Local News
05/21/2013 - 2:38pm
Though gamblers aren’t generally poised to make millions playing slots and tables at casinos, Ohio counties have been raking it in since casinos opened their doors in Ohio.
In total, $59.2...
05/21/2013 - 9:46am
An Ohio Court of Claims motion earlier this month lifted the almost 2-year-old stay on a case against Ohio University involving a former student’s death.
Joseph Robinson, after his daughter...
05/15/2013 - 10:20am
The Transportation Advisory Committee gave Athens City Council an update Monday night about the city’s Bounty on the Bricks celebration to raise money for local food pantries.
The...
05/14/2013 - 4:00pm
Ohio Republicans think the state's municipalities have cumbersome tax codes that need to be fixed for businesses to bring jobs here, but many officials from cities throughout Ohio —...
05/14/2013 - 12:42pm
At the end of May, a judge not named Michael Ward or L. Alan Goldsberry will oversee Athens County Court of Commons Pleas for the first time in 20 years.
Gov. John Kasich’s office announced...
05/10/2013 - 5:03pm
More than 2,700 American Electric Power Company customers in Athens were without power Friday afternoon, according to the company's power outage reporting system.
AEP also listed Athens the...
05/10/2013 - 12:45pm
“Hey Goody! Get over here!” Athens High School Principal Mike Meek shouted to John Goodwin, the school’s Dean of Students in the office next door to him.
Meek and Goodwin had...
05/10/2013 - 9:22am
After last spring’s fest season left Athens with a charred reputation, law enforcement and public officials are citing the cooperation of partygoers as reason for newfound calmness.
This...
05/09/2013 - 10:58am
Representatives from a California-based watchdog organization will be in town this weekend to boost public awareness about environmental dangers associated with fracking — and attendees are...
05/08/2013 - 1:28pm
Troy Gregorino, the booking manager of a local coffee shop, hopes to rule a new stage in town next year.
Gregorino, an Independent, is running for an at-large seat on Athens City Council, and...
