens not likely to continue
By M.C. Tilton | Jan. 19, 2015Low nationwide gas prices have reached Athens, but their cause and their endurance is still relatively murky.
Legislators offer prediction on 2015-16 state budget
By By William T. Perkins | Jan. 19, 2015John Kasich will announce his plan for the 2015-16 budget in February.
Police and local businesses kept busy this first week back
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 19, 2015Athens may be rowdier during the first weekend after students return, but it’s nothing unexpected.
Male wanted for sexual imposition on campus
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 16, 2015OUPD issues second crime alert relating to the crime in 24 hours.
OUPD issues alert for reported sex crime
By Samuel Howard | Jan. 15, 2015The OUPD crime alert is the first for Spring Semester.
Combination to old safe lost; county officials drill open
By Julia Fair | Jan. 15, 2015A six-foot-tall safe resides inside the Athens County Courthouse… but no one knows what’s inside, and the combination has been lost for years.
Canterbury fills Knisely’s vacated council seat
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 15, 2015Mike Canterbury was appointed to city council Wednesday night.
Athens Chipotle one of many without carnitas following supplier disagreement
By Jeremy Hill | Jan. 15, 2015Athen’s Chipotle location is one of many across the state currently not serving carnitas following an “animal welfare” disagreement with one of the company’s pork suppliers.
OUPD investigating 'gross sexual imposition' from early Thursday morning incident
By Samuel Howard | Jan. 15, 2015A female OU student reported she was sexually assaulted by three white males in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Democrats select new member to fill council vacancy
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 15, 2015Mike Canterbury will be taking the oath of office before next Tuesday’s city council meeting.
You may want to stick to the speed limits during move-in weekend
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 14, 2015During Spring Semester move-on weekend the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued 40 tickets to drivers on U.S. 33 and U.S. 50 in Athen County.
Effectiveness questioned, D.A.R.E. funding decreases
By Julia Fair | Jan. 14, 2015D.A.R.E program see’s decrease in grant applicants
Fire chief asks City Council for a new station — again
By William T. Perkins | Jan. 13, 2015After requests from the current and former fire chiefs, the city maintains that repairs are a more feasible option than acquiring a new fire station.
Across disciplines, OU courses examine Appalachian issues
By Heather Hare | Jan. 13, 2015Students studying education, linguistics are working to better understand problems facing people living in Appalachia.
Amesville museum details early days of the Coonskin Library
By Julia Fair | Jan. 13, 2015The Coonskin Library Museum holds cultural, historical and ancestral history with Ohio University.
Nelsonville high school to receive new windows, parks system to be revamped
By Matt Cudahy | Jan. 13, 2015The commissioners discussed a future project to implement windows in the Nelsonville-York high school and the possibility of revamping the whole parks system.
One OU student had two flat screen TVs and a pair of Air Jordans stolen over break
By Jeremy Hill | Jan. 13, 2015Amount of break-ins over winter break “normal,” according to APD. Officers responded to three reports of break-ins during the break, one of which resulted in $2,000 in losses.
Parking Garage Repairs could cost city about $2 million
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 12, 2015After a presentation from Burgess & Niple engineering firm, City council could see a $2 million dollar project to repair the Washington Street parking garage in the near future.
