Athens City Council passed resolution for ceasefire in Gaza
By Ashley Pomplas | Feb. 20, 2024Athens City Council passes the resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Support for a ceasefire rally held before Council meeting
By Paige Fisher and Suzanne Piper | Feb. 19, 2024Athens City Council voted on a resolution to support a ceasefire in Palestine during their meeting. Several Athens residents and Ohio University students were attending the rally to show support for taking American troops out of Gaza and mourning for those who have died.
AFD responded to a fire at apartments on Union Street
By Suzanne Piper | Feb. 18, 2024A fire broke out on the fourth floor of Beasley Mills Apartments on Union Street Saturday afternoon. Although occupants on the second floor originally unable to exit the building, there were no injuries to the residents or firefighters.
OU receives community, economic designation
By Avery St. George | Feb. 16, 2024The Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation is a recognition that the university has made an effort to focus on community development and economic growth in the Southeast Ohio region.
Ohio Loves Transit Week celebrates local agencies
By Jared Christopher | Feb. 15, 2024Ohio University Transportation and Parking Services and other local transit agencies, including GoBus and Athens Public Transit participate in the celebration to showcase their systems and enhance mobility around the Athens community.
Card-reader broken in Bromley, banner stolen
By Kendall Wright | Feb. 14, 2024A student in Lincoln Hall was charged with underage alcohol consumption.
Appalachian Understories hosts bike repair workshop
By Ethan Herx | Feb. 13, 2024The nonprofit, Appalachian Understories, held an event to cater to people of all skill and knowledge levels in the basics of bicycle maintenance.
Guide to the 2024 primaries, their importance
By Suzanne Piper | Feb. 13, 2024The deadline to register for the primaries is Feb. 20 and students can register to vote or check their voter registration online at Ohio’s voter registration system. Elections will be locally held for people to vote for whoever is in their registered political party March 19.
Construction underway for new Athens medical facility
By Paige Fisher | Feb. 8, 2024A new medical facility is currently being constructed along Columbus Road and will be completed by April. With the addition of the facility, it will add nearly 160 new jobs with an average salary pay of $130,000.
Local volunteers created a petition to save Lake Logan
By Bianca Grim | Feb. 7, 2024The Lake Logan Association formed four months ago to advocate for a healthier and cleaner lake. The volunteers created a petition to draw the attention of local and state governments to get funding to help achieve their goals.
Rise & Grind creates another local coffee option
By Olivia Gilliand | Feb. 5, 2024Athens recently welcomed a new coffee food truck to its uptown area, Rise & Grind. With the addition of the business, there are now four local coffee options in the uptown area that are less than a five-minute walk from one another, creating more options for coffee drinkers and potential competition between businesses.
Athens struggles to maintain affordable housing options
By Alison Patton | Feb. 1, 2024One of Athens Mayor Steve Patterson’s initiatives is to create more affordable and durable housing options for Athens residents; however, as the years have gone on, the cost to create these changes continues to increase. Patterson is determined to keep the affordable project happening.
Walkways to be replaced with concrete on Court, Union streets
By Suzanne Piper | Jan. 31, 2024The city of Athens plans to make walkways on the intersection of Court and Union more accessible by replacing the brick.
Ohio Senate Bill 83 set to change state universities regarding DEI
By Maggie Amacher | Jan. 31, 2024Ohio Senate Bill 83, known as the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act, is on its eleventh revision, and it is specifically regulating the content taught by professors, hindering diversity, equity and inclusion training within universities, and restricting partnerships with China. Lawmakers have until the end of 2024 to pass this version of the bill.
Protestors gather around courthouse, show support for Palestine
By Olivia Gilliand , Jack Solon and Emily Stokes | Jan. 27, 2024Protesters gathered around the steps of the Athens County Courthouse on Friday in support of Palestine.
Athens celebrates national gold designation for clean energy
By Emily Stokes | Jan. 24, 2024The City of Athens recently received the gold designation from SolSmart for affordable clean energy.
City Council discusses accessibility for individuals with disabilities
By Maggie Amacher | Jan. 22, 2024Athens City Council met on Monday evening to discuss the Athens City Commission on Disabilities’ annual report and essential city services to address the needs of individuals with disabilities.
6 Athens businesses granted money to make facilities more accessible
By Suzanne Piper | Jan. 17, 2024Mayor Patterson approved and allocated $30,000 from discretionary funds after Athens City Disabilities Commission members Annah Korpi and Davey McNelly worked with Service-Safety Director Andy Stone to form the program.
Athens continues its sister city collaboration with Ostroh, Ukraine
By Paige Fisher | Jan. 16, 2024The agreement entailed how the two cities planned on supporting each other and exchanging ideas, commerce and other information, Mayor Steve Patterson said.
City council discusses recreational marijuana use in public spaces
By Madalyn Blair | Jan. 15, 2024The city already outlaws the use of tobacco in parks, but amending this would add that people are not permitted to use any sort of marijuana product, which may include inhaling, exhaling, burning, edibles, liquid vapes and other lighted smoking devices, papers or devices used for marijuana.
