COLUMBUS — Amid pro-labor protests yesterday, Gov. John Kasich said in his first State of the State address that big changes are ahead for Ohio and that lawmakers should not be scared off by the conflict that will arise from shaking things up.
A 24-year-old man who took a plea agreement after robbing a man at gunpoint was sentenced to more than two years in prison yesterday.
Ohio University issued a response to a negligence complaint filed by the father of a student who died last year.
A Logan man currently detained in the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail was found to be in possession of heroin over the weekend.
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.
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