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The year’s biggest stories (in no particular order)
We published over 260 news articles this year. Join us for a look back — and a look ahead at 2025.
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Uptown Christmas tree highlights lack of communication with Shade Tree Commission
The commission was not consulted before the city cut down the blue spruce by the pool — which members say has become a habit of the administration.
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New trail construction projects kick off for Baileys
The new trails near Buchtel will bring the trail system to “near completion.”
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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.
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Local craftspeople offer free repair and education at Saturday’s Fix It Fest
See how to repair everyday items — from small engines to lost buttons on a shirt — rather than throwing them away and buying new ones.
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Forum promotes the creation of an Athens County Park District
Athens County residents listened to presentations from Ohio park district officials and local organizations promoting the creation of a county park district.
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ODNR names Raccoon Creek as Southeast Ohio’s first scenic river
The move reflects the waterway’s transformation from a polluted, dead stream to a thriving home for fish and macroinvertebrates — and a destination for recreational paddlers.
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County commissioners decline to pay lowered outdoor rec council dues
One of the commissioners plans to negotiate with the council over this year’s dues payment to maintain a seat at the table, but it’s unlikely the commissioners would pay next year’s dues either.
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No evidence Athens County fracking waste contaminated well water, ODNR says
Advocates are keeping the pressure on after an Ohio Department of Natural Resources contractor tested private water wells near leaking fracking waste injection sites.
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New veterans support organization takes to the hills
Boots on the Trail offers ecotherapy and camaraderie for Athens County veterans.
