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Nelsonville Music Festival celebrates 20th anniversary
The festival has already sold out full weekend and Thursday single-day tickets.
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Photo gallery: Southeast Ohio Fibershed Meetup 2026
The Hocking Hills Garment Center hosted a meetup with the Southeast Ohio Fibershed to educate the public about the local textile community.
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Missing in action for over 75 years, veteran’s remains return home
Korean War veteran U.S. Army Cpl. Lawrence A. Smith will be buried in Greenlawn Cemetery on May 28.
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Ohio University preserves archives following closure of centers
The Ohio University Mahn Center utilizes archives from the three centers that were forced to close by state law.
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Athens veteran celebrates 100 years of life
An October ceremony honored Don Slagle, who served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
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First homecoming festival invites public to ‘come home to Amesville’
The inaugural Amesville Homecoming Festival is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 11.
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Photo gallery: 2025 Athens County Antique Machinery Show
The event featured antique and classic tractors, steam engines, as well as old farm and oil field engines.
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Photo gallery: Mount Zion Black Cultural Center unveils new window mural
The murals, designed by Keith Wilde, depict the stories of five pioneers of Black history in Athens
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Prehistoric animal tusk found in Athens County
Experts say the tusk, found in a tributary of Federal Creek, is likely from a mastodon that lived in the area between 12,000 and 14,000 years ago.
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Nelsonville-York bucks tradition of no classes on ‘Deer Day’
Superintendent Rick Edwards said the change protected students facing homelessness and food insecurity, but some parents and a certain state representative were unhappy.
