Rio Grande closing doors, owes $20,000 in taxes
By Will Drabold | June 29, 2013Rio Grande, a Mexican restaurant in Athens known for its margaritas and enchiladas, will close its doors Sunday evening — possibly for good.
NEWS BLOGS
Crafting the Draft: Brew Week thrills drinkers, brewers
By Hannah Yang | June 27, 2013Ohio Brew week is still hopping.
Kelly: I'm not going anywhere
By XANDER ZELLNER | June 25, 2013Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly has been under a lot of scrutiny the past few weeks, but in a recent email to local news reporters he said that he would not be stepping down.
OU officials urge legislators to act on Stafford loan interest rates
By Will Drabold | June 25, 2013More than 18,000 Ohio University students will have higher Stafford loan interest rates if Congress doesn’t act by July 1.
Leaking pipe creates new construction on East Green
By Hannah Yang | June 24, 2013Ohio University officials had to dig a hole through campus’ roads after an underground chilled water pipe leaked last week.
Brew week kicks off, will have new events
By Kaitlynn Grady | June 21, 2013With this year’s ninth annual Ohio Brew Week just getting started, Athens restaurants, hotels and pubs are ready to welcome in brewers and beer drinkers for an even bigger blowout than ever before.
Budget restructuring affords university a new administrator
By Will Drabold | June 19, 2013Ohio University’s new position to oversee changes to its departments in the midst of a budget restructuring was filled earlier this week after a national search.
Plan allows tuition hikes greater than state mandate
By SARA JERDE | June 18, 2013A few votes are keeping Ohio University and other state public universities from changing how they price education.
For owner, 'Beer' goes great with Big Mamma's
By Sara Lowenstein | June 16, 2013Quinn Schaller challenges his customers to the Mega Mamma Challenge every day, but now he’s facing his own set of challenges as he steps into the brew business.
University breaks ground for new housing without all details set in stone
By Hannah Yang | June 16, 2013When students return to Ohio University’s campus in the fall, they might notice the beginning of what has the potential to be a multimillion dollar construction project.
Wal-Mart thief appears in court
By Kelly Fisher | June 15, 2013A West Virginia man appeared in court last month for a hearing regarding judicial release and community control violations.
Nelsonville councilman faces domestic violence charges
By Kelly Fisher | June 15, 2013A Nelsonville City Councilman pleaded not guilty to a fourth-degree misdemeanor Thursday in Athens Municipal Court.
Summertime brings traffic, noise violations for local law enforcement
By Allan Smith, Sam Howard | June 15, 2013It’s no secret that as the Ohio University student population in Athens goes down, so do local crime rates.
OU hires associate director for its Innovation Center
By Hannah Yang | June 13, 2013With five years of working experience at Ohio University, Anna Jensen said she is ready to take on leading the Innovation Center.
Athens talent showcased on reality show
By ERIN DAVORAN | June 12, 2013The Athens episode of AMC’s Showville airs Thursday at 10 p.m.
University officials scramble to fill four provost positions
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | June 12, 2013Officials in Ohio University’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost are doing a lot of paperwork this summer. They have four provost positions to fill.
Council members discuss new room layout
By Kate Hiller | June 12, 2013The Athens City Council chambers could soon be the recipient of a makeover.
Storm floods parts of Athens, causes leak at MemAud
By Allan Smith | June 12, 2013Many residents woke up Thursday morning to flooding right outside their doorsteps after a major storm cell had come and gone.
Another monster 'derecho' possibly headed toward Ohio
By Lucas Daprile, Sam Howard | June 11, 2013UPDATE 10:40 AM: Athens County no longer shows up as an outage zone on American Electric Power Ohio's website, indicating that fewer than 100 of its customers in the county are still without power.
