Wastewater Treatment Plant to receive upgrades
By Kate Hiller | Feb. 28, 2013The city of Athens’ Wastewater Treatment Plant will be undergoing a major overhaul once financial resources are secure.
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APD chief: Feb. crime spike 'far from worst'
By Allan Smith | Feb. 27, 2013In the span of one month, multiple students have been robbed at gunpoint at different locations, shots were fired on East State Street, an Ohio University student was stabbed in front of Courtside and eight fires were set inside of Tiffin Hall.
Faux meat product hits local market
By Kaitlynn Grady | Feb. 26, 2013A new food option is gaining popularity in the Uptown Athens dining scene, offering a healthful alternative for meat lovers and vegetarians alike.
Blurred boundaries
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 25, 2013The Athens County Sheriff’s Office covers about 50 times more ground than two Athens city departments, despite having a similar number of employees — and half the funds.
Sequester could slice billions in Ohio
By Marika Lee | Feb. 25, 2013A series of automatic cuts called the sequester could cost Ohio about $2 billion in 2013 if Congress does not come to a compromise on the nation’s spending plans by March 1.
Agency contract seeks to gather lost income-tax revenue
By Sam Howard | Feb. 25, 2013For five years, thousands of Athens residents unknowingly stiffed their city of income-tax revenue.
Hunting season to undergo changes
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 21, 2013Extended hunting hours, a new hunting season and different limits for the number of deer a hunter is allowed to shoot per season are among some of the rule changes that could help keep Ohio’s deer population in check.
Project seeks to improve eating habits of customers
By Andrea Frazier | Feb. 21, 2013An Athens collaboration to improve the lifestyle and well being of local food pantry patrons through education and accessibility champions the importance of eating and distributing fresh produce.
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.
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.
