Marijuana proposal approved by Ohio Ballot Board
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 20, 2015A marijuana advocacy group is one step closer to getting their proposal on the ballot after having it approved by the state Ballot Board on Friday.
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Society of Professional Journalists to have regional conference at OU
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 20, 2015Student and professional journalists from around the country will come to Athens Friday and Saturday for the Society of Professional Journalists regional conference.
Former Athens Sheriff Pat Kelly sentenced to seven years in prison
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Red Cross urges students to donate blood after weather cancels drives
By Taylor Maple | Mar. 19, 2015The recent cancellation of several blood drives in the region has caused the American Red Cross to call on OU students to donate.
Student, administrator speeches cut from commencement to save time
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 19, 2015Several changes will be introduced to this year’s commencement ceremonies, including the elimination of several speeches and the addition of accessible ramps to the stage.
The new McDavis residence will be 31 Coventry Lane
Mar. 19, 2015The university has entered a lease agreement for a new home for President McDavis and his wife at 31 Coventry Lane.
University investigated former GLC director for conduct, finances on Vietnam trip
By Alex Meyer | Mar. 19, 2015The former director of the Global Leadership Center was investigated on conduct and cash payments during a Vietnam trip.
After last weekend’s debauchery, police are expecting more of the same for High Fest
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 19, 2015With fest arrests declining each year, High Fest house parties might be shut down earlier.
One-pot meth lab recovered by Athens County Sheriff’s Office
By Julia Fair | Mar. 19, 2015The Athens Major Crime Unit removed remnants of a one-pot meth lab Thursday, according to a news release from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office.A York Township road repair crew noticed a suspicious bottle near 12762 Ten Spot Rd. in Nelsonville, and it appeared to have been tossed out of a passing vehicle, according to the news release.An investigation into the event is ongoing.A one-pot meth lab consists of a bottle or can filled with the needed combination of chemicals to produce the drug, according to a WCYB report from 2013. The bottles or cans are prone to explosions, according to that report.Although one-pot is frequently used to describe those small meth labs, it’s also common for two bottles or cans to be used. The secondary bottle often has tubes of hoses coming out of the top of it, and are equally dangerous, according to the news release.“If and only if it can be done safely, a photo could be taken with a cell phone and then that photo could be emailed or sent as a text message to law enforcement for an initial evaluation,” Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith said in the news release.@Fair3JuliaJf311013@ohio.edu
Ex-Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly to be sentenced Friday
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 19, 2015After former Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly was found guilty of 18 charges, he will be sentenced in court Friday.
Some state and city officials participated in early fests at OU
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 19, 2015Some city officials spent their days at Ohio University partying at tests, while other tried to stay away from the raucous partying.
Ohio University officials locate new home for President McDavis and wife, Deborah
By SARA JERDE | Mar. 19, 2015The university will lease a home on Coventry Lane for the president and his wife.
Report: Former head of Global Leadership Center did not "strictly" follow expenses policy on trip
By Alex Meyer | Mar. 19, 2015An internal review found that during a May 2014 study-abroad-trip to Vietnam, Emery hadn’t followed OU’s policy of using an OU purchasing card or asking for a cash advance from the university for trip expenses.
Where exactly are Athens County's injection wells? (interactive map)
By Samuel Howard | Mar. 18, 2015The county currently has seven active wells used to dispose of waste from hydraulic fracturing.
Wanted: Healthy food for Ohio University students on West Green
By Rachel Hartwick | Mar. 18, 2015Although many love the Hungry Cat's food truck's entrees, others are concerned about the healthiness of the food.
HCOM professor awarded NIH grant to find connection between insulin resistance and protein
By Kaitlin Coward | Mar. 18, 2015Leslie Consitt is investigating how a protein involved in muscle growth relates to insulin resistance.
McDavises at OU Inn until university finds ‘suitable’ home
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 18, 2015OU’s president and first lady have been staying at the OU Inn since Deborah underwent surgery for a broken foot.
Despite losing season, men’s basketball attendance remains high
Mar. 18, 2015The attendance for women’s basketball games is slowly on the rise, but it still lags behind attendance at the men’s game.
Go Bus heads to Cleveland
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 18, 2015Ohio University students from Northeast Ohio no longer have to hitchhike home.GoBus recently announced it would expand its services — daily bus trips to cities throughout Ohio — to include Cleveland and other stops in the region. A one-way ticket on the route will set riders back $25.More than 3,000 OU students resided in the counties serviced by the new route in 2013, according to a university report.The new route runs twice daily. A bus departs from the Parma, Ohio bus office at 11:25 a.m. and arrives at Baker University Center at 4:15 p.m. At 4:45 p.m., a bus leaves Baker Center and arrives in Parma at 9:40 p.m.Both the north and southbound trips include stops in: Marietta, Caldwell, Cambridge, New Philadelphia, Canton, Akron, Broadview Heights and Cleveland.Buses started making the trip on March 6. Riders currently must buy tickets on Greyhound.com, but will soon be able to snag them straight from RideGoBus.com, according to the website.Prior to the announcement, those looking to catch a bus from Athens to Cleveland had to ride a Lakefront Lines bus to Columbus, then change buses before heading to Cleveland. The trip includes a roughly three-hour layover in Columbus, and five total hours of ride time.The new GoBus route is $4 more expensive, but doesn’t include a bus change, and someone riding the route end-to-end can do so in a little under five hours. The announcement comes three months after “ride board,” a university website designed to help students find rides home with other students, vanished from the web due to an outdated server.@JeremyHTweetsjh082913@ohio.edu
Six individuals arrested for drug trafficking in one day
By Julia Fair | Mar. 18, 2015The Athens Major Crimes Unit arrested six people Tuesday for drug trafficking
