Week’s police reports include public urination, theft and criminal mischief following High Fest
By Joshua Lim | Mar. 23, 2015Some try to flee when they’re caught
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Department of Commerce denies hearing on Chipotle liquor permit
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 23, 2015Months after council requested a hearing contesting Chipotle’s liquor license request in October, the Department of Commerce announced they would not hold a hearing.
High Fest 2015 rowdier than Mill Fest
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 22, 2015A Post stringer compiles some of the more interesting moments from this year's High Fest.
Council to discuss Ohio Brew week and other festivities
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 22, 2015Athens City Council will view a series of presentations on classic Athens celebrations.
Sunny High Fest shut down earlier this year
By Julia Fair | Mar. 20, 2015@ThePost's third fest coverage of the year. Make sure to follow @ThePostLocal for the live tweets!
Missing student found after six days, according to social media
By Julia Fair | Mar. 20, 2015Sarah Kollin, a member of Alpha Phi Omega, went missing for six days and was found Friday.
Marijuana proposal approved by Ohio Ballot Board
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 20, 2015A marijuana advocacy group is one step closer to getting their proposal on the ballot after having it approved by the state Ballot Board on Friday.
Former Athens Sheriff Pat Kelly sentenced to seven years in prison
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After last weekend’s debauchery, police are expecting more of the same for High Fest
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 19, 2015With fest arrests declining each year, High Fest house parties might be shut down earlier.
One-pot meth lab recovered by Athens County Sheriff’s Office
By Julia Fair | Mar. 19, 2015The Athens Major Crime Unit removed remnants of a one-pot meth lab Thursday, according to a news release from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office.A York Township road repair crew noticed a suspicious bottle near 12762 Ten Spot Rd. in Nelsonville, and it appeared to have been tossed out of a passing vehicle, according to the news release.An investigation into the event is ongoing.A one-pot meth lab consists of a bottle or can filled with the needed combination of chemicals to produce the drug, according to a WCYB report from 2013. The bottles or cans are prone to explosions, according to that report.Although one-pot is frequently used to describe those small meth labs, it’s also common for two bottles or cans to be used. The secondary bottle often has tubes of hoses coming out of the top of it, and are equally dangerous, according to the news release.“If and only if it can be done safely, a photo could be taken with a cell phone and then that photo could be emailed or sent as a text message to law enforcement for an initial evaluation,” Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith said in the news release.@Fair3JuliaJf311013@ohio.edu
Ex-Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly to be sentenced Friday
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 19, 2015After former Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly was found guilty of 18 charges, he will be sentenced in court Friday.
Some state and city officials participated in early fests at OU
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 19, 2015Some city officials spent their days at Ohio University partying at tests, while other tried to stay away from the raucous partying.
Where exactly are Athens County's injection wells? (interactive map)
By Samuel Howard | Mar. 18, 2015The county currently has seven active wells used to dispose of waste from hydraulic fracturing.
Go Bus heads to Cleveland
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 18, 2015Ohio University students from Northeast Ohio no longer have to hitchhike home.GoBus recently announced it would expand its services — daily bus trips to cities throughout Ohio — to include Cleveland and other stops in the region. A one-way ticket on the route will set riders back $25.More than 3,000 OU students resided in the counties serviced by the new route in 2013, according to a university report.The new route runs twice daily. A bus departs from the Parma, Ohio bus office at 11:25 a.m. and arrives at Baker University Center at 4:15 p.m. At 4:45 p.m., a bus leaves Baker Center and arrives in Parma at 9:40 p.m.Both the north and southbound trips include stops in: Marietta, Caldwell, Cambridge, New Philadelphia, Canton, Akron, Broadview Heights and Cleveland.Buses started making the trip on March 6. Riders currently must buy tickets on Greyhound.com, but will soon be able to snag them straight from RideGoBus.com, according to the website.Prior to the announcement, those looking to catch a bus from Athens to Cleveland had to ride a Lakefront Lines bus to Columbus, then change buses before heading to Cleveland. The trip includes a roughly three-hour layover in Columbus, and five total hours of ride time.The new GoBus route is $4 more expensive, but doesn’t include a bus change, and someone riding the route end-to-end can do so in a little under five hours. The announcement comes three months after “ride board,” a university website designed to help students find rides home with other students, vanished from the web due to an outdated server.@JeremyHTweetsjh082913@ohio.edu
Six individuals arrested for drug trafficking in one day
By Julia Fair | Mar. 18, 2015The Athens Major Crimes Unit arrested six people Tuesday for drug trafficking
Athens Police asking public for additional information on pick-up truck, skateboard incident
By Rebekah Barnes | Mar. 18, 2015The Athens Police Department is seeking information from witnesses of what it is calling an "incident" involving a pickup truck and a skateboarder on North Shafer Street Wednesday morning.
Athens County Municipal Court sees caseload drop
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 17, 2015The court had about 242 cases each week.
More local restaurants striving for environmental sustainability
By Joshua Lim | Mar. 17, 2015Village Bakery and Casa Nueva are among those leading the pack.
Rooms won't be the only things Athens' newest hotel will supply, it'll also add jobs
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 17, 2015New Athens hotel to expand region’s hospitality sector.
OU student suing university not granted temporary reinstatement
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 17, 2015An Ohio University student who had sued the university and other officials on the grounds that he was wrongfully suspended for a semester following a stream of texts allegedly harassing a female student will be unable to attend classes at OU while the litigation is pending.
