Election Day in Athens County saw more than 18,000 cast ballots and 46% voter turn out during the 2022 midterms.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show returned to Athens over the weekend. Post photographers documented every aspect of it, including portraits of prominent characters and coverage of both preparation for the show and during the show.
Ohio welcomed alumni and students to Court Street, College Green and Peden Stadium among other areas around Athens this past weekend for annual homecoming events and football game. Campus seemed to be back in full swing on the account of attendees of the Homecoming parade after the relaxing of two year old COVID-19 protocols on campus and around Athens.
Gina Kruzel is a paranormal investigator, Tarot card reader in Southeast Ohio for the past 30 years. Kruzel says her metaphysical skills have allowed her to help clients near and far with things beyond this realm.
Ohio’s soccer team’s practice was interrupted by an out of control truck that drove through the south goal at Chessa Field on Wednesday. The driver was found dead when authorities arrived; no member of the team was physically injured.
The Nelsonville Music Festival took the stage once again over the weekend with headliners like Japanese Breakfast, Angel Olsen, Yo La Tengo and Lucinda Williams.
Four years ago this November, Jody “J” Black was diagnosed with and aggressive form of lung cancer called large cell adenocarcinoma. Black fell into a depression soon after experiencing complications in treatment and stayed there for three years. Last weekend he threw a benefit at Doug’s Vault in Albany, Ohio to raise money for his treatments and the future of his family.
Skaters gathered for a night of what they do best on Saturday, Aug. 27 in the annual Skate Jam party at the Athens Skate Park.
Bobcats returned to Athens with open arms to new students at the Involvement Fair, Freshman Convocation and parties on Mill Street, among other Welcome Week activities.
The Athens County Fair featured events like tractor pulls, a demolition derbies and KOI drag races alongside local vendors like Arner’s Fresh Cut Fries and Ali Baba Gyro’s.
Photos from the scene on Capitol Hill where the United States Supreme Court struck down 50 year old precedent hours earlier.
The lifelong friendship of Ashley and Natalie is standing the test of time and the hardships of life.
Protesters take their demands straight to Cutler Hall on Thursday, March 24, 2022. The protest organized by Student Senate gave a space for protesters to demand Ohio University and Ohio baseball to more thoroughly address the recent hate crime and misconduct which both occurred last weekend in Sargent and James Halls respectively.
On Friday, Ohio University’s Shabbat hosted a Black Jewish Shabbat to recognize and celebrate the intersection between Black and Jewish Americans.
Southeast Ohio’s own Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals faced the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday and Ohioans spent the day celebrating.
Here is Chabad at Ohio University’s celebration of Hanukkah, shown through photos.
University mandates for undergraduates returning to campus, a city-wide power outage, numerous protests, the push for vaccines and an attempt at a transition to normalcy through public gatherings, full stands at sports stadiums, vaccine cards checked at concerts, getting the word out for voting on Election Day and celebrating religious holidays has transformed Ohio University’s and the City of Athens’ course of history. The world has been forced to adapt to a major shift in how society operates on an intimate scale; honing in on a region’s community has shown how urban, suburban and rural areas alike have adjusted to a year of dramatic change. The Post photographers have captured this change of tide that reflects how we adjust to change without warning.
A protest over the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse is held at the Ohio Statehouse on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.
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