Low gas prices in Athens not likely to continue
By M.C. Tilton | Jan. 19, 2015Low nationwide gas prices have reached Athens, but their cause and their endurance is still relatively murky.
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Legislators offer prediction on 2015-16 state budget
By By William T. Perkins | Jan. 19, 2015John Kasich will announce his plan for the 2015-16 budget in February.
Police and local businesses kept busy this first week back
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 19, 2015Athens may be rowdier during the first weekend after students return, but it’s nothing unexpected.
Campus Conversation on racial inequality planned for Baker Ballroom
By ELIZABETH BACKO | Jan. 19, 2015A Campus Conversation surrounding current issues and racial inequality will take place in the Baker Center Ballroom Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Male wanted for sexual imposition on campus
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 16, 2015OUPD issues second crime alert relating to the crime in 24 hours.
OUPD issues alert for reported sex crime
By Samuel Howard | Jan. 15, 2015The OUPD crime alert is the first for Spring Semester.
Combination to old safe lost; county officials drill open
By Julia Fair | Jan. 15, 2015A six-foot-tall safe resides inside the Athens County Courthouse… but no one knows what’s inside, and the combination has been lost for years.
OU professor awarded grant to study virus that can cause serious issues in infants, transplant recipients
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 15, 2015An HCOM professor will study a protein that could potentially be used to create a vaccine for the virus
Canterbury fills Knisely’s vacated council seat
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 15, 2015Mike Canterbury was appointed to city council Wednesday night.
Turning 21 in 2015? Your license will look like this
By Matt Cudahy | Jan. 15, 2015The state of Ohio has unveiled their new blue-green colored IDs last week.
$500,000 Russ Prize awarded to developers of the cochlear implant
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 15, 2015Cochlear implants give the deaf the ability to hear sounds.
Athens Chipotle one of many without carnitas following supplier disagreement
By Jeremy Hill | Jan. 15, 2015Athen’s Chipotle location is one of many across the state currently not serving carnitas following an “animal welfare” disagreement with one of the company’s pork suppliers.
OU Student Union holds protest of tuition hikes
By Megan Henry | Jan. 15, 2015Ryan Powers, a sophomore studying philosophy and a member of Ohio University’s Student Union, explained how his father felt, “crushed by debt” he accumulated during his college years.
Park Place, Mulberry construction pushed back to late February
By Seth Archer | Jan. 15, 2015Several construction and renovation projects were delayed by the cold weather.
OUPD investigating 'gross sexual imposition' from early Thursday morning incident
By Samuel Howard | Jan. 15, 2015A female OU student reported she was sexually assaulted by three white males in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Democrats select new member to fill council vacancy
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 15, 2015Mike Canterbury will be taking the oath of office before next Tuesday’s city council meeting.
You may want to stick to the speed limits during move-in weekend
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 14, 2015During Spring Semester move-on weekend the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued 40 tickets to drivers on U.S. 33 and U.S. 50 in Athen County.
Effectiveness questioned, D.A.R.E. funding decreases
By Julia Fair | Jan. 14, 2015D.A.R.E program see’s decrease in grant applicants
Provost admits improved communication needed to better employee morale
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 14, 2015Qualitative results from the ModernThink survey revealed that a lack in effective communication has led to employee dissatisfaction.
Fire chief asks City Council for a new station — again
By William T. Perkins | Jan. 13, 2015After requests from the current and former fire chiefs, the city maintains that repairs are a more feasible option than acquiring a new fire station.
