Relay for Life succeeds despite last minute planning
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Mar. 24, 2013Hundreds of students pulled an all-nighter Friday night — not to study but to raise money for cancer patients.
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Ohio Quidditch teams compete in Athens tournament
By Maria DeVito | Mar. 23, 2013“Brooms down, eyes closed,” bellowed the announcer. “The snitch is loose,” he called out.
Warm weather brings crowds to High Fest
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 22, 2013Warmer temperatures and sunshine brought swarms of festgoers to High Street early for this weekend’s fest.
Presence of drug houses has not yet affected housing market in Athens County
By Cassie Kelly, Xander Zellner | Mar. 21, 2013Athens County has seen three methamphetamine busts in houses during the past three weeks, but it will take about six years before the values of those houses are affected.
On-campus renovations create deficit of $1.4 billion
By Brandon Carte | Mar. 21, 2013The amount of debt Ohio University is predicted to incur during the next five years could pay for in-state tuition for the 13,277 freshmen admitted to OU in 2013 as of the end of February, the world’s most expensive car, a private jet — and there would still be enough money left over to buy 7 million sheets of GoodFella’s pizza.
Ohio University denies excessive force lawsuit
By Marika Lee | Mar. 21, 2013Ohio University filed a motion Tuesday denying a Chillicothe woman’s excessive force lawsuit against its police department.
Drug confiscations on Route 33 increase by 6,400%
By Laura Scheer | Mar. 21, 2013One highway that dissects Ohio from Athens County to Lima has seen such a significant increase in drug seizures that it has been dubbed, for some, the “heroin highway.”
Putting a Price on Property
Mar. 21, 2013The Post's local staff members investigated what is holding property values in Athens County back as well as what is being done to improve them.
Grants, interest groups influence housing market in Athens County
By Allan Smith | Mar. 21, 2013When it comes to Ohio’s property value-bereft Southeast District, Athens County is, in effect, a diamond in the rough.
Armed & Techy
By Kaitlynn Grady | Mar. 20, 2013The Athens Police Department was typing up police reports on a typewriter as recently as 1990 and didn’t have Internet access until the turn of the millennium.
OU latest university to renovate and integrate residential housing
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Mar. 20, 2013Ohio University is not alone in preparing to reconstruct South Green with the Housing Development Plan; it is following a trend of renovating and constructing across the state.
Fluff Bakery owners plan to open Thai restaurant
By Kelly Fisher | Mar. 20, 2013Fluff Bakery & Catering, known for its sweet baked goods, will be going savory with the opening of a new restaurant next month.
Emeritus engineering professor to lecture on green technology
By Hannah Yang | Mar. 20, 2013Ongoing wars over natural resources and a proactive approach to tackle environmental dilemmas will be the topics of focus in Stocker Center Thursday.
ReStore reopens at new West Union location
By Sam Howard | Mar. 20, 2013After almost two years of doing business in The Plains, Athens County’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be reopening much closer to Ohio University’s campus.
Students design personalized specialty degrees
By Hayley Ross | Mar. 19, 2013For some Ohio University students, finding the right degree is difficult. However, when students can’t find a program that is just right, they turn to the bachelor of specialized studies program offered by University College.
Shifflet found guilty on one of five charges
By Marika Lee | Mar. 19, 2013Numerous bailiffs stood guard throughout the packed Athens County Court of Common Pleas courtroom while Thomas Shifflet was found guilty of one of the five charges in his rape and child molestation trial.
Republicans find few friends in Democrat-dominant Athens
By Sam Howard | Mar. 19, 2013It’s not easy being a Republican in Athens County.
Fracking ban could create fission
By Laura Scheer | Mar. 19, 2013The city council members of Fort Collins, Colo., recently voted in favor of a citywide ban on fracking and waste disposal operations.
OU survey shows drop in binge-drinking
By Hannah Yang | Mar. 19, 2013The college party stereotype involving red Solo cups and students walking in drunken stupors on Ohio University’s campus might not be as true as most people think.
