The Athens County League of Women Voters hosted a candidate forum on Tuesday at the Athens Community Center for the county commissioner race between incumbent Charlie Adkins and challenger Jon Rose with respectful conversation and hard-hitting questions.
Opill is the first ever over-the-counter birth control pill and it’s coming to Ohio pharmacies.
OU offers a range of counseling services, but some students raise concerns over availability and access.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal released a no-burn order in some Ohio counties including Athens County due to the recent drought.
'North America’s tropical fruit' brings together communities across eastern states.
The Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council was awarded an over $4.1 million grant for the second portion of electric vehicle infrastructure implementation. The corridor project aims to connect Athens and Dayton with enhanced charging port accessibility.
Much of Athens County was deemed to have “exceptional drought” as the State Fire Marshal implemented open-burn bans.
City Council voted to appeal Judge McCarthy’s decision regarding the plastic bag ordinance, but local businesses are unsure whether or not to return to plastic bags.
The new facility comes as students and community members voice growing concerns over healthcare shortages in the region.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge David C. Young issued a decision blocking a 24-hour abortion ban passed earlier this year.
The City of Athens will host a tour of its historic buildings in the uptown Heritage Square as a voluntary part of the Ohio Open Doors program this weekend. The Ohio Open Doors program is held every two years and ranges from official Ohio History Connection sites to volunteers like Athens.
Ohio University undergraduate students moved into on-campus housing just two weeks ago, and OU is striving to make living there as comfortable as possible.
An Ohio environmental activist discovered a divide between the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s reports and Ohio Oil and Gas Association statements.
Ohio authorized recreational marijuana sales last week with strict regulations from state, local and institutional levels. With students returning to Ohio University’s campus in less than a week, Athens will see an influx of people from across the country with access to the substance.
After receiving an Independence Day gift from its sister city, Ostroh, Ukraine, the City of Athens is looking to reciprocate the gesture for Ukraine’s Independence Day on Aug. 24.
Summer may be ending, but as Ohio University students prepare to return to campus and the change of seasons loom, the impact and the headlines of this summer’s news linger. Here are some of the biggest stories to come out of this summer.
Athens restores City Building bell after years of an empty cupola. This is one of many historic preservation projects.
Athens Bread Company reopened after an extended hiatus to learn from other bread makers. Now it’s back open but with some changes to the hours and menu.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources has plans to test water in the eastern part of Athens County for possible contamination.
With the end of the spring 2024 semester at Ohio University comes graduation. The graduate class of 2024 received their doctoral or master’s degrees Friday morning.
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