Speaking from the auditorium of Wells Academy in Steubenville, Ohio, Gov. John Kasich first praised the elementary school’s high performance and then challenged education throughout the state to follow suit in his State of the State address Tuesday.
About 100 Athens County residents gathered at the Athens Community Center Tuesday evening to petition local officials to take action on topics ranging from hydraulic fracturing to homelessness in the area.
Breast cancer screenings for poor women in Southeast Ohio are no longer in question thanks to a major donor’s reversing a controversial decision.
As extensive amounts of property continue to be leased throughout Southeast Ohio to the oil and gas industry, Ohio University property could soon be adding to the growing tally.
Though the past month was filled with local residents spouting protests to Athens’ fluoridation of drinking water, Athens City Council members continually were unable to swallow calls to end the practice.
What started as a hobby four years ago has turned into a career for a local chocolatier who learned the ins and outs of her trade from the inside of her kitchen.
From Alaska to Florida, retailers nationwide sell artwork created by artists with developmental disabilities at Passion Works Studio, inspiring support from not only its hometown of Athens, but also galleries across the country.
Although tradition and commercials attracted viewers to Sunday’s Super Bowl, many football fans in Athens preferred to watch the championship game from their homes instead of bars and restaurants.
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced Wednesday that he will endorse a local official in his run for Congress, saying Athens City Law Director Pat Lang is “the right man for the job.”
Former Ohio University student Nathan Cencula pleaded not guilty in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday for aggravated arson stemming from an incident last year.
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Ranked alongside grocery store brands Goose Island and Dogfish Head, most wouldn’t expect one of the world’s top breweries to be crafting beer in a basement.
First it was the smell — an annoyance that concerned the residents of the small Texas town. But when the nosebleeds began, Calvin Tillman realized he needed to investigate the effects of hydraulic fracturing.
Editor’s note: Lucy Smith’s name has been changed to protect her identity.
With the kitchen in full view, a menu without prices and limited seating, Nine Tables is not your typical restaurant — and the Athens family who opened it likes it that way.
An unadvertised phone number — and allegations surrounding it — are creating acrimony between two of Athens’ three cab companies.
The nation’s most aggressive abortion legislation has split not only Athens County’s representatives but also Ohio’s once unified anti-abortion movement.
The heavy wooden doors of The Crystal’s purple-panel and blue-tile facade hid a secret for three years before it was shut down last April — it owed the state almost $40,000 in corporate franchise taxes and was ordered to shut down until the debt was paid.
The 21st-birthday countdown starts months in advance.
The outline of his hand still visible across her cheek, the distraught Ohio University senior recounted her boyfriend’s attack at a North McKinley Avenue apartment last February.
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