No fewer than four candidates are vying for the second open Athens County Commissioner seat. Democratic incumbent Bill Theisen, a 12-year commissioner, is battling Republican Steven McVey and independent candidates Fred W. Weber II and Kenneth Willie. However, with none of the opponents making good enough arguments to build a case against Theisen, The Post sees no reason not to stay with the incumbent. Re-elect Bill Theisen for Athens County Commissioner.
Federal Hocking Local School District has a $5 million multi-part bond issue on Tuesday's ballot and now is fighting opposition groups to get it passed.
Ohio Sen. Joy Padgett has spent the campaign for the 20th District blasting her Democratic opponent Terry Anderson for blaming America for the Sept. 11 attacks and attacking his voting record.
Sen. George Voinovich has outspent his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Eric Fingerhut, eight to one, but said he is making no assumptions about who will win the Senate seat.
This Saturday, the field at the Ohio University Driving Range on West State Street will play host to one of Ohio's more obscure sports. Twenty-four men's and women's ultimate Frisbee teams will keep a lasting tradition going, playing in Ohio's annual Halloween tournament.
Halloween is the most important event of the year at Ohio University. Nothing, really, could be more important than the Saturday night block party.
Costumes and candy ruled the night as local kids and parents poured onto the streets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for Athens city trick-or-treat.
It all comes down to this Saturday for the Ohio men's cross country team, when the Bobcats will travel to Toledo to compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships.
Like it or not, Halloween is the one time of the year when people actually go out of their way to be scared, be it from scary movies, creepy costumes or alcohol-induced hallucinations.
The candidates racing to secure a seat among the Athens County Commissioners on Election Day both are counting on their previous political experience to help them win.
Experience, party affiliation and innovation are the key issues in the race for a seat on the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
Rarely do we laypeople get to see athletes outside of the realm of the sports they play. Rarely do we even see them off the field, court or rink, as the case may be. Because of this, we often fail to realize that they are people -people who eat the same food, read the same books and maybe even attend the same parties as us.
World traveler Sam Reinders is the epitome of a free spirit.
One more big-time speaker will be taking the stage in Athens with the goal of winning a few more voters to John Kerry's side.
With the job of appointing new Supreme Court justices on the shoulders of the winner of the presidential election, the candidates' differences on the abortion stance are critical.
Charles Dickens once wrote, It was the best of times
The Ohio volleyball team continued its winning season by sweeping Mid-American Conference opponents Buffalo and Kent State at home last weekend. Ohio improved to 17-2 overall and a perfect 9-0 in conference play.
After a rough weekend at Kent State, the Ohio hockey team remained undefeated but lost its winning streak. Tying both Friday and Saturday night, 3-3 and 2-2, respectively, the Bobcats struggled through team discipline problems to improve its record to 8-0-2.
The Ohio soccer team fell from its perch atop the Mid-American Conference this weekend, losing on the road to Kent State 2-1, and Buffalo 2-0.
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