Ohio authorized recreational marijuana sales last week with strict regulations from state, local and institutional levels. With students returning to Ohio University’s campus in less than a week, Athens will see an influx of people from across the country with access to the substance.
After receiving an Independence Day gift from its sister city, Ostroh, Ukraine, the City of Athens is looking to reciprocate the gesture for Ukraine’s Independence Day on Aug. 24.
Summer may be ending, but as Ohio University students prepare to return to campus and the change of seasons loom, the impact and the headlines of this summer’s news linger. Here are some of the biggest stories to come out of this summer.
Athens restores City Building bell after years of an empty cupola. This is one of many historic preservation projects.
Athens Bread Company reopened after an extended hiatus to learn from other bread makers. Now it’s back open but with some changes to the hours and menu.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources has plans to test water in the eastern part of Athens County for possible contamination.
With the end of the spring 2024 semester at Ohio University comes graduation. The graduate class of 2024 received their doctoral or master’s degrees Friday morning.
OU students and guests took their celebratory last week of classes to Palmer Street for the last fest of the 2024 season.
Athens-Hocking Recycling Center Inc., or AHRC, is facing financial difficulties following the loss of its service contract with the City of Athens.
Athens City Council met Monday to discuss outdoor refreshment areas and paying the 2024 membership fee for the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia.
The second Fest weekend kicks off in wet and cold conditions to start, but Saturday was sunny yet windy. Despite that, students and party-goers still went out to celebrate.
Cornwell Properties, which owns the Palmer Place apartment complex, said it is changing the event’s typical festivities because it could be a liability issue for the company and its insurance could be taken away if someone were to get hurt.
In November, Athens City Council discontinued the not-for-profit AHRC’s contract and opted for the Cincinnati-based Rumpke. Attendees urged council members to dissolve the city’s solid waste collection contract with Rumpke to support local sustainability efforts that AHRC would uphold.
Businesses on West Union Street are losing customers and employees because of limited road access.
Mount Zion Baptist Church is currently undergoing renovations to transition into the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center. The new building will feature a coffee shop, performance space, soul food catering and a digital museum.
In partnership with the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the Athens County Public Library system is implementing adult changing stations into their renovation plans to create more accessible facilities for Athens County residents with disabilities.
Athens County’s newest housing nonprofit, New Leaf Justice Enterprise, strives to provide economic justice for Appalachian regions with 3D-printed, affordable and sustainable housing opportunities.
All things solar eclipse: what it is, how to stay safe, where to get glasses and the possibility of excused absences for students.
Walking around with an open container is one thing that we've noticed, and that also the Department of Liquor Control (has noticed), Athens City Police Chief Nick Magruder said.
Despite efforts from local officials and housing organizations, Southeast Ohio faces socioeconomic challenges that have stunted progress toward creating fully accessible and affordable housing for elderly residents.
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