Tensions arose at the Athens County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning over proposed annexation of land that could lead to establishing a microbrewery.
The former Ohio University student who was reported missing by a friend — and was believed by authorities to have been in hiding — was found and arrested in Georgia earlier this month, The Post has learned.
The whereabouts of Patience Sharrer-Durant of Zanesville remain largely unknown, but the way she disappeared — dropping out of school, closing social media accounts, turning off her cell phone — makes law enforcement believe there was no foul play involved in her sudden disappearance.
Ohio University’s Faculty Senate convened Monday night, bringing updates on faculty compensation, admissions statistics and the election of new officers to the senate floor.
The spectacle of people sliding in the mud and drinking from beer bongs in the hazy, smoke-filled atmosphere at 12Fest drew the attention of not only other festgoers, but also of law enforcement.
Standing in the sunlight with his right hand raised, Interim County Sheriff Rodney Smith recited an oath swearing to protect Athens County citizens Wednesday morning in front of the Sheriff’s Office.
Athens County might soon replace the virtual bricks and green background that line its website for something a little more accessible and mobile.
A Hocking College student, who was last seen walking home from the Hoopla in the Hills music festival, has been declared missing, officials said Wednesday.
Athens County is in the process of extending a housing initiative that currently addresses an array of housing needs in the county’s cities.
Saturday evening, High Street glittered with glass shards, empty beer cans and distant sounds of police sirens ringing through the air, signaling the end to another Athens fest.
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