Several buildings converted into housing for homeless
By Kate Hiller | Jan. 24, 2013A project to renovate a former children’s home into 16 permanent supportive housing units might soon provide an option for homeless people near Athens.
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Rural communities continue to flourish
By Laura Scheer | Jan. 24, 2013The 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.
CGI to create Athens jobs
By Sam Howard | Jan. 22, 2013In 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 introduces sidewalk-repair project
By Kate Hiller | Jan. 22, 2013City Council members heard 11 new ordinances ranging from rezoning to grant applications at Monday night’s meeting.
Man found with drugs, cash in car
By Marika Lee | Jan. 22, 2013A Washington County man pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession at his arraignment hearing in the Athens County Municipal Court on Tuesday.
Sheriff's Office offers real-life experiences for interns
By XANDER ZELLNER | Jan. 22, 2013For 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.
Court weighs allowing child-witness testimony
By Marika Lee | Jan. 22, 2013Though 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.
Obama takes oath, greets second term with optimism
By XANDER ZELLNER | Jan. 21, 2013WASHINGTON, 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.
Mill Street tops list of Athens noise complaints
By Allan Smith | Jan. 21, 2013Athens 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.
Injection well inspections are few and far between
By Laura Scheer | Jan. 17, 2013Anti-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.
State affected by minimum wage increase
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 16, 2013Many Ohio workers appreciate the new minimum wage increase of 2013, which is expected to make a difference in both Ohio’s and Athens’ economies.
Uptown businesses suffer from extended holiday break
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 16, 2013As 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.
Lack of insurance a factor in Ohio's poor dental health
By Marika Lee | Jan. 15, 2013People 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.
New injection well concerns citizens
By Laura Scheer | Jan. 15, 2013Troy Township residents have a controversial new neighbor — a recently permitted injection well — and the possibility of several more in the coming years.
Veterans fight homelessness at home
By XANDER ZELLNER | Jan. 15, 2013On any given night in the United States, an estimated 67,000 veterans are homeless.
After brief outages, power restored in Athens County
By Alex Felser | Dec. 25, 2012Roughly 760 Athens residents who lost power Wednesday morning from a snowstorm traveling through the Midwest have had their power restored.
Council members to vote on pay raise
By Joshua Jamerson | Dec. 5, 2012Athens 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.
OU alum could land job with state senator
By Sam Howard | Dec. 5, 2012When 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.
Sentence does not end with prison release for Athens' sex offenders
By Marika Lee | Dec. 4, 2012Following 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.
Psychic uses skills to provide spiritual solutions
By Andrea Frazier | Dec. 4, 2012An Athens woman who said she has a heightened sense of intuition and psychic skills couldn’t tell her clients which lottery numbers to play, but she does try to help them sort out problems and make good decisions.
