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.
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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.
Post Modern: An unlikely music bastion
By William Hoffman | Jan. 16, 2013The ’60s had rock, the ’70s brought in disco, the ’80s head banged to hair metal, ’90s grunge gave the middle finger to society and punks invaded the new millennium — and through it all, the Athens music scene flourished.
Sports Column: NFL playoffs diverge momentarily from the script, captivate fans
By Nick Robbe | Jan. 16, 2013Sport often reveals interesting paradoxes. The institution praises dynasties such as the New England Patriots, Kentucky Wildcats and New York Yankees.
Men's Basketball: Bobcats roll over Huskies, let up in second half
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 16, 2013There was nothing for Northern Illinois sophomore forward Adbel Nader to lose when he hoisted a deep three from the wing with nine minutes to play against Ohio on Wednesday.
Ladies get a new night
By William Hoffman | Jan. 16, 2013Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery will attract all the single ladies to its first-ever Ladies Night with DJ B-Funk spinning hip-hop and Top 40 hits from the past decade.
Swimmers forego winter break for extra hours in the pool
By Alexander Muehlbach | Jan. 16, 2013“The holidays are usually the time of the year you’d be sitting around,” Ohio swimming coach Greg Werner takes a pause before adding, “but that is not the life we choose.”
OU student organizations to come together for candlelight vigil
By Brandon Carte | Jan. 16, 2013Three Ohio University student organizations are coming together tonight for a candle light vigil after Wednesday’s attack near the University of Aleppo, in Syria, which reportedly killed more than 80 people and injured more than 150 people.
Theater to preview 'Safe Haven'
By William Ashton | Jan. 16, 2013Fans eagerly anticipating the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel, Safe Haven, can get a sneak peek of the film sooner than they thought.
Ohio looks to overcome injuries
By Alex Marcheschi | Jan. 16, 2013After suffering two blowout losses to Akron and Buffalo to start Mid-American Conference play, Ohio will hit the road for Oxford to battle with Miami Thursday.
