Nelsonville Music Festival still has some surprises up its sleeves, announcing 10 more bands Friday including former fest performers Shovels & Ropes and the lo-fi king Kurt Vile.
One of the two former Ohio University football players who pleaded guilty to drug charges in January will be sentenced to prison April 4, according to court documents.
Move over Frankie Muniz: another early 2000s teen sensation is coming to Athens, and he wants candy.
Now that free agency is underway, teams throughout the NFL are searching for players to sign, as another year of football will be underway before we know it.
Over the past weekend, the Rev. Al Sharpton visited Cincinnati to speak at a benefit that would kick off a voting rights drive here in the state of Ohio. Some of the guests in attendance included: State Rep. Alicia Reece (Bond Hill), president of the Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network Rev. Bobby Hilton, State Senator and Secretary of State challenger Nina Turner and ex-voter fraud convict Melowese Richardson? Yes, you read that right.
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly has decided not to contest the preliminary decision by an Ohio Supreme Court-appointed commission to recommend his temporary suspension from duty.
Student Senate members voiced their opinions against the debated “social host” policy, claiming the law would be impractical and difficult for students.
A Little Hocking man pleaded guilty to multiple rape charges in the Athens County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday and could face decades in prison.
Strange names and slam-dance anthems
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month, and one organization is celebrating with an art show featuring works of its clients themselves.
It’s been over two weeks since Ohio’s last win on the baseball diamond, and the team’s most recent go-round displayed the same deficiencies the team has been held accountable for all season.
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Outside the Aquatic Center, one can find multiple Hemlock trees peppered around, surviving the wintry mix of Athens on Wednesday. The Hemlock tree, which can withstand very heavy snowfall and ice storms, is a metaphor of the struggles the Bobcats withstood this season.
In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we get a peek into a Student Governing Board meeting that was featured on the front page of The Post on Oct. 5, 1972. The original caption describes the scene: “During lull periods, members took time out to eye the Freshman Register, meet guests and chat informally with members. At one point, Mike McGraw noted, ‘Domino’s pizza is not recognized by the University.’” Although students these days would more likely be talking about Facebook and Avalanche, we’d like to think the great tradition of goofing off hasn’t changed much in the past four decades. This photo was credited to Post photographer Charlie Nye and was titled “Student Governing Bored.” Get it?
For the average Ohio University student rushing to get out of Athens, the Nelsonville bypass, said to shorten the trip north on Route 33 by at least 20 minutes, might be an obvious Godsend.
You have to hand it to the Ohio University student body. We sure can have some interesting and, I think, revelatory discussions about our community here in Athens.
The Midwest Open Geocaching Adventure will be coming to Athens for a weekend of exploration, networking and fun for hundreds of outdoor venturers from around the world.
Swimming & diving
City officials have opened Mulberry Street to “light” vehicle traffic until repairs can be made, following concerns about the structural integrity of the steam tunnel beneath the street.
Solutions by The State News