Local treasury race heats up with low-cost campaigns
By Allan Smith | Sep. 4, 2012The candidates for Athens County Treasurer have not spent lavishly on their campaigns to handle the county’s money.
The candidates for Athens County Treasurer have not spent lavishly on their campaigns to handle the county’s money.
Ohio’s recently-redrawn 15th congressional district includes more than 450,000 new constituents, but the issues between the Republican and Democratic candidates are remaining inside party lines.
A gas line separated from an Athens home Thursday evening but was safely shut off before any damage could occur.
Because coverage of her murder made finding objective jurors difficult, the trial for the final person charged with murdering Summer Cook Inman will be moved out of Hocking County.
Ohio has been in the political hot seat of late for alleged suppression of votes, but Athens County seems not to have added any fuel to the fire.
Some might say the opportunity to kayak by moonlight only comes once in a blue moon.
Drivers, say TTYL to texting and driving.
The summer’s road-paving season has been a smooth ride with additional funding allowing more road repairs than normal.
Supervisors of the Wayne National Forest have decided the plan it currently has in place to regulate hydraulic fracturing is sufficient to prevent environmental damage.
With campaign season in full swing and elections looming, the Athens County Republican Party readied itself with the opening of a new headquarters Friday.
A former department store on Court Street will soon be brought back to life to temporarily house several university departments.
Editor’s Note: An Ohio University student’s last name has been withheld to protect her privacy.
The College Book Store has built a new business called The House in hopes of building off the success the store has seen with Ohio University and the Under Armour brand.
An Athens man could spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in a federal court Friday to producing child pornography.
Like many of Athens’ businesses, local law enforcement reported that the summer was slow, featuring different types of crimes than when school is in session.
After most of Ohio University’s students have left for summer, Athens City Council members are still meeting regularly — well, at least for most of the summer.
The construction project that has North Court Street closed to traffic is slated to be finished ahead of schedule and under budget.
In many ways, the opening of a new semester parallels the crazed beginning of Spring Quarter with its epidemic of New-Year’s-resolution health consciousness, resulting in all of Ping Center’s elliptical machines being constantly occupied.
When Ohio University students left their campus dwellings to enjoy their summer in June, Athens transformed from rowdy college town into a calm, family-oriented city — as it does every summer.