James Howard's attorney said Howard didn't intend to go on a "rampage" and "wants to go live in the woods by himself and try to find himself."
Two different groups are vying to get their amendments on the Ohio ballot this year.
Brood V Cicadas will be make an appearance this summer for a few weeks.
Athens City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the construction of the new City of Athens sign on State Route 682.
The court announced its decision March 9 to decline the case of Charles Nguyen, who appealed to the court Dec. 7.
City council will discuss street closures for a number of events, along with the possible construction of a new bike path.
The Fairfield, Hocking and Athens County major crimes units located and disassembled a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Athens.
The Athens Police Department 2015 annual report shows calls for rape are at an 11 year high at 33 calls. Nuisance party calls have increased but arrest related to those complaints have decreased.
Some local bars are taking steps to prepare for the weekend, while others are less concerned.
Local health officials have been monitoring issues brought on by sharing needles.
For more than 30 years, Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, or ACEnet, has been helping small business owners in 32 counties across the state bring their ideas to fruition.
Ohio University will shell out about $80,000 for the transportation partnership with the city.
Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle and local bartenders said bar fights are infrequent, but when they do happen, arrests are rarely made.
More than two months since the investigation began, the Athens Police Department is still requesting any information related to three sex crimes linked with DNA evidence.
OUPD arrested two people for disorderly conduct in the only two alcohol-related incidents it dealt with last week.
Athens City Council discussed raising pay grades to benefit long time workers, and was recently awarded a grant to purchase new recycling bins for residents.
Convicted murderer John Modie escaped from Hocking Correctional Facility sometime after 4 p.m. Sunday. Ohio University Police Department did not consider him a threat to campus.
Both operations were found to have several hundred dollars, handguns and equipment on the premises.
The sheriff said Ijo's handler did not clear the area prior to a drug sniff.
James D. Howard, who allegedly assaulted a Bird Arena employee last week, was indicted for burglary, aggravated burglary and two other counts.
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