Freshman Katie Watts is the third generation of her family to attend Ohio University. Her mother and grandmother both went to OU, and her great-grandfather, George Starr Lasher, was the catalyst for the start of the university's journalism school.
Becki Cash, a business owner from The Plains, started working full time out of her home a little more than a year ago, buying and selling items at auctions and on eBay.
Ohio women's hurdler Jericka Duncan ran a personal-best time in the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries at the All-Ohio Championships last weekend. Then she fell in the finals.
After graduation, alumni from most colleges go their separate ways, but Ohio University graduates stick together, especially in Ohio's government. So much so, in fact, that Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Householder said a contingent of former Bobcats called the OU Mafia controls the General Assembly.
Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency proposed Wednesday to omit 11 counties from the list of 26 that are subject to vehicle testing and other harsher regulations regarding emissions and soot pollution. Although the counties currently fail clean-air standards for soot, the EPA claims the problem stems from urban areas, and the surrounding counties should not be penalized.
Ohio University will honor one of Africa's fastest women runners as a heroine this weekend.
For the first time in nearly three weeks, the Ohio women's basketball team will need to pack some snacks for the road.
For the Ohio men's and women's track teams, spring will bring a new atmosphere.
Grab your same-sex date and take them over to the Baker University Center Ballroom tonight for the Queer Prom. Sponsored by Ally, the free admission dance is open to anyone who wants to get his or her groove on.
COLUMBUS - Democratic frontrunner John Kerry launched his campaign for Ohio's primary votes here yesterday, rallying union workers and assailing President Bush's economic record.
A poll released yesterday shows President Bush's approval rating in Ohio has dropped below 50 percent - the lowest since he took office. And a majority of Ohioans disapprove of Bush's handling of the economy and foreign policy.
Editor's note: This is the second in a five-part series examining Ohio University's relationship with Athens during the last 200 years.
NEYSHABUR, Iran - Runaway train cars carrying a lethal mix of fuel and chemicals derailed, caught fire and then exploded hours later yesterday in northeast Iran, killing more than 200 people, injuring at least 400 and leaving dozens trapped beneath crumbled mud homes.
With Ohio's March 2 primary approaching, officials' criticism over the security of electronic voting machines has become louder, with nine counties openly defying Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell.
Gov. Bob Taft visited Sunpower, Inc. of Athens yesterday as part of a three-city tour through Southeast Ohio, showcasing local small businesses and the turn-around of Ohio's economy.
This year is the curtain call for the ninth-grade proficiency tests.
There are exact physical borders between the city of Athens and state-run Ohio University, but much more goes on between the two across this boundary than meets the eye.
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