Football: Ohio celebrates season of success
By Michael Stainbrook | Jan. 3, 2012Ohio accomplished more in 2011 than in any of its previous 115 years of football, and that success makes expectations for the 2012 season very lofty.
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Football: Year of preparation pays off for bowl game
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 3, 2012As Ohio kicker Matt Weller toed the ball deep into Utah State territory to start the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the event’s executive director let out a sigh of relief.
OU professor: 2012 isn't the end of the world
By Rebecca McKinsey | Jan. 3, 2012An Ohio University professor has good news for those concerned that the world will end this year — it's all talk.
Candidate rejects Scripps job
By Alex Felser | Jan. 3, 2012Failed negotiations mean that a familiar face will remain in the dean’s office of the Scripps College of Communication for at least another year.
$1.2 million budget deficit closes the Inn at Hocking College
By Joshua Jamerson | Jan. 3, 2012Hocking College has ceased all restaurant operations at the Inn at Hocking College in order to help close a potential $1.2 million budget shortfall.
Mining stories kept alive with archive
By Bridget Mallon | Jan. 3, 2012Mine fires, broken bones and head injuries caused by falling coal were common in the mines of Southeast Ohio between 1870 and 1920.
OU alumus named in prestigious list
By Austin Stahl | Jan. 3, 2012LeBron James. Andrew Luck. Brian Gainor? Yes, Brian Gainor.
Women's Basketball: Bobcats record reflects improving season
By Nick Robbe | Jan. 3, 2012Compared to last season, the Bobcats are 34 days ahead of schedule.
Girls' High School Basketball: Area teams see mixed results
By Austin Stahl | Jan. 3, 2012As high-school basketball teams crawl deeper into the heart of rhw season, local girls teams are having mixed success.
Dreaming Again
By Lindsay Friedman | Jan. 3, 2012Known as the man with a rhyme and a dream, local rap artist and returning student Jéan Johnson is making a comeback — for good.
Football: MAC announces Bowling Green will switch divisions
By Michael Stainbrook, Rob Ogden | Jan. 3, 2012The Mid-American Conference announced today that Bowling Green will change divisions for football only in 2012 to accommodate the addition of the University of Massachusetts to the conference.
Impending 'fracking' concerns local farmers
By Kelly Gifford | Jan. 3, 2012Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series about the economic factors of hydraulic fracturing.
Senator nominates Athens student to Air Force Academy
By Allan Smith | Jan. 3, 2012A home-schooled student from Athens has been nominated by Sen. Sherrod Brown to attend the Air Force Academy next year.
Gas prices higher than they were 12 months ago
By Will Drabold | Jan. 3, 2012Although gas prices are the lowest they’ve been in months, motorists have less reason to celebrate than they did a year ago.
Face The Facts: Make this year's resolution a selfless decision
Jan. 2, 2012How many New Year’s Eves have you celebrated throughout your lifetime? How many resolutions have you made and actually achieved?
OU Greens to compete against each other for most blood donations
By Brian Vadakin | Jan. 2, 2012Ohio University students on East, West and South greens will be pitted against each other to see who can donate the most blood Winter Quarter.
Complications postpone death row transfers from Lucasville to Chillicothe
By Stefan Malmsten | Jan. 2, 2012Death row inmates will not be relocated to the new Chillicothe location until mid-January because of planning complications.
Football: Bobcats end record-breaking season with Bowl game win
By Michael Stainbrook | Jan. 2, 2012As 2010 came to a close, coach Frank Solich and his staff had not met several of their team’s preseason goals. Even with a senior quarterback and a seasoned defensive unit, the Bobcats could not wrap up a Mid-American Conference East Division title or a bowl win.
Council works to polish region's 'black diamonds'
By Bridget Mallon | Jan. 2, 2012Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series exploring the Little Cities of Black Diamonds, 61 coal towns in Southeast Ohio.
