Athens Police Department and Ohio University Police Department signed a mutual-assistance agreement with guidelines for joint efforts to more effectively enforce the law on campus and city property.
Many see Athens as a Democratic stronghold, but the county was once as entrenched in the red as it now is in the blue.
Ohio has proved to be a key battleground state in this year’s presidential election, and even Athens — a Democratic stronghold — has attracted political heavyweights for campaign visits.
Four juveniles were found competent Monday to testify against a Glouster man accused of five sexual offenses.
As the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency celebrates its 40th anniversary, Southeast Ohio organizations are praising the agency’s positive effects on the region’s water through regulations and grants.
An Ohio court decided Monday it will not yet come to a decision in a lawsuit against Ohio University about a claimed misdiagnosis of flesh-eating bacteria in 2007.
While the remnants of Hurricane Sandy quietly poured rain in Athens Tuesday, Ohio Rep. Debbie Phillips and Republican challenger Charles Richter were calmly vying for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
A group of local anti-fracking activists petitioned the Athens County Commissioners Tuesday to help get a public hearing with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Ohio University has paid more than $8,000 for lawsuits about car-related damages, from a falling roof to flying baseballs on campus.
The Ohio Investigative Unit more than doubled the number of alcohol-related charges filed by Athens police during this year’s Halloween festivities, but officials still called the weekend “mellow” compared to years past.
In the middle of his seven-day road tour across Ohio as he campaigns for re-election to the U.S. Senate, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will speak to a crowd at Ohio University outside Scripps Hall on Monday.
Mothers and families will celebrate the memories of babies who were stillborn or died due to miscarriage during a ceremony sponsored by the Athens Birth Circle on Sunday at Sells Park.
Athens’ historic luster might shine brightly into the future if City Council adopts an ordinance suggested at its last meeting.
Extra lighting is going up, streets are being closed, police are being called in and city officials are making final preparations to keep Saturday’s Halloween block party raging — safely, of course.
The candidates competing for Ohio’s 15th congressional seat showed they might be more alike than not during a Wednesday-night debate in Lancaster.
The City of Athens is acquiring the final piece of its developmental puzzle for the east side of town.
Children and their families in Athens County can now receive treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and the effects of substance abuse with a new program funded by Athens County Children Services.
A repurposed research building could create a more sustainable environment to educate children about local ecology but needs financial help and additional manpower to reach its full potential.
Two former Ohio University chefs will bid goodbye to the bakery and heat up the hearth as they collaborate to reopen the Lake Hope State Park Dining Lodge in Vinton County six years after the restaurant went down in flames.
From celebrating a first election at Burger King to watching a presidential candidate get pelted with tomatoes, experiences at Ohio University helped foster many political careers that otherwise may have never gotten off the ground.
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