Just another summer
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 14, 2014Maria Lamb says she can’t set up a typical playdate for her daughter, Lizzie.
LOCAL
Former OU student missing
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 14, 2014The whereabouts of Patience Sharrer-Durant of Zanesville remain largely unknown, but the way she disappeared — dropping out of school, closing social media accounts, turning off her cell phone — makes law enforcement believe there was no foul play involved in her sudden disappearance.
Grant could take city buses all the way to Chauncey
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 14, 2014The city of Athens is considering a grant that could expand Athens Public Transit’s routes all the way to Chauncey and back, city officials said, but it has less than a month to secure the money.
Man stabbed uptown early Sunday morning
By Allan Smith | Apr. 13, 2014A 22-year-old man was stabbed and later found laying on an East State Street yard early Sunday morning.
12Fest arrests down from 11Fest last spring
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 13, 2014The spectacle of people sliding in the mud and drinking from beer bongs in the hazy, smoke-filled atmosphere at 12Fest drew the attention of not only other festgoers, but also of law enforcement.
Contest provides youth with agriculture awareness
By Heather Hare | Apr. 13, 2014Gov. John Kasich is promoting a program he created to raise awareness for Ohio’s leading industry — agriculture.
Weather will prevent lunar eclipse sighting
By Suhyeon Park | Apr. 10, 2014The worst that the first of fabled Four Blood Moons, a series of four lunar eclipses in two years, will likely bring Athens Tuesday is a cloudy sky.
Scavenger hunt, race to hit Athens in July
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 10, 2014Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl will give 80 cars the go-ahead on Court Street this summer when Rally North America makes it’s second-day stop in uptown Athens, heading around 1,500 miles west.
12Fest strives to be safest yet
By Stan O’Neill | Apr. 10, 2014Sleeveless neon jerseys and matching sunglasses, brimming plastic cups and grinning faces; it’s already the end of another fest season in Athens and students are ready to relieve their academic rigors with a little fun.
Wiater's family intensifies search
By Allan Smith | Apr. 10, 2014When Trina Wiater heard news Thursday that a body was found in a local creek, she panicked.
Interim Sheriff Smith sworn in
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 9, 2014Standing in the sunlight with his right hand raised, Interim County Sheriff Rodney Smith recited an oath swearing to protect Athens County citizens Wednesday morning in front of the Sheriff’s Office.
Commissioners discuss website revamp, grant application
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 8, 2014Athens County might soon replace the virtual bricks and green background that line its website for something a little more accessible and mobile.
Cider bar will open its doors in late May
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 8, 2014The West End Ciderhouse, set to open in late May, will be the second alcohol manufacturer to hit Athens since Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery.
City gains in parking ticket revenue
By Allan Smith | Apr. 7, 2014The city of Athens gained about $900,000 after issuing roughly 22,000 tickets last year, according to the Athens Police Department’s Annual Report.
Underclassmen start early hunt for off-campus digs
By Libby Bradford | Apr. 7, 2014Gentry Bennett is only a freshman at Ohio University and has to live on campus for another before she can live off campus, but she is already on the search for possible houses in town for her junior year.
Roadwork needs city negotiations
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 7, 2014West Union Street and South Richland Avenue will be rid of their cosmetic and structural faults this summer during the city’s multi-million dollar effort to restore the busy streets.
Plans for the Capital Budget
By Lucas Daprile | Apr. 7, 2014Within the $2.4 billion Capital Budget passed last week, there is about $26 million set aside for development in Athens County, which state and local officials say will see a boon for local projects and non-profits.
Fire in shelter sees no injuries
By Allan Smith | Apr. 7, 2014Athens City Fire responded to a call at a local homeless shelter Monday afternoon after a fire started in the building’s laundry room, according to officials.
