Winter Farming: Athens farm plans to teach sustainability, permaculture way of living
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 20, 2013To care for the earth. To care for the people. To share the surplus.
NEWS BLOGS
Jackie O's taps into new market
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 19, 2013Beer lovers throughout the state of Ohio will soon be able to drink Jackie O’s brews from home as the brewery’s new facility begins production.
Amesville tightens bonds, looks to future after floods
By Allan Smith | Feb. 19, 2013Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Science on Screen Goes Beyond the Sea with Hunt for Red October
By William Ashton | Feb. 19, 2013For their next Science on Screen event, the Athena Cinema plans on sailing into victory.
OUPD issues crime alert for attempted aggravated robbery
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 19, 2013The Ohio University Police Department issued a campuswide email Wednesday about a man wanted for attempted aggravated robbery on Tuesday.
ODOT to close U.S. 33 median
By Sam Howard | Feb. 19, 2013A recent decision by the Ohio Department of Transportation is expected to prevent car accidents but lengthen the commute from Athens to The Plains.
Coolville man pleads guilty to violent assault
By Marika Lee | Feb. 19, 2013The last of four men charged with beating and robbing an elderly woman in January pleaded guilty last week.
UPDATED: Shots fired on E. State
By Marika Lee | Feb. 19, 2013UPDATE 11 a.m.: Steven Vance, 35, of Albany, was identified as the suspect who fired shots near East State Street Wednesday morning.
Kasich addresses education funding, names Courage Award recipients
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 19, 2013Ohio Gov. John Kasich focused on job creation and the importance of education during the annual State of the State address Tuesday night.
Anti-fracking demonstration results in site closure, 10 arrests
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 19, 2013More than 100 Ohio residents gathered at Greenhunter Water’s hydraulic fracturing waste storage site in Washington County on Tuesday to protest its plans to expand, ultimately shutting down the site.
Union serves strike memo
By Will Drabold | Feb. 19, 2013Ohio University’s top administration has been served.
Bush Hall to spend 2013 under renovation
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 18, 2013Come January 2014, Bush Hall will be a model for flexibility on campus.
OU online services to be down
By Will Drabold | Feb. 18, 2013The online glue that governs the lives of Ohio University students will be crashing this Saturday — but don’t worry, it was planned.
Council works toward making Athens eco-friendly
By Kate Hiller | Feb. 18, 2013Athens City Council members reviewed proposals that would create a preservation board for the city as well as a plan to continue paying off environmental improvements made at the Athens Community Center.
Route 33 and County Road 7 intersection to be closed
By Cassie Kelly | Feb. 18, 2013The Ohio Department of Transportation is closing the intersection at Route 33 and County Road 7, or Johnson Road, because of the amount of crashes that happen there, especially when Athens High School lets out for the day.
University expo to showcase student innovation, research
By Will Drabold | Feb. 18, 2013Randy Roberts has participated in the Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo three years in a row, an experience he describes as “fantastic.”
Seminar promotes safety in violent situations
By Sam Howard | Feb. 18, 2013Victim responses to gun crime are commonly summarized by law enforcement in three different ways — “fight, flight or freeze.”
Albany eyes system upgrades, construction
By Allan Smith | Feb. 18, 2013Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
