The Athens County Fair opens tomorrow at noon and runs through Saturday, August 13. Admission to the fair is $3.00 per day August 5-7 and $6.00 per day August 8-13. Fairgoers can purchase a membership for $20 or a season ticket for $18 to be admitted to all days of the fair. Seniors can attend the fair for free before 3:00 pm on August 11.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Gov. Bob Taft -under a cloud from investigations into an investment scandal, gifts to his aides and golf he says he didn't pay for -plans to be active in the bipartisan campaign to pass a $2 billion borrowing plan.
Nelsonville's historic Public Square, lined with art galleries, craft shops and a plethora of small businesses, is among the most notable centers for art in Southeastern Ohio. But the area has earned its reputation fairly recently with the creation of Final Fridays.
In the midst of a growing ethics investigation, Gov. Bob Taft visited Athens Tuesday to present $200,000 to the Progress Fund, a lending organization that aims to help grow Appalachian businesses.
After splitting a double-header on Saturday against the Lake Erie Monarchs, the Southern Ohio Copperheads met their opponents again on Sunday and were victorious in their last game of the season by a score of 3-0.
Late-afternoon thunderstorms struck the Athens area Monday, causing massive electrical outages that resulted in a daylong loss of power for many homes.
In the recent past, it seems as if any news coming out of the state of Ohio has been bad news. That's not to say nothing positive ever happens within the state's borders -Ohio has many positive qualities -but it appears that the most recent and biggest headlines made in the state are about the poor condition of Ohio's economy, possible government corruption, questions about the governor's competency and leadership, misuse of previously earmarked state funds and other things of that nature. However, the finds of a new national study surely will deliver another blow, possibly the most damaging, to the image of this great state.
COLUMBUS -State Sen. Marc Dann, D-Youngstown, will not drop his public records lawsuit against Gov. Bob Taft, even though the governor has released hundreds of documents he wanted.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-Residents who depend on water contaminated with a chemical used to produce Teflon have up to 80 times more of the chemical in their blood streams than the general population, according to a study released yesterday.
Ohio University President Roderick McDavis spoke at a press conference yesterday at the Edison Biotechnology Institute at The Ridges to highlight the university's research work and his efforts to double OU's research budget.
The hottest consecutive days of summer kicked off Ohio University's annual incoming-freshman orientation program this week. Precollege provides future Bobcats with a thorough tutorial of the ins and outs of OU life.
My attention span has been slashed by recent illness, so focusing on one subject has become, well, really hard. Instead, I've compiled a brief list of some of the happenings around the blue sphere that have ensnared my tweaked mind, and I've injected some Dryden Time into them.
COLUMBUS -Gov. Bob Taft's former top aide is expected to be charged with violations of Ohio's ethics laws in an ongoing investment scandal, the city prosecutor said.
When Ohio University student Chris Whitney wanted to study Shaolin Kung Fu in China, he got the university to help pay for it.
When it came down to it, errors caused more problems for the Southern Ohio Copperheads than Tuesday's scorching heat, resulting in a 2-1 loss to the Columbus All-Americans. Still fighting for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer Conference league, the Copperheads hosted the first place All-Americans at Bob Wren Stadium on Tuesday. Before game time, the Copperheads were trailing the Grand Lake Mariners by three games for the sixth spot. With six games remaining on their schedule, a great deal was at stake before the game even started.The All-Americans scored their only 2 runs in the first inning; and it was all they needed to cruise out of Athens with a win. Dallas Puskar, Denison, was the starting pitcher for the Copperheads. While that position was solidified, numerous injuries forced the team to reorganize its player positioning. Jason Selhorst, Ohio, stepped up to play outfield when teammate Jared Perdue, Shawnee State, was unable to make it to the game because of car problems.
On July 13, NARAL Pro-choice Ohio Foundation released in Columbus the results of their Access to Emergency Contraception in Ohio Emergency Rooms survey, which shows that emergency contraceptives are not readily available in most hospital emergency rooms.
Three complaints have been filed against the Ohio University Police Department in the last year, according to the OU Office of Legal Affairs and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC).
At Tuesday night's city council meeting, controversy continued over whether or not Ohio University should be given control of 0.80 acres of land on East Union Street spanning from University Terrace to Stewart Street -the area known as Jeff Hill.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -I need to get something off my chest -a confession, almost, you might say -but please, try not to hold it against me.
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