Falling profits force closing of family's junkyard
Dustin Wheatley scrambles to find parts and admit customers to his junkyard to scavenge what they can from the corpses of cars that line the path up the twisting hill.
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Dustin Wheatley scrambles to find parts and admit customers to his junkyard to scavenge what they can from the corpses of cars that line the path up the twisting hill.
Appalachian nonprofits looking for help in a tough economy can find it in a locally based foundation that has been reconfirmed as a philanthropic organization.
Editor’s note: The last name of an Ohio University student has been omitted from this story to protect his privacy.
After receiving an “overwhelming response” to a program that narrows the gap between citizens and law enforcement, Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly recently announced another Citizens Academy this spring.
At 29 years old, Roshayl Burchfield saw her life differently. She was enrolled in school and married with two kids, but her husband’s cancer diagnosis sent them into a tailspin toward poverty.
Amid a national economic drought, 11 area non-profits have found an oasis of funds in the Athens County Visitors Bureau.
Residents and students worked together to buy nearly $110,000 more liquor in Athens last year than in 2010.
Athens County anti-fracking activists are not alone in their opposition to slowing down fracking in Ohio — in fact, they’re in the majority.
Although the 1.4 percent drop in Ohio unemployment indicates more than 90,000 jobs were created, the percentage does not reflect the decrease in workforce.
State Representative Debbie Phillips (D-92) will meet with constituents tomorrow to discuss state issues at a local Athens business.
After today, criminals and legislators alike will have to continue to contend with Sheriff Kelly beyond the borders of Athens County.
Although Athens ranked in the bottom 15 percent of a national “quality of life” analysis last month, local residents and officials disagree with the study’s methods, saying they distort the values of the college town.
After two years of tuning into Columbus-based TV stations, Athens County viewers had to ring in the new year with Charleston versions of their CBS and FOX stations.
Anti-fracking advocates in Athens County now have to fight against natural-gas interests from outside not only the state but also the country.
Although gas prices are the lowest they’ve been in months, motorists have less reason to celebrate than they did a year ago.
Fracking drills deep at the hearts of many Athens County residents, and now several start-up groups are bent on making sure the practice never breaks ground in the county.
The Athens Fire Department responded to a call of a gas leak at 74 ½ N. High St. at about 4:35 p.m. on Monday.
When word first got out that 2,623 acres could potentially be leased in Wayne National Forest for hydraulic fracturing, city, county and Ohio University officials lashed back — decrying the harm the chemicals involved in the process could do to Athens’ water supply.
With the discovery of recent successful mining protests, local residents who have fought to prevent “fracking” from reaching Athens County may have a reason to be hopeful their opposition efforts will be successful.
Although the possibility of “fracking” reaching Athens County has sparked outrage among local residents and officials, some geological experts are not convinced the facts match the fuss.