During Union fire, social media key to keeping students updated
By Will Gibbs | Nov. 17, 2014University officials, OU accounts tweet out information in midst of Union Street fire.
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Union Street fire first flared at Kismet
By Will Drabold | Nov. 17, 2014What caused the fire has not been determined.
Athens City Council Preview: Tobacco, trash ordinances to get second readings
By William T. Perkins | Nov. 17, 2014Two controversial ordinances will be read Monday night.
Female only fitness classes start spring semester
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 17, 2014The Ping Center will offer female only fitness classes starting in the spring after being approached by women.
President McDavis encourages campus in wake of fire
Nov. 17, 2014President McDavis sent an email of thanks and encouragement to the university following the Union Street fire.
More than $12,200 raised for Union Street employees in under 24 hours
By Dina Berliner | Nov. 17, 2014A donation page for employees of the affected businesses from the West Union St. fire on Sunday has taken off.
Cause of Uptown fire still unknown
By Allan Smith | Nov. 17, 2014What caused the uptown fire yesterday? Officials still don't know.
Donations pour in for residents
Nov. 17, 2014Ohio University students converged upon Baker University Center to provide aid for their peers who were affected by the Union Street fire on Sunday.
Students recount hours after fire, what was lost in the blaze
By Will Drabold | Nov. 16, 2014Students recount hours after fire, what was lost in the blaze
Firefighters battled an early-morning blaze that destroyed numerous Uptown businesses, displaced dozens of OU students.
By Sam Howard | Nov. 16, 2014Throughout Sunday, firefighters battled an early-morning blaze that destroyed a handful of Uptown businesses and displaced dozens of OU students.
After many were affected by the Union Street fire, local companies helped out any way they could
By Julia Fair | Nov. 16, 2014After many were affected by the Union Street fire, local companies helped out any way they could.
What you need to know about the Uptown Athens fire
By SARA JERDE | Nov. 16, 2014Officials are investigating what started a fire that raged for hours, causing power outages throughout the city of Athens and significant damage to five buildings on Union Street.
Fire in Uptown Athens leaves 40 OU students displaced
By The Post Staff | Nov. 16, 2014Athens Uptown Fire
Woman reportedly raped on Main Green on Tuesday
By Olivia Hitchcock | Nov. 15, 2014A woman reportedly was raped by a male Tuesday on Main Green; the man fled after she sprayed pepper spray at him.
Police frequently receive misleading calls to dispatch
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 14, 2014The Athens Police Department frequently receives misleading calls for service to its dispatch, though not necessarily false
OU authorized to sell $12.05 million of property on East State
By Seth Archer | Nov. 14, 2014Ohio University is looking to sell property it owns on E. State street for $12.05 million. The university currently leases the properties to businesses for rent revenue, but wants to sell the properties because the properties are “undervalued.”
Most Athens County fires happen during banned months
By Julia Fair | Nov. 14, 2014Every year the Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates an average of 1,000 wildfires occur in Ohio
Police budgets rising, OUPD’s overtime exceeds budget line
By Joshua Lim | Nov. 14, 2014Both local police forces have larger budgets than years previous.
SOUL class offered for the environment-conscious at OU
By BETHANY BELLA | Nov. 14, 2014Environmental sustainability is a theme some Ohio University students and staff members say they are conscious of and connect with
Dog shelter statistics continue to stagnate
By Suhyeon Park | Nov. 14, 2014Athens County Commissioners got updated statistics from the county dog shelter Thursday.
