WASHINGTON, D.C. — Standing in 30-degree weather was the price several hundred thousand people paid to witness 44th President Barack Obama sworn in for a second term.
Athens accumulated 634 noise complaints during an 11-month period — but the reputation of the streets tallying up these totals spoke louder than any police record could.
Anti-fracking residents’ complaints about neglected injection well inspections in Athens County might be warranted. All four class II injection wells have recently seen periods of more than 30 weeks without inspection.
Many Ohio workers appreciate the new minimum wage increase of 2013, which is expected to make a difference in both Ohio’s and Athens’ economies.
As the old adage goes, the captain stays with the ship. For local business owners, that ship is Athens, and it became quite lonesome during winter break.
People living in Appalachian counties in Ohio are more likely to have dental problems than people in the rest of the state, and some local officials say access to care is the cause.
Troy Township residents have a controversial new neighbor — a recently permitted injection well — and the possibility of several more in the coming years.
On any given night in the United States, an estimated 67,000 veterans are homeless.
Roughly 760 Athens residents who lost power Wednesday morning from a snowstorm traveling through the Midwest have had their power restored.
Athens City Council members make more money than those in the cities of Oxford, Bowling Green and Kent, but a proposed ordinance would increase their salaries by another $75 to $90 each year.
When Ohio Sen. Lou Gentile, D-30th, begins representing Athens County for the first time on Jan. 1, he may do so with the help of an Ohio University Bobcat.
Following a prison stint, sex offenders must register their addresses and check in with the county sheriff’s office regularly for at least 10 years — there are more than 70 Athens County residents who fall into this category.
An Athens woman who said she has a heightened sense of intuition and psychic skills couldn’t tell her clients which lottery numbers to play, but she does try to help them sort out problems and make good decisions.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s destructive path through the East Coast, a group of specialists from the Wayne National Forest journeyed to New York City to lend their skills to the relief efforts.
A local fracking activist avoided jail time Thursday, but will have to pay restitution for chaining herself to an injection well site in June.
A soon-to-open downtown PetSmart will not only offer pet food and supplies to customers, but also provide adoption services for dogs and cats.
Athens City officials have been trying to hammer out a benefits package for non-union city employees for weeks until city council members presented a plan to remove the nail altogether.
Athens officials have succeeded in improving the city’s infrastructure, but have work to do to ensure the city meets the goals it painted in its blueprint by promoting the arts, changing the residential environment and becoming more green.
Bulk-size quantities of Easy Mac and a meal plan’s guarantee of food are simple luxuries most students take for granted, but some are unable to enjoy even those.
Although many cities throughout Ohio are mired in economic instability, the city of Athens is planning the 2013 budget with a multi-million dollar surplus in its pocket.
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