Jackie O's taps into new market
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 19, 2013Beer lovers throughout the state of Ohio will soon be able to drink Jackie O’s brews from home as the brewery’s new facility begins production.
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Coolville man pleads guilty to violent assault
By Marika Lee | Feb. 19, 2013The last of four men charged with beating and robbing an elderly woman in January pleaded guilty last week.
Union serves strike memo
By Will Drabold | Feb. 19, 2013Ohio University’s top administration has been served.
Seminar promotes safety in violent situations
By Sam Howard | Feb. 18, 2013Victim responses to gun crime are commonly summarized by law enforcement in three different ways — “fight, flight or freeze.”
Albany eyes system upgrades, construction
By Allan Smith | Feb. 18, 2013Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
High benzene levels at East State location overdue for testing
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 18, 2013Athens County will soon begin mandated testing for contaminated land found more than six years ago at the former site of the county garage, a site that was reported as meeting regulations when it was sold.
Bleeding Hills: Past use of abandoned coal mines sparks problems
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 17, 2013Athens’ rolling landscape is beautiful on the surface, but a history of unregulated resource extraction has left a much grimmer reality in what lies beneath.
Risky consumption of genetically modified organisms continues
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 14, 2013Though Athens offers an abundance of all-natural, locally grown food options, it is hard to avoid consuming potentially dangerous genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs.
Coming Around
By Joe Fox | Feb. 14, 2013Athens’ roundabout has been operating for more than two years now, but the city’s residents haven’t quite gotten used to it.
Housing assistance provided to those afflicted with HIV/AIDS
By Kate Hiller | Feb. 14, 2013Grants totaling more than $1.2 million to address housing needs of Ohioans living with AIDS or HIV-related diseases have been approved by the Ohio Development Services Agency for four organizations across Ohio.
Program donates books to prisoners
By Andrea Frazier | Feb. 14, 2013An Athens organization is seeking to make it possible for inmates to turn the page while they’re behind bars.
Inmate DNA gathered for state collection program
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 13, 2013The state of Ohio issued a new policy regarding inmate DNA collection that is expected to diminish mistakes in databases that connect crimes to the people who commit them.
Kasich budget proposal to divert welfare funds to youth job programs
By Sam Howard | Feb. 13, 2013Earlier this month, Gov. John Kasich introduced his Jobs Budget 2.0 –– a move that has divided the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services.
County to treat gypsy moth invasion
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 12, 2013Athens County might avoid a harmful invasion as one of several Ohio counties slated to receive aerial pesticide treatments for gypsy moths.
Voting districts to change in Athens
By Marika Lee | Feb. 11, 2013More than 900 Athens city residents will be represented by a different councilperson after City Council approves new voting precincts.
Street fest, Moms Weekend overlap could have positive effects
By Kaitlynn Grady | Feb. 7, 2013During this year’s Mill Fest, Ohio University moms might be among the partiers playing beer pong on porches.
Hocking College's enrollment has fallen in past 2 years
By Allan Smith, Kelly Fisher | Feb. 7, 2013Hocking College has lost a third of its student body since Spring 2010 and is losing millions of dollars as a result.
Inman given life without parole for deadly crime
By Marika Lee | Feb. 6, 2013A Ross County jury decided Wednesday afternoon that William “Bill” Inman will spend life in prison for murdering his daughter-in-law.
Drug-related arrests increase throughout county
By Sam Howard | Feb. 5, 2013Since taking office in 2009, Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly has been in the business of “taking down drug dealers.”
Cutback: U.S. Postal Service eliminates mail delivery on Saturdays
By Marika Lee | Feb. 5, 2013In response to years of decline in usage, snail mail will become even slower this August.
