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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Council members discuss new room layout
By Kate Hiller | June 12, 2013The Athens City Council chambers could soon be the recipient of a makeover.
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.
Athens talent showcased on reality show
By ERIN DAVORAN | June 12, 2013The Athens episode of AMC’s Showville airs Thursday at 10 p.m.
OU Athletics generates over $1 million in ticket revenue
By Will Drabold | June 11, 2013No Mid-American Conference school had ever generated more than $1 million in ticket revenue, until last year.
Changes in Ridges oversight committee not likely to be removed from state budget bill
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Joshua Jamerson | June 11, 2013Senator Lou Gentile doesn’t plan on calling for Ohio University’s Ridges Advisory Committee amendment to be struck from the state’s budget bill despite protests among Athens residents.
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.
As U.S. peeps, teens tweet
By Kaitlynn Grady | June 10, 2013Classified federal surveillance programs unveiled last week have sparked a national debate about privacy in the United States and whether the government has gone too far by broadly collecting data.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion presents open forums for vice provost candidates
By Anjelica Oswald | June 9, 2013The search for vice provost for Diversity and Inclusion has been narrowed to three candidates: Carmen Suarez, Karen Dace and James Pogue.
OU Board of Trustees set to vote on guaranteed tuition, construction projects
By SARA JERDE | June 9, 2013Ohio University will be required to provide incoming freshmen in 2015 with what the price of their educations will be as upperclassmen if university trustees vote in favor of implementing a guaranteed tuition program at their meeting later this month.
Expert: Athens' misguided culture leads to more drug overdoses
By Sam Howard | June 2, 2013More residents in Athens County die from drug overdoses than those in other parts of Ohio do, recently released data shows.
OU student incomes deemed more important than grades for university scholarships
By Hannah Yang | June 2, 2013A national study showed that public and private universities have increased their amount of merit-based scholarships but decreased the number of need-based scholarships, making higher education less attainable for low-income students.
Changes in Ridges oversight committee prompt concern from local, state leaders
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Xander Zellner | May 30, 2013A state budget amendment headed to a vote would change who serves on Ohio University’s Ridges Advisory Committee and dissolves the university’s contractual obligation to convene the group — a rule established when OU first received the property in 1988.
OU student bikes thousands of miles to benefit affordable housing organizations
By Hannah Yang | May 29, 2013An Ohio University student wanted to commit an entire summer to helping others by doing something he enjoys.
