A banner hangs over Court Street that reads “International Street Fair 2013” in anticipation of Saturday, and soon the main road will be filled with organizations sharing their cultures with Athens locals.
Between bricks and blacktop, Athens infrastructure underwent scrutiny and study from government officials Saturday morning.
A new food buggy is bringing southern hospitality to West Union Street.
After this past summer’s power outage and a recent water-main break that left Athens residents without water, the city will build a new production well in preparation for similar events in the future.
A Belpre man was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Athens County Court of Common Pleas judge Monday for breaking into an 82-year-old Coolville woman’s home and beating her.
County officials are trying to combat extra costs caused by the disparity between the beds Athens County budgets for the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail and the number of people actually using them.
Rising costs of transportation mean fewer job opportunities and fewer trips to the doctor, according to a county report released Friday.
With the fifth-highest “green” employment in the country, Ohio has become a leader in the renewable energy industry.
A bill signed by Gov. John Kasich on Friday that is meant to create a more fair and uniform law could make it harder for citizens to repeal or put forth legislation through initiatives and referendums.
Overlapping jurisdictions and heavy traffic leaves the Athens County Sheriff’s Office out of place in uptown Athens.
Thomas Shifflet filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to acquit him of molesting a 3-year-old and three other sex-related charges, which a jury failed to reach a decision on earlier this month.
Hit by empty-nest syndrome after her grown sons moved out, Terrie Brown, along with her husband, decided to return to a system she has now been a part of for more than 30 years.
In 2004, Ohioans voted in favor of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
There have been fewer car crashes in Athens County in recent years compared to several other counties.
The organization Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, put on a rally in front of the Athens County Courthouse on Monday — the day before the United States Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two landmark cases on marriage equality.
Saturday’s High Fest had the good fortune of warm weather and a packed crowd, but students and law enforcement found the annual celebration to be relatively calm.
Athens bar patrons will soon be afforded alternative transportation back to their houses that will save a lot of green — both in customer’s wallets and in the environment.
Ohio University filed a motion Tuesday denying a Chillicothe woman’s excessive force lawsuit against its police department.
One highway that dissects Ohio from Athens County to Lima has seen such a significant increase in drug seizures that it has been dubbed, for some, the “heroin highway.”
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