Fire departments on-call in the college towns of Athens and Oxford are feeling the heat of tight budgets and shrinking staffs, but Bowling Green’s department has put that fire out.
Although concerns surrounding hydraulic fracturing have been well-received by city and county officials, negative testimony given to several congressmen has seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.
Money doesn’t grow on trees, but a series of counterfeit bills found in Athens seems to indicate some are trying to grow money in their basements.
Nelsonville resident Chris VonBargen wanted to be a taxidermist since he was a small child. Last year, he decided to join Ohio’s almost $800 million hunting industry and opened Wildlife Reflections in Nelsonville.
Though Athens mail carrier Charlie Rose defines firefighters, policemen and soldiers as true heroes, the Southeastern Ohio American Red Cross has distinguished Rose and three others as Hometown Heroes.
Although water fluoridation was once again a topic at Athens City Council, the silent camp of fluoride supporters finally voiced their opinion at last night’s committee meeting.
With Ohio University’s classes ending 36 days earlier on the semester system, this May will be the last chance for local businesses to soak up the benefits of the most profitable warm month in Athens.
A tight, reassuring embrace between a 13-year-old and his worried grandmother highlighted the fear and uncertainty exuding from the front row of the Athens County Municipal Courtroom Friday.
Athens County Commissioner Mark Sullivan was found not guilty today of domestic violence stemming from incident Jan. 10.
As each “yes” signaled the closing of their beloved elementary school, the only thought of Chauncey residents was “no.”
A proposed bill that could change Ohio class time calculation has some Athens educators double-checking the state’s math and motive.
Calling the current method of euthanasia in Athens County “cruel and heartless,” about 80 people gathered in Walter Hall Tuesday to discuss the local campaign to stop gassing dogs.
Growing up, Kelli Schell’s father always emphasized the importance of education. But after a pregnancy forced her to drop out of Nelsonville-York High School in 2005, her plans to attend college were put on hold.
Having never farmed or tended a garden in his life, Weston Lombard decided to turn his life upside down by leaving his job filled with neckties and conference calls for a life of torn denim and digging holes.
Toothpicks, metal slugs, buttons and flattened bottle caps are the souvenirs of almost two decades of failed attempts to fool parking meters.
In the era of social media, Uptown shops are joining the flocks of businesses seeking new ways to spread the word to customers — in 140 characters or less.
As the possibility of hydraulic fracturing coming to Athens County looms nearer, local officials have said emergency services are well prepared for a “fracking” accident, but residents are not as comfortable.
Two Democratic candidates vying for the seat as Athens County Engineer constructed defenses and demolished accusations during the first candidate forum Thursday night.
Eyes sunk-in with scraggly blond hair, 29-year-old Jessica Willison stood up for her boyfriend, Buchtel Chief of Police Kelsie Lanning, Jr., in Athens County Municipal Court Thursday.
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