Attempting to avoid incidences like the January disappearance of Denzle Stanley, an 84-year-old Albany resident, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office and the Area Agency on Aging are promoting their programs Take Me Home and Project Lifesaver.
A five-hour power outage affected 289 Athens County residents Saturday evening, including several businesses on East State Street.
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital will have a new man at the helm starting next month.
Two men involved in robbing a person at gunpoint in the Walmart parking lot last year took plea agreements Friday.
A little more than a year after its opening, Athens’ newest bar may have poured its last round of shots.
A former Ohio University football player, with a burglary charge currently pending, was indicted on drug charges yesterday in Athens County Municipal Court.
COLUMBUS — The bargaining rights of public workers in Ohio would be dramatically reduced and strikes would be banned under a bill narrowly passed by the Ohio Senate yesterday.
A man charged with murder filed for a State Memorandum to be stricken from the court record on Tuesday.
A 26-year-old man was charged with one count of aggravated burglary and one count of attempted kidnapping after he forcibly removed a woman from her home.
A former Ohio University student is re-filing her lawsuit against the university’s health center for medical negligence.
More than 61 percent of Athens County residents who attend college are missing out on government tuition credit — a total loss of more than $4 million.
Athens City Council members will be applying for about $500,000 coming from two federal grants to help finance affordable housing improvements for lower income families.
As part of the pedestrian tunnel project along the Richland Avenue Bridge, Athens city officials will spend $15,000 on public art in the tunnel — the city’s second Percent for Art project.
Tornado sirens sounded throughout the city of Athens yesterday morning, marking the start of daylong inclement weather that caused minor damage and shut down four roads within the county.
Tornado sirens sounded at about 7:25 a.m. this morning, signaling a tornado warning for southwestern Athens County.
Nearly 330 people crowded the Athens Community Center Saturday to voice their opinions on Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate collective bargaining rights for public sector unions.
When Leo “Lee” Walker’s caretakers wheeled him into the conference room of the Hampton Inn Saturday, he was a bit surprised to see so many family members and friends gathered for food and reminiscing. Naturally, he asked what all the fuss was about.
As the safety of some Athens bridges continues to decline, new renovations are planned for the Carriage Hill Drive Bridge this summer.
Road paving in Athens could be more environmentally friendly if the city receives a state grant allowing it to repair its roads with scrap tire modified asphalt.
Athens Police officers responded to a call of domestic violence between two Ohio University students Sunday night.
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