Naked man, suspected burglar found sleeping in Grosvenor Street home
By EMILY BOHATCH | May 22, 2015The Athens Police Department received a call of a break in Friday morning and found a naked man sleeping in an upstairs bedroom.
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Proposed ordinance might prevent city sponsorship of Halloween
By William T. Perkins | May 19, 2015A proposed city ordinance meant to formalize event planning in the city might unintentionally prevent the city from funding the annual Halloween party.
Provost Pam Benoit no longer in the running for position at Colorado after being sole finalist
By Alex Meyer | May 19, 2015Despite previously being the sole finalist for the chancellor position at the University of Colorado Denver, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit is no longer being considered for the job.
Council proposes system for dealing with overpaid employees
By EMILY BOHATCH | May 18, 2015Athens City Council members brought forward an ordinance that would establish a method of repayment for employees who had accidentally been overpaid.
Hall-Jones: No plans to apply for Lombardi's VP spot
By Maria DeVito | May 18, 2015Jenny Hall-Jones said she will not apply for the newly open vice president for Student Affairs position
OU Vice President Lombardi to leave for Cornell: How you reacted on Twitter
By Samuel Howard | May 18, 2015Check out what some at Ohio University have to say about VP for Student Affairs Ryan Lombardi's announced departure for Cornell
Ohio University VP Lombardi accepts position at Cornell
May 18, 2015Ryan Lombardi, vice president for Student Affairs, has accepted a job at Cornell University as the vice president for Student and Campus Life.
Inspector General requests records related to 31 Coventry Lane
May 14, 2015The Ohio Inspector General asked Ohio University for all records related to the McDavis' new residence at 31 Coventry Lane and asked the university to retain the records.
Athens native achieves dream of receiving Fulbright grant
May 11, 2015Athens High School alumna Kristin Krzic received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to South Korea for an English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea.
Steam outage to affect campus buildings, cost OU $2 million; Boyd renovation on time
May 7, 2015Maintenance on heating and cooling systems will affect campus buildings next week and is expected to cost around $2 million. The Boyd Dining Hall renovation and construction of the new South Green dorms are on schedule.
OU's master's in Sports Administration program again named best in the world
By Jeremy Hill | May 7, 2015Ohio University's sports administration program has won the honor three of the last four years.
HCOM opens up a new human clinical trial facility
By Luke Furman | May 6, 2015The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine opened a new facility in Irvine Hall on April 30 to help conduct clinical trials on human subjects and “take the college’s research program to the next level.”
Kotses, Cochran and Kraynanski secure Democratic nomination after Athens primary elections
By William T. Perkins | May 5, 2015Tuesday’s elections narrowed down the three Democratic candidates for city council at-large seat who will be up for election in November.
Several thousand without power in Athens County, on OU's campus
By Dina Berliner | May 4, 2015An AEP Ohio official confirmed that an outage which has caused more than 3,400 Athens residents to lose power originated from equipment failure on Poston Station Road in The Plains.
Concern about Number Fest tapers at city council meeting
By William T. Perkins | May 4, 2015Two residents spoke out about Number Fest at Monday’s city council meeting, expressing concerns that the topic will be neglected.
OU hires new chief information officer
By Alex Meyer | May 4, 2015The university hired Craig Bantz as its new chief information officer and associate vice president for the Office of Information Technology.
Graduating Bobcats celebrate at 2015 commencement
By Alex Meyer | May 2, 2015At Ohio University's 200th commencement ceremony Saturday, the university conferred degrees on 3,277 undergraduate students.
Sheriff’s office welcomes new K-9 unit
By Julia Fair | May 1, 2015After a fire took the life of its K-9 unit Ryder, Athens County Sheriff’s Office will begin training with their new K-9 unit, Ijo, a male 2-year-old Dutch Shepherd from France.
Lack of major road infrastructure problematic for Southeast Ohio
By Charlie Hatch | May 1, 2015In Southeast Ohio, many counties face economic problems and lack major road infrastructure needed for economic development.
Gerardine Botte third woman to be named a Distinguished Professor
By Dina Berliner | May 1, 2015Botte, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was given the honor at Friday's graduate commencement ceremony.
