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.
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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.
OU Summer Sessions hosts annual fair in Baker Center
By Ryan Carrigan | Feb. 18, 2013Ohio University Summer Sessions is previewing its summer course lineup Wednesday at its annual fair at Baker University Center.
High benzene levels at East State location overdue for testing
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 18, 2013Athens County will soon begin mandated testing for contaminated land found more than six years ago at the former site of the county garage, a site that was reported as meeting regulations when it was sold.
OU students film popular "Harlem Shake" in Baker Center
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 17, 2013After being shared and recreated throughout the world, some Ohio University students have uploaded their own rendition of the viral “Harlem Shake” videos.
Bleeding Hills: Past use of abandoned coal mines sparks problems
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 17, 2013Athens’ rolling landscape is beautiful on the surface, but a history of unregulated resource extraction has left a much grimmer reality in what lies beneath.
Alexander to speak at senior ceremony
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 17, 2013During Andy Alexander’s time as ombudsman at The Washington Post, letters piled on his desk informing him of factual errors, too-frequent usage of anonymous sources and corrections that needed to be made in news articles.
Provost named finalist in university chancellor job
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 17, 2013During Ohio University’s spring break, Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit will make the almost-750-mile trip to Eau Claire, Wis., to interview for a new job.
Lack of funds makes Trimble life tough
By Allan Smith | Feb. 17, 2013Editor’s Note: This is the first in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
