Rowdy spring fests remain Athens staple, span 5 decades
It all started with one giant party.
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It all started with one giant party.
A political career of a lifetime for former political campaign manager David Wilhelm began in the sixth grade with a safety-patrol strike.
Although snow seemed to fall almost daily this past winter, the true abnormality lies within the previous winter, when Athens had its lowest recorded snowfall since at least the winter of 1969-1970.
Just five months removed from an election season that saw the Democratic Party sweep the Athens ticket, the next has kicked off for six Democrats battling for three at-large Athens City Council seats.
With a poverty rate more than two times the average for the state of Ohio, Athens is infamous for being one of the poorest regions in the state.
There have been fewer car crashes in Athens County in recent years compared to several other counties.
The organization Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, put on a rally in front of the Athens County Courthouse on Monday — the day before the United States Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two landmark cases on marriage equality.
When it comes to Ohio’s property value-bereft Southeast District, Athens County is, in effect, a diamond in the rough.
Amid highly publicized sequester cuts, growing the economy has been the focus of Congressman Steve Stivers, R-OH-15, since he was re-elected in November.
One major difference fest-goers can expect to notice this upcoming season is a much stricter enforcement of the nuisance party ordinance.
The Ohio Department of Education recently released its report cards for schools across the state and multiple local districts received high marks.
In the span of one month, multiple students have been robbed at gunpoint at different locations, shots were fired on East State Street, an Ohio University student was stabbed in front of Courtside and eight fires were set inside of Tiffin Hall.
Athens County is associated as an outlier when it comes to the poverty rate, yet many would have no idea considering its high rate of government jobs.
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Hocking College has lost a third of its student body since Spring 2010 and is losing millions of dollars as a result.
Students aren’t the only group flocking to Athens to begin the next chapter of their life.