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Daily Rundown: Maternity deserts, Hot Box scholarships and Bobcat Blasters!

Ambition drives fight against maternity deserts in Southeast Ohio

 Across Southeast Ohio, ambitious leaders seek solutions to resolve the maternity desert crisis. 

Men’s Basketball: What to know for a big game against Kent State

Ohio will be on the road to take on Kent State.

Hot Box supports Athens County high schoolers with $2,500 scholarship

Hot Box Chicken Fingers and Tots made a $2,500 scholarship available for high school students of Athens County, encouraging them to take the chance and pursue higher education. 

JACKpot: Get your political individuality back, read local news

It has become incredibly easy to feel disconnected from the issues that are really impacting our communities. Online spaces that isolate users from opposing views are preventing us from diversifying our political knowledge. Reading local news enables us to gain a deeper understanding of our political candidates and how they can directly benefit our local communities. 

Bobcat Blasters hosts themed NERF events

The Bobcat Blasters, a club established in 2006, is for students and players from all over the country to connect and collaborate through NERF blaster battles. These games are described as Humans vs. Zombies or tag and are weekend-long events for those who decide to register.

Bobcatz bar opens as newest addition to Athens nightlife

A new bar, Bobcatz, is making a name for itself as a relaxed alternative to Athens’ lively nightlife.

Women's Basketball: Everything to know about UMass

What to know for the game against UMass. 

Chase on the Case: 2026 midterms matters on the road to 2028

 Although it may seem mute to vote in a midterm cycle, voting now can shape the future of the government and the outcome of 2028.  

Sassy Cassie: It's time for a new Bird

 Bird Ice Arena has been around for 68 years, and wasn’t originally supposed to be an ice arena. Although the building is well-loved and appreciated by the campus and community, it isn’t one of the NCAA facilities on campus; it’s time to build a new arena. 

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is emotional, brutal

Nia DaCosta, director of “The Marvels” (2023), produced what likely could be the best of a franchise with “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” (2026). 

Dylan Mulvaney cast in Broadway musical 'SIX'

Dylan Mulvaney and Abigail Barlow have been announced to play Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard in the fifth cast of SIX, causing controversy online.

US Weekly Headlines: ICE arrests 5-year-old, Trump’s first year in office

This week’s headlines involve the fatal shooting of a man during a protest and TikTok expands U.S. operations.

Police blotter: Dollar Tree threat, EZ-Mart hit-and-skip

Police blotter: Also, loud music complaints and a lost tractor.

Chick-fil-A packs Athens’ coop, some say it's unneeded

Chick-fil-A announced in a press release that 25 to 30 new locations are being built in Ohio by 2027, one of which will be in Athens. The expansion effort will also bring locations to parts of Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Northwest Ohio.

‘Operation Buckeye’ raises concerns for OU students

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployed agents throughout Columbus on Dec. 16, 2025. Two Ohio State University students were arrested for protesting the border control’s attendance at a school function.

Pen to the Point: My love-hate relationship with winter

Some people love winter while others hate it. For me, I love and hate it. I say I have a love-hate relationship with the season because it has both good and bad parts.

Layla’s Lens: Staying informed is your civic responsibility

We owe it to those who fought for our right to vote and our democracy to remain politically informed. But we also owe it to humanity to have empathy for one another, to care about what happens to one another and to fight for what we think is right. 

Abby’s Angle: There are no winners in sports betting

Sports betting has become widely popularized and accessible since its legalization in 2018, with 30% of Americans admitting to sports betting in the last year. The industry itself generates massive revenue, but athletes, bettors and loved ones of bettors are negatively impacted, burdened by addiction, mental health issues and financial strain.

Editorial: Student walkouts demonstrate democracy on campus

Ohio University joined protestors across the country to stand up for change and protest ICE presence, in alignment with “ICE Out” days that took place across the country.