County deals with consistently higher gas prices
By Suhyeon Park | Jan. 22, 2014As much as the weather has had a hard time figuring out what to do with itself, the gas prices in Ohio are doing pretty much the same thing.
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Local man pleads guilty to theft, may enter service program
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 22, 2014After changing his plea from not guilty to guilty Tuesday, a man will enter the Athens County Prosecuting Attorney’s Diversion Program for taking more than $5,000 from a woman without providing his promised service.
Mother pleads guilty to theft
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 22, 2014A 21-year-old mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of theft after stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Athens Wal-Mart.
Bobcat Burglaries: Number of break-ins, thefts spiked over winter break
By Allan Smith | Jan. 21, 2014Winter break-ins occurred at a high rate while students were celebrating the holiday season away from Athens, officials said, and police reports from the first week of Spring Semester show that Apple MacBooks, TVs and jewelry were stolen.
County officials saw higher numbers of residents carrying guns in 2013
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 21, 2014More than double the number of people flocked to Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly’s office last year to apply for concealed carry licenses than had done so in 2012, according to local officials and data from the state.
Athens City Council amends budget for housing rehabilitation
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 21, 2014Athens City Council allocated $460,000 to provide housing and rental rehabilitation for Athens residents in need, finalizing what city officials described as an effort to spruce up local homes and rentals for residents who lack the funds to do it themselves.
City Council to appropriate money for housing rehabilitation
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 21, 2014Athens City Council allocated $460,000 to provide housing and rental rehabilitation for Athens residents in need, finalizing what city officials described as an effort to spruce up local homes and rentals for residents who lack the funds to do it themselves.
City needs new cars
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 20, 2014Athens city leaders plan to put some of the city’s oldest vehicles — such as street cleaners, police cruisers and pumper trucks — to rest this year and replace them with state-of-the art vehicles that are more efficient but pricey.
March on Athens
By Tiffany Touville | Jan. 20, 2014The streets of Athens and the Ohio University campus were peppered with more than 100 Athens residents, children and students of all races to march together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Athens man pleads guilty to theft, domestic violence
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 16, 2014An Athens man, accused of taking money from an Athens woman to clean out a culvert but never performed the service, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to prison.
Two-car accident results in death
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 16, 2014A Guysville man was killed and two others were hospitalized Thursday in a fatal two-vehicle collision on Old Route 33 near the Athens Boarding Kennel, authorities said.
Reflecting on LBJ's 'War on Poverty'
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 16, 2014Fifty years ago, former President Lyndon B. Johnson made a promise to the American people to end the nation’s poverty.
Inside Athens' 'high crime areas'
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 15, 2014Where there are people, there is crime.
Don't worry, Bobcats. We are living in one of the safest cities in Ohio.
By Allan Smith | Jan. 15, 2014A safety blog recently named Athens as one of the 50 safest cities in Ohio, as well as the safest college town in the state.
City, county officials plan years' projects
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 15, 2014Both Athens County and City officials entered 2014 with resolutions of their own: see improvements at the local wastewater treatment plant, renovate the city’s parking garage, implement electric aggregation county-wide and seek a new location for the county sherriff’s office. But budgets can be sparse, more pressing issues can arise and projects can be put on the backburner. That’s why officials are now planning for the likelihood (or unlikelihood) of some of the area’s largest projects coming to light.
Commissioners hear request from Athens County Courthouse to replace its unreliable X-ray machine this year
By Olivia Bower | Jan. 14, 2014The Athens County Commissioners could cough up as much as $20,000 over the next five years to replace an outdated X-ray machine in the county courthouse.
A woman from North Carolina was found with a lot of cocaine and sentenced to six years in prison.
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014A North Carolina woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony drug charges after she was pulled over in The Plains and found with 198 grams of cocaine.
150 Athens County residents lose unemployment benefits with the lapse of an emergency aid program
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014Along with 1.3 million other Americans, 150 Athens County residents lost unemployment benefits when Congress allowed the benefits for many long-term unemployed people across the county to expire last month, a state official said.
Ex-employee accused of stealing bones from Ohio University
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014A second former Ohio University employee was indicted in connection to the theft and sale of bones and preserved human remains from a university anatomy lab.
Donors give three local families holiday gifts
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 14, 2014Three families The Post showcased in December spent their holidays with a few more gifts under their tree and in their wallets.
