This year, the voices represented in a five-year tradition at The Dairy Barn Arts Center will not just come from artists in Athens, Ohio, but also from artists in cities called Athens in West Virginia and Alabama.
A project to renovate a former children’s home into 16 permanent supportive housing units might soon provide an option for homeless people near Athens.
The Athens area’s thriving rural community could be a beacon in the dark for the nation, as agricultural America falls on deaf ears in Washington, D.C.
In the next three years, CGI will bring 150 jobs to Athens, many of which will be filled by students who currently walk the pathways of Ohio University.
City Council members heard 11 new ordinances ranging from rezoning to grant applications at Monday night’s meeting.
A Washington County man pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession at his arraignment hearing in the Athens County Municipal Court on Tuesday.
For most students, witnessing burglaries, shootings or drug busts is highly unusual — but for two Ohio University seniors, it’s a way to earn college credit.
Though an accused child molester’s trial is set to begin a little more than a month from now, both sides are still arguing if the alleged victims in the case will testify in court.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Standing in 30-degree weather was the price several hundred thousand people paid to witness 44th President Barack Obama sworn in for a second term.
Athens accumulated 634 noise complaints during an 11-month period — but the reputation of the streets tallying up these totals spoke louder than any police record could.
Anti-fracking residents’ complaints about neglected injection well inspections in Athens County might be warranted. All four class II injection wells have recently seen periods of more than 30 weeks without inspection.
Many Ohio workers appreciate the new minimum wage increase of 2013, which is expected to make a difference in both Ohio’s and Athens’ economies.
As the old adage goes, the captain stays with the ship. For local business owners, that ship is Athens, and it became quite lonesome during winter break.
People living in Appalachian counties in Ohio are more likely to have dental problems than people in the rest of the state, and some local officials say access to care is the cause.
Troy Township residents have a controversial new neighbor — a recently permitted injection well — and the possibility of several more in the coming years.
On any given night in the United States, an estimated 67,000 veterans are homeless.
Roughly 760 Athens residents who lost power Wednesday morning from a snowstorm traveling through the Midwest have had their power restored.
Athens City Council members make more money than those in the cities of Oxford, Bowling Green and Kent, but a proposed ordinance would increase their salaries by another $75 to $90 each year.
When Ohio Sen. Lou Gentile, D-30th, begins representing Athens County for the first time on Jan. 1, he may do so with the help of an Ohio University Bobcat.
Following a prison stint, sex offenders must register their addresses and check in with the county sheriff’s office regularly for at least 10 years — there are more than 70 Athens County residents who fall into this category.
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