The spectacle of people sliding in the mud and drinking from beer bongs in the hazy, smoke-filled atmosphere at 12Fest drew the attention of not only other festgoers, but also of law enforcement.
Gov. John Kasich is promoting a program he created to raise awareness for Ohio’s leading industry — agriculture.
The worst that the first of fabled Four Blood Moons, a series of four lunar eclipses in two years, will likely bring Athens Tuesday is a cloudy sky.
Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl will give 80 cars the go-ahead on Court Street this summer when Rally North America makes it’s second-day stop in uptown Athens, heading around 1,500 miles west.
Sleeveless neon jerseys and matching sunglasses, brimming plastic cups and grinning faces; it’s already the end of another fest season in Athens and students are ready to relieve their academic rigors with a little fun.
When Trina Wiater heard news Thursday that a body was found in a local creek, she panicked.
Standing in the sunlight with his right hand raised, Interim County Sheriff Rodney Smith recited an oath swearing to protect Athens County citizens Wednesday morning in front of the Sheriff’s Office.
Athens County might soon replace the virtual bricks and green background that line its website for something a little more accessible and mobile.
The West End Ciderhouse, set to open in late May, will be the second alcohol manufacturer to hit Athens since Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery.
The city of Athens gained about $900,000 after issuing roughly 22,000 tickets last year, according to the Athens Police Department’s Annual Report.
Gentry Bennett is only a freshman at Ohio University and has to live on campus for another before she can live off campus, but she is already on the search for possible houses in town for her junior year.
West Union Street and South Richland Avenue will be rid of their cosmetic and structural faults this summer during the city’s multi-million dollar effort to restore the busy streets.
Within the $2.4 billion Capital Budget passed last week, there is about $26 million set aside for development in Athens County, which state and local officials say will see a boon for local projects and non-profits.
Athens City Fire responded to a call at a local homeless shelter Monday afternoon after a fire started in the building’s laundry room, according to officials.
A Glouster man who pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and burglary last January was granted judicial release last week.
Ohio University Police Department requested a permission to search an East Green residence hall because police suspected someone in the hall was in possession of drugs, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Gov. John Kasich signed the Ohio Capital Budget bill Tuesday, a move that will allocate about $2.4 billion throughout the state for projects such as infrastructure repairs and higher education funding.
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