Reflecting on LBJ's 'War on Poverty'
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 16, 2014Fifty years ago, former President Lyndon B. Johnson made a promise to the American people to end the nation’s poverty.
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OU Professor named fellow in inventors academy for his work
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 16, 2014An Ohio University mechanical engineering professor has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his research.
Inside Athens' 'high crime areas'
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 15, 2014Where there are people, there is crime.
Morton sworn in, VP search underway
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 15, 2014As of Wednesday evening, Ohio University’s Student Senate is run by a woman — for the first time since 2006.
Don't worry, Bobcats. We are living in one of the safest cities in Ohio.
By Allan Smith | Jan. 15, 2014A safety blog recently named Athens as one of the 50 safest cities in Ohio, as well as the safest college town in the state.
City, county officials plan years' projects
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 15, 2014Both Athens County and City officials entered 2014 with resolutions of their own: see improvements at the local wastewater treatment plant, renovate the city’s parking garage, implement electric aggregation county-wide and seek a new location for the county sherriff’s office. But budgets can be sparse, more pressing issues can arise and projects can be put on the backburner. That’s why officials are now planning for the likelihood (or unlikelihood) of some of the area’s largest projects coming to light.
Commissioners hear request from Athens County Courthouse to replace its unreliable X-ray machine this year
By Olivia Bower | Jan. 14, 2014The Athens County Commissioners could cough up as much as $20,000 over the next five years to replace an outdated X-ray machine in the county courthouse.
East Green to lack hot water temporarily
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 14, 2014Students on East Green might have to change their shower schedules Wednesday.
A woman from North Carolina was found with a lot of cocaine and sentenced to six years in prison.
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014A North Carolina woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony drug charges after she was pulled over in The Plains and found with 198 grams of cocaine.
150 Athens County residents lose unemployment benefits with the lapse of an emergency aid program
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014Along with 1.3 million other Americans, 150 Athens County residents lost unemployment benefits when Congress allowed the benefits for many long-term unemployed people across the county to expire last month, a state official said.
Ex-employee accused of stealing bones from Ohio University
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 14, 2014A second former Ohio University employee was indicted in connection to the theft and sale of bones and preserved human remains from a university anatomy lab.
Donors give three local families holiday gifts
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 14, 2014Three families The Post showcased in December spent their holidays with a few more gifts under their tree and in their wallets.
New opportunities for students to cover the 2014 World Cup are unfolding
By Seth Archer | Jan. 14, 2014The FIFA World Cup is known worldwide as the biggest event in the sport of soccer, and students from Ohio University have the chance to travel to Brazil this summer to cover the global spectacle.
OU student pleads guilty to two drug charges
Jan. 13, 2014An Ohio University student pleaded guilty Friday to two drug charges after possessing and selling a form of ecstasy from his 17 W. Washington St. apartment, which is located within 1,000 feet of the Athens Middle School.
Faculty Senate seeks to include adjunct faculty in decisions despite their fluctuating schedules
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 13, 2014Some faculty members can be called to work for Ohio University to teach two courses during one semester and none the next. Because of their fluctuating schedules and roles, OU’s adjunct faculty are hard to track.
OU offers additional resources to help business development
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 13, 2014Ohio University will offer more opportunities to businesses acquiring government contracts after the state requested it expand its resource sites to the Dayton and Cincinnati areas.
Online evaluations floundering
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 13, 2014Although Ohio University colleges have thrown out paper course evaluations for efficiency purposes, online evaluations do not guarantee high response rates.
Gentile sworn in as Asst. Minority Whip
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 13, 2014Ohio Representative Lou Gentile, D-Steubenville, was sworn in as Assistant Minority Whip, making him the number four Democrat in the Ohio Senate, Tuesday.
Hot water on East Green to be shut off for 'emergency repairs'
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 13, 2014Students on East Green might have to change their shower schedules for Wednesday.
