Friday morning vacant house fire is under investigation
By Julia Fair | Dec. 31, 2016The Athens Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at about 4:30 Friday morning.
NEWS BLOGS
Bank robbery suspect arrested in West Virginia
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 31, 2016A suspect in the robberies of two local banks was arrested in West Virginia.
Same suspect believed to be involved in second bank robbery this week
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016Police believe the same suspect is involved in a robbery that occurred at Chase Bank on Thursday.
Video Game Review: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' is a visual upgrade, but its first episode feels rushed
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 29, 2016Telltale Game's newest edition to the franchise launched Dec. 20.
McCracken Hall to reopen for Spring Semester
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016McCracken Hall will reopen on January 3rd following over a year and $32.8 million in improvements.
TV Review: Second season of ‘Fuller House’ is better, still not great
By Georgia Davis | Dec. 27, 2016The second season of Fuller House shows progress compared to the first season.
Video Game Review: 'Steep' is a no-frills romp in world devoid of extreme sports titles
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 27, 2016Matt Shiflet reviews the recent Ubisoft release.
Bank robbery on Court Street leaves police looking for leads
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 27, 2016Athens police are searching for a suspect after the People’s Bank branch on Court Street was robbed Tuesday afternoon.
2016 Fall Semester in review
By Kevin Pan | Dec. 22, 2016From politics to university presidential announcements, Ohio University and Athens had a variety of memorable moments during Fall Semester.
Come 2017, OU student workers can clock more hours
By Sarah M. Penix | Dec. 18, 2016The number of hours OU students can work on campus will increase.
Fire on West Union displaces five individuals, about $75,000 in damages
By Julia Fair | Dec. 17, 2016The fire began at about 11:40 p.m. Friday and is under investigation.
Braille menus now available at Front Room
By Zach Shrivers | Dec. 16, 2016The menus have been available since the end of October, and there was minimal cost to make the menus.
OU presidential finalists expected to visit campus in January
By Lauren Fisher | Dec. 14, 2016Although the candidates’ identities are yet to be revealed, they will arrive on campus for a series of public forums.
Wayne National Forest auctioned off to oil and gas companies, netted more than $1 million
By Abbey Marshall | Dec. 14, 2016Members of the Athens County Fracking Action Network banded together to fight the motion.
Golden Globe Nominations: ‘La La Land’ picks up 7, ‘The People v. O.J.: American Crime Story’ receives 5
By Georgia Davis | Dec. 12, 2016The nominees for the 74th Golden Globes were announced Monday morning.
City Council: Wage increases will likely continue past 2019
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 12, 2016City Council discussed extending their raises beyond the year 2019 at a meeting on Monday night.
Anti-fracking protesters withstand cold to challenge Wayne National Forest auction
By Patrick Connolly | Dec. 10, 2016More than 50 protesters demonstrated in front of the Wayne National Forest headquarters to speak out against the auction of Wayne land for fracking.
About 800 undergraduate, graduate students receive degrees at Fall Commencement
By Kaitlin Coward | Dec. 10, 2016The ceremony was McDavis’ last as Ohio University president.
OU President Roderick McDavis accepts new position with higher ed search firm
By Kaitlin Coward | Dec. 9, 2016McDavis will work with AGB Search, a higher education search firm.
More than 120 Ohio University students scheduled to stay on campus during Winter Break
By Taylor Johnston | Dec. 8, 2016The costs of housing is $30 a day, $125 a week or $400 for the whole Winter Break period.
