Meeting addresses special needs housing
By Lucas Daprile | Apr. 12, 2012Housing and aid for those with mental and behavioral needs in Athens took center stage at an Athens town hall meeting Thursday night.
Housing and aid for those with mental and behavioral needs in Athens took center stage at an Athens town hall meeting Thursday night.
Despite similarities to casino slot machines, a new video game parlor called The Lucky Penny opened recently in Nelsonville to offer “skill-based fun” with cash payouts.
Today, Athens County Children Services is banking on blue to help raise awareness of child abuse and neglect in the county.
Of the $1.74 billion approved in Ohio’s capital budget this year, $300 million is slated to fund local projects throughout the state. Athens County could see about $500,000 of those funds for repaving County Road 19.
With a massive rock tearing through a northern Athens neighborhood late last month, the safety of slopes around town has come into question.
For Athens County preschool students, teachers and parents, less will soon be worth more — at least according to plans recently set in motion by the Athens City School District.
Ohio is on its way to becoming the next state to legalize same-sex marriage after Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine moved forward a proposed constitutional amendment that would reverse the state’s 2004 ban Monday.
Correction: A previous version of this story said Campus Kicks' new location is in the attic of 14 W. Union St. Campus kicks will actually be located in the attic of 16 W. Union St. The previous version also said Campus Kicks' website is www.campuskicks.com. It is actually www.campuskicks.net.
Athens City Council voted to amend an Athens City Code that would prevent hydraulic fracturing inside the city limits, but the “controversial” passing might result in lawsuits down the road.
After more than a year of discussion, the City of Athens’ website will see a $30,000 facelift.
While many students were partying on the sandy shores during spring break, Hocking College student Grace Wyatt was fighting for her life.
With more than 300 spaces and more than $250,000 generated in 2011, the Athens Parking Garage has been both a source of revenue and additional parking for the city.
They say her lip gloss is cool, her lip gloss is poppin’. In the words of rapper Lil’ Mama, a local makeup artist’s new line will have women loving the way they put it on so perfect.
Though “double dipping” is commonly frowned upon when it comes to food, Ohio lawmakers are debating whether public employees’ “double dipping” into state funds hurts taxpayers.
About 70 students, residents and city officials listened to six panelists discuss the potential benefits and risks of hydraulic fracturing in the Baker University Center Theatre Tuesday night.
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide that occurred Monday morning.
Ohio University students on the hunt for off-campus housing should be prepared to shell out about $100 more per month than tenants in similar Ohio college towns.
Every day — rain or shine, hot or cold — four women roam the streets of Athens, ticketing illegal parkers and bringing more than $300,000 into the city’s coffers annually.
Ohio’s 15th Congressional District GOP primary might have ended in a landslide for incumbent Rep. Steve Stivers Tuesday, but the Democratic face off was a lot less decisive.