Artist seeks to localize success with Union show
By William Hoffman | Jan. 17, 2013The “white girl who raps fast” will be making her first Uptown appearance in a year after her viral video took YouTube and Ohio University by storm.
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MLK Day events to include motivational speaker, art display
By Emily Bamforth | Jan. 17, 2013The memory of Martin Luther King Jr. will stay strong in Athens as celebrations will not only span throughout the holiday weekend, but will extend into the coming week as well.
Gallipolis man pleads guilty to three felony charges
By Sam Howard | Jan. 17, 2013A Gallipolis man who pleaded guilty to three felony charges was sentenced to three years in prison at his sentencing hearing Friday.
Atkins added to spring concert lineup
By William Hoffman | Jan. 17, 2013Country superstar Rodney Atkins will take the back roads to Athens for a newly announced concert at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on March 28.
TV: The return of Robin Sparkles
Jan. 17, 2013By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
Men's Basketball: Bobcats hope to bounce back from previous defeats
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 17, 2013This past February, Ohio packed in a bus and headed toward Columbus, from which it turned onto U.S. Route 23 and trekked to the state’s northerly border to take on Toledo at its Savage Arena.
Injection well inspections are few and far between
By Laura Scheer | Jan. 17, 2013Anti-fracking residents’ complaints about neglected injection well inspections in Athens County might be warranted. All four class II injection wells have recently seen periods of more than 30 weeks without inspection.
MemAud stage rocked by energetic country show
By Emily Bamforth | Jan. 17, 2013The packed house at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium clearly didn’t have the next day’s classes on its mind when the music started at Thursday night’s concert featuring Easton Corbin and opener Dustin Lynch.
Athens man sentenced to 25 years for producing child pornography
By Marika Lee | Jan. 17, 2013An Athens man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to producing child pornography.
Victims of bombing in Syria remembered by OU students at candlelit vigil
By Hannah Yang | Jan. 17, 2013Ohio University’s campus came together for a memorial in honor of another university community about 6,000 miles overseas.
Hockey: 'Cats return to Bird Arena for game against second-ranked Eagles
By Christian Hoppens | Jan. 17, 2013Ohio coach Dan Morris spent his Thursday morning reading about how a Notre Dame football player might have made up a fake girlfriend.
Post Editorial: Athens County injection wells go too long between inspections
Jan. 16, 2013As energy companies scurry to buy up land for new natural gas wells, the amount of waste the “fracking” produces continues to climb. All that waste — called “brine” — has to go somewhere, and a lot of it comes to Athens County for underground storage in its four injection wells.
Post Cartoon: 01/18/13
Jan. 16, 2013Editorial cartoons represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editors.
OU Press novel wins national recognition
By Will Drabold | Jan. 16, 2013Political intrigue, assassination and espionage aren’t commonly associated with Athens, Ohio — but Ohio University Press has brought ink to paper to create an award-winning novel based on just those themes.
Dean searches require extensive resources, interviews
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 16, 2013Hiring a dean entails almost as much work as the job itself.
Uptown businesses suffer from extended holiday break
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 16, 2013As the old adage goes, the captain stays with the ship. For local business owners, that ship is Athens, and it became quite lonesome during winter break.
State affected by minimum wage increase
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 16, 2013Many Ohio workers appreciate the new minimum wage increase of 2013, which is expected to make a difference in both Ohio’s and Athens’ economies.
