A fire early Saturday morning left Clippinger Hall with an estimated $200,000 worth of damage, and Athens Fire officials said the extensive damage was due to a failed fire alarm.
Athens County volunteers fighting to repeal Senate Bill 5 reached more than 800 signatures last week — more than the minimum amount needed from the county.
Athens City Council members can now move forward with purchasing a custom-made, $1.03 million fire truck after passing two ordinances at last night’s council meeting.
Fire alarms failed to go off in Clippinger Hall early Saturday morning — allowing a fire to burn, which caused $200,000 worth of damage.
The Post’s publishing board has selected junior Wesley Lowery as the next editor in chief of the newspaper.
The Ohio House of Representative’s budget bill, released Friday, lightens the burden on state public university teachers by eliminating a controversial clause that requires faculty to teach extra classes.
A 19-year-old woman reported that she was the victim of sexual imposition this weekend near the intersection of Mill and Stewart streets, the city’s fourth reported sexual offense in about two weeks.
Two collisions sent three people to local hospitals and shut down roads during the weekend.
Former Ohio University star quarterback Franshaw “Boo” Jackson said yesterday that he has paid his outstanding court fines and a warrant issued for his arrest should soon be off the books.
A former Ohio University student was sentenced to two years in prison after taking a plea agreement last week.
A compromise between an Ohio University Student Senate group and Athens Police could lead to possible changes to the city’s noise ordinance.
After Senate Bill 5 was signed into law last month, many unions and interest groups sought to put the law to a citizen’s vote in the November elections.
For the fifth time since 2001, Ohio University is searching for a new chairman of the Department of African American Studies.
A man with five warrants out for his arrest was spotted in Athens Saturday night and taken to jail.
Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren announced today he will resign from his position.
A Canton man charged with raping two young boys pleaded not guilty at his arraignment yesterday.
Athens Police are investigating a reported sexual assault at Riverpark Towers late Friday night — one of three sexual assaults reported this weekend.
The Crystal reopened Tuesday after late-filed tax returns showed the state owed the bar more than $14,000 — after it was shut down last week because of unpaid taxes.
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