Meth lab found in home with children
By Marika Lee | Feb. 25, 2013An Athens man was indicted Monday on two felony counts for allegedly having a methamphetamine lab in a resident where two children were living.
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Truck smashes telephone pole, leaves scene of accident
Feb. 25, 2013The Athens Fire Department responded to a call around 7 p.m. that a truck had hit a telephone pole at the intersection of East State Street and Stimson Avenue, causing severe damage.
Sequester could slice billions in Ohio
By Marika Lee | Feb. 25, 2013A series of automatic cuts called the sequester could cost Ohio about $2 billion in 2013 if Congress does not come to a compromise on the nation’s spending plans by March 1.
Agency contract seeks to gather lost income-tax revenue
By Sam Howard | Feb. 25, 2013For five years, thousands of Athens residents unknowingly stiffed their city of income-tax revenue.
Graduate Student Senate debates how to improve representation
By Olivia Hitchcock | Feb. 25, 2013The debate over three at-large positions continued Monday night as emotions heated up at Graduate Student Senate.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority hosts photographer of National Day of Mourning
By Emily Bamforth | Feb. 25, 2013Students can get a snapshot of how a critical event in the civil rights movement affected students and the city of Athens through photos taken by an Ohio University alumnus during his time at the university.
Water spews from reservoir, causes Uptown flood
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 25, 2013A water line on North Congress Street burst early Tuesday morning, causing flooding and affecting residents on nearby streets.
Cuts might cause dent in research, work-study
By Will Drabold | Feb. 25, 2013If Congress lets scheduled cuts go through, Ohio University stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funding.
Speaker kicks off symposium with a renewal of confidence for journalists
By Alex Felser | Feb. 25, 2013Gwen Ifill arrived at the 2008 vice-presidential debate in a wheelchair because of a broken ankle but gritted her teeth and still moderated the debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin without the use of pain pills.
Schuneman Symposium kicks off Monday
By Will Drabold | Feb. 24, 2013The Schuneman Symposium on New Media and Photojournalism is kicking off Monday night with a presentation from a nationally renowned journalist.
Residential Vandals
By Will Drabold | Feb. 24, 2013Dollar for dollar, there is no expenditure more unavoidable for Ohio University than residence hall vandalism.
Toxin's levels not threat to hotel's value
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 24, 2013Despite evidence of benzene contamination at the site of Athens’ former county garage, property value is likely to stay at its current value until at least 2014, according to the county auditor.
Hillel sells pieces of history and knowledge
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 24, 2013An archive of faith and religion is now available to find a home on students’ bookshelves.
OU samaritans strip down for charity
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 24, 2013Amid a stampede of colored bras, Speedos and painted faces, hundreds of Ohio University students sprinted down Court Street on Saturday afternoon for the fourth annual “Bare on the Bricks.”
Forgotten members of society remembered in Good Works Walk
By Olivia Hitchcock | Feb. 23, 2013Individuals from a variety of backgrounds came together Saturday morning to learn about some of the more vulnerable members of society.
OU student wounded in Court Street stabbing
Feb. 22, 2013An Ohio University student was wounded in a stabbing Saturday morning.
OUPD seeks arsonist after 8 fires set in Tiffin Hall
Feb. 22, 2013The Ohio University Police Department is seeking information about an arsonist who set about eight fires in Tiffin Hall.
Good Works Walk sheds light on living in poverty
By Olivia Hitchcock | Feb. 21, 2013Good Works will hold its 11th annual walk Saturday to raise awareness of rural poverty in Athens and to raise funds for The Timothy House, the only shelter in nine Southeast Ohio counties.
