Low shelter tag sales won’t ‘paws’ operation
By Matt Cudahy | Nov. 5, 2014The dog shelter is facing a slow period in business but workers continue to look on the bright side.
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Athens County Commissioners are concerned about caring for the elderly in Athens County.
By Matt Cudahy | Nov. 5, 2014Athens County Commissioners are concerned about the safety of elderly folks in Athens County
Steve Stivers beats out Ohio alum Scott Wharton to remain in Congress
By Nora Jaara | Nov. 4, 2014Stivers took 66.15 percent of the total amongst more than 190,000 voters who cast ballots in the district, compared to Wharton’s 33.85 percent. In the 12-county district, Athens County was the only one that voted in Wharton’s favor — with 62.72 percent of the countywide vote.
Phillips will retain seat at Statehouse after close race with Dennis
By William T. Perkins | Nov. 4, 2014Incumbent State Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Albany, looked across Court Street toward the Athens County Board of Elections just as cars carrying loads of ballots bearing her name rolled in Tuesday night.“I love election night,” she said. “I really enjoy the process. I like being able to go out and talk to people and hear their concerns.”Later that night, those same ballots would declare her the winner of a tight race for 94th District State Representative. She was re-elected by fewer› than 200 votes.Of the 28,436 votes cast across the four-county district, Phillips reeled in 14,315, to Washington County Republican Yolan Dennis’ 14,121.Phillips spent her day travelling Southeast Ohio talking to voters, before ending her night at the Pigskin Bar and Grille.“It felt good,” said Amy Lipka, Phillips’ campaign manager. “I think people have been really positive.”Meanwhile, Dennis, a nurse from Warren Township, met with fellow Republicans at the Republican headquarters in Marietta.After preliminary results showed a small difference in votes for Phillips and Dennis, Athens County Democratic Party Chair Alan Trout said Phillips losing would be “an absolute catastrophe for Southeast Ohio.”Dennis said at about 10:30 p.m. she wasn’t ready to concede the election quite yet.“We’ve worked really hard,” she said. “I have no regrets. I’m just really glad for the people who have been there supporting me.”She said she hasn’t decided whether she’ll run again in the next election, but she wants to keep in touch with voters in the district. Phillips will be in a House committee meeting in Columbus at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday morning.“We have a lot of work to do,” she said. “For me, it’s a chance to continue.”Phillips earns $78,668 annually as Assistant Minority Leader in the Ohio House, but Dennis would’ve made about $60,500. @wtperkinswp198712@ohio.edu
Sole Republican incumbent dominates race for County Auditor
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 4, 2014Standing in the brightly-lit office on Court Street in her white tennis shoes and jeans Tuesday night, Jill Thompson’s life, as always, was overwhelmed by numbers.
Athens County common pleas court incumbent George P. McCarthy remains in seat
By Suhyeon Park | Nov. 4, 2014Christmas came early for Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge George P. McCarthy Tuesday night.
#AthensVotes Midterm Elections 2014
Nov. 4, 2014Check back throughout Tuesday night for results as we get them.
Police Blotter: Police deal with stolen potty, glued door, other sticky crimes
By Joshua Lim | Nov. 3, 2014Local law enforcement officers had some messy situations to deal with in the last week.
Voting details: when, where, how
By Nora Jaara | Nov. 3, 2014The Athens County Board of Elections has a slew of polling locations in Athens for students.
Social Media on Unseen, Yik Yak threats difficult for police to trace
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 3, 2014Students and anonymous users of Yik Yak and Unseen rejoice, police aren’t on creeping on your posts — yet.
OUPD uses Twitter to increase communication with students
By Will Gibbs | Nov. 3, 2014At Ohio University, police officers are no longer inaccessible uniforms on bikes and in cars. Now, they’re just a tweet away.
Council may be seeing more trash
By EMILY BOHATCH | Nov. 3, 2014Proposed changes to the Garbage and Rubbish Ordinance have cleared all the procedural hurdles it needs to be adopted this week, but the councilwoman who introduced and authored the legislation has said that might not happen.
There’s a graveyard of lost phones, keys and IDs floating around Uptown.
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 3, 2014There’s a graveyard of lost phones, keys and IDs floating around Uptown, awaiting their owner’s return to the bars.
Transformer failure left some off-campus students without power
By Joshua Lim | Nov. 1, 2014Officials on the ground worked to restore power Saturday morning and into the afternoon.
BOOgying down at the Athens center
Oct. 31, 2014Goblins, ghouls and some choo-choo trains gathered at the Athens Community Center for another candy-filled evening
Chemicals injected beneath Athens County without regulated testing
By M.C. Tilton | Oct. 31, 2014A new report by the Government Accountability Office shows Ohio isn’t testing for chemicals before they enter hydraulic fracturing injection wells.
Student voter turnout consistently low
By M.C. Tilton | Oct. 31, 2014Even though college-aged residents of Athens have adequate opportunities and resources to vote, turnout stats are still disappointingly low.
Fracking network report finds toxic air in Athens County
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 31, 2014The report centered on locations in six states, including Athens County.
The beacon of blue light: 77 blue lights maintained on campus
By Joshua Lim | Oct. 31, 2014OU students are more likely to use blue lights to call anyone else besides the police.
Court Street gunshots most significant crime of the month
By Julia Fair | Oct. 29, 2014The Halloween gunfire was among the November crimes of the month
