Although more than half of Ohio’s 88 counties saw a decrease in traffic fatalities in 2011, Athens County was one of only 21 that saw an increase of two or more.
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series about the economic factors of hydraulic fracturing.
A resident of North Congress Street was shot in the leg this morning after a burglary turned violent.
The former director of the Latin American Studies department at Ohio University filed a lawsuit against the university yesterday claiming that items of his were stolen while on display in the Multicultural Center.
Pamela Engel
During Monday night’s City Council meeting, members discussed housing matters ranging from the size of rental signs to the possibility of a Habitat for Humanity house in Athens.
When word first got out that 2,623 acres could potentially be leased in Wayne National Forest for hydraulic fracturing, city, county and Ohio University officials lashed back — decrying the harm the chemicals involved in the process could do to Athens’ water supply.
An industry that once brought jobs and profit to Athens County has left lasting scars on the landscape — damage that the state will attempt to repair in three Athens County locations next year.
Despite a $250,000 contribution from Ohio University to help offset the cost of a new $1.1 million ladder truck, Athens City Council decided to borrow an additional $400,000 last night to pay for the vehicle.
Although the possibility of “fracking” reaching Athens County has sparked outrage among local residents and officials, some geological experts are not convinced the facts match the fuss.
After plans were announced to move the location where death-row inmates are housed in Ohio, renovation and preparation efforts are underway at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution.
Even though Ohio voters defeated one of state Republicans’ most controversial issues when they voted against Issue 2, Gov. John Kasich and other GOP leaders are looking ahead.
Of the $12.5 million the Ohio Department of Public Safety issued earlier this month for traffic-safety improvements in federal fiscal year 2012, not a penny will be spent in Athens County.
Beneath a picturesque image of white walls and decorative lampposts hide four lives coping with extreme poverty.
For employees of the Athens County Board of Elections, the weeks preceding Election Day might as well be dubbed their “March Madness.”
As voters hit the polls today, about 1,000 fewer Athens County residents will be fighting polling lines compared to 2009, having cast their ballots long before the second Tuesday this November.
Issue 1
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series profiling impoverished residents of Athens County.
The last time the city of Athens had a Republican mayor, the Athens Bulldogs football team recorded an undefeated regular season.
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