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Local organizations lose AmeriCorps VISTA service members
The Trump administration cut funding for the program, intended to combat poverty by matching service members with community support and cultural organizations.
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Athens City-County Health Department monitors mosquito-borne diseases
The Athens City-County Health Department received a $12,000 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to fund its mosquito surveillance and control program.
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Photo gallery: Porchfest 2025
Scenes from Athens’ Near Eastside Neighborhood Association second annual Porchfest, held May 18, 2025.
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Photo gallery: May primary election
Images from the May 6, 2025, primary election in Athens County.
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Geoscientist says landslides like Joneswood Drive’s are common in Appalachia
Daniel Sturmer, an associate professor of geosciences at University of Cincinnati, answered questions about the nature of landslides and slippages.
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Nonprofits, governments cleaning up Trimble floodplain
Repairing floodplains has benefits both for economic development and ecology, showcased by collaborations in Trimble.
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Ohio University confirms international students visas ‘changed’
The university declined to give the Independent more details on the number of students affected and the plan going forward.
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After days of rain, slow landslide tears apart Joneswood Drive house, road (Updated)
The public is encouraged to avoid the Joneswood Drive area. Officials say waterline damage is possible.
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Photo gallery: Veto Project 2025 protest
Area residents gathered Saturday afternoon to protest various policy changes made by the Trump administration including healthcare spending cuts, changes to foreign relations, public education cuts and more.
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Photo gallery: Walk, Talk and Roll
The seventh annual Walk, Talk and Roll saw disability advocates demonstrate just how inaccessible Uptown Athens is to mobility challenged residents.
