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Female rockers upset the odds to dominate Athens music scene
Women are taking center stage in local college rock bands.
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Demonstration shows support for Palestine
A crowd of about 250 students and Athens County community members showed support for Palestine on Thursday, Oct. 26.
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As Ohio University enrollment grows, labor leaders say staffing should too
OU justified mass layoffs in 2020 by citing budget woes related to ongoing and projected declines in enrollment.
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Former Ohio University police officer found liable for abuse of Alison Arocho
Several claims in the case are heading to a jury trial. Meanwhile, Arocho’s appeal of a related case against OU remains pending.
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Good Works provides housing to people in nine Southeastern Ohio counties
Keith Wasserman started Good Works in 1981 when he was a senior at Ohio University and it has since grown to a few different shelters and various services in Athens.
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Wildfire smoke pollution prompts increased monitoring locally
More smoke is projected to impact Athens County air quality beginning this week.
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How pollution turns into paint
Humans have decorated their bodies and their surroundings with paint, tinted with various natural substances, for hundreds of thousands of years.
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Truetown pollution-to-paint project marks milestone
A years-long, multimillion-dollar project that converts Sunday Creek pollutants into paint marked a major milestone last week.
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Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project heals through art
The Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project is an Athens-based group for cancer survivors, caregivers and more.
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‘Small, fringe’ neo-Nazi group paints Ohio University graffiti wall
Individuals apparently associated with a white nationalist hate group painted OU’s graffiti wall and pasted stickers in Uptown Athens. Experts said the activity does not necessarily mean the group has active members in Athens County, despite an Ohio presence.