OU alum, Washington Post reporter faced with charges after arrest in Ferguson
By Taylor Maple | Aug. 11, 2015Wesley Lowery, OU alumnus and former Post editor-in-chief, is faced with criminal charges a year following Ferguson arrest.
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Kasich, other nominees sound off on immigration, LGBT rights and Medicaid at debate
By William T. Perkins | Aug. 6, 2015John Kasich was greeted by a standing ovation from the Cleveland crowd.
Ohio University names new director of utilities
Aug. 5, 2015After a national search was conducted, Joel Baetens has been selected as the director of utilities for OU's Facilities Management department.
Ohio University's Board of Trustees has a new secretary
Aug. 5, 2015The university chose David Moore, a faculty member in the Patton College of Education, as the Board of Trustees secretary.
Ohio University's party school ranking drops again, but beats Miami
By Megan Henry | Aug. 4, 2015Ohio University ranks as the nation’s 16th top party school, according to the 2016 Princeton Review.
Future of 29 Park Place outlined by local firm
July 30, 2015OU’s vice president for Finance and Administration sent a memo to Board of Trustees Chair Sandra Anderson on June 30 explaining three potential options for using the Park Place residence after RVC Architect assessed the property in May.
New Board of Trustees secretary named
By Maria DeVito | July 29, 2015A search committee chose education college professor David Moore to fill the spot.
Piece of Hitler's urinal on display at Kennedy Museum
July 29, 2015A piece of tile from Adolf Hitler’s urinal is on display at the Kennedy Museum of Art at The Ridges.
Pool talks stir up dissent at council meeting
By William T. Perkins | July 27, 2015More than a dozen residents from the Athens area spoke at Monday night’s council meeting to express their dissatisfaction with the city’s plans for the renovation of the public pool.
Athens tech company receives recognition in U.S. Senate bill
By William T. Perkins | July 23, 2015Sunpower, Inc., an Athens-based company, was noted as being at the forefront of deep-space explorations technologies.
Athens County Republicans support Gov. John Kasich's presidential bid
By William T. Perkins | July 22, 2015About two weeks before the first GOP Debate, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced he will be running for president.
Jackie O's Brewery to run on solar power paid for in part by USDA grant
By William T. Perkins | July 21, 2015Jackie O’s was approved to receive $44,119 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pay for new solar panels.
Thanks to anti-fracking group, Athens residents to vote on county's powers
By Alisa Warren | July 20, 2015Athens anti-fracking group wins battle in placing county charter, which would make the county a municipality, on ballot.
Athens City Council appoints former president to Historic Preservation Commission
By William T. Perkins | July 20, 2015Jim Sands will be returning to public service on the Athens Historic Preservation Commission.
Ohio marijuana legalization petition still needs more than 29,000 signatures
By William T. Perkins | July 20, 2015ResponibleOhio will have until July 30 to find extra signatures on its ballot proposal after its initial petitions fell short.
Schoonover apologizes for ‘race card’ comments to Ohio University administrators
By Alex Meyer | July 18, 2015Steven Schoonover, a top OU donor who previously called for OU officials to “play the race card," apologized for his comments Thursday.
A local nonprofit receives $500,000 to further maternal and pediatric care
By Luke Furman | July 17, 2015The state budget granted half a million dollars to the Athens-based non-profit, Integrating Professionals for Appalachian Children, to continue its cause of supporting the healthy development of children and mothers in Appalachian Ohio.
Seven Athens businesses vandalized uptown after incident with Cleveland visitors
By William T. Perkins | July 16, 2015Seven uptown businesses were found to be vandalized early Tuesday morning after two college-aged male visitors from Cleveland were caught with a can of spray paint.
One Ohio University student left in local political races, down from three
By William T. Perkins | July 14, 2015C.J. Fogarty, OU student and Republican contender for Athens City Council withdrew his candidacy earlier this month, leaving Dauterman as the only student up for local election.
Ohio University grad, 'Chipotle virgin,' raises money to feed burritos to homeless
By Alisa Warren | July 14, 2015OU grad starts GoFundMe page to feed Chipotle to homeless in New York City.
