07/14/11 Two Athens County daycare centers are at the heart of an investigation into allegations that a 72-year-old man inappropriately touched eight children.
07/14/11 The medical marijuana issue may soon be on the ballot in Ohio. Cleveland billionaire Peter Lewis is helping to fund the organization efforts, but the true power behind the initiative comes from grassroots groups around the Buckeye State. Decriminalizing medical marijuana is not even strictly opposed by the Drug-Free Action Alliance. According to action alliance representative Marcie Seidel, a ...
07/14/11 Discussion centering on the possibility of raising the debt ceiling has dominated the air waves and television news shows for the better part of this week. Obama administration officials are touting the financial downfall of American and painting a picture of starving senior citizens who would be forced to go without their Social Security checks. Conservatives see the issue another way, with ...
07/14/11 President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in southern Ohio from spring storms, making 21 counties eligible for federal aid.
07/07/11 Gate A-7 at Port Columbus yesterday looked much like the finish line for one of Jeff Brewer's races. The moment he crossed the threshold, cheers erupted, pictures were snapped and congratulations were given.
07/07/11 Although no drilling appears imminent, and no city land has been leased, Athens City Council is in the process of exploring an ordinance that would regulate or all-out ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or "fracking," within the city.
07/07/11 A walk-on defensive lineman with the Ohio University football team has been thrown off the squad after being charged by Athens Police with assault and marijuana possession.
07/07/11 As the biennial state budget made its way through the Ohio Statehouse last week, lawmakers held a variety of discussions about various cuts to local government monies compared to cost-saving measures municipalities can implement.
07/07/11 Athens City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to amend the city's noise ordinance to partially decriminalized citations stemming from the law.
07/07/11 Though a court case in Athens County has challenged the reliability of results from an alcohol breath-tester used by police across Ohio, police agencies here are still using the machine.
07/07/11 School districts and faculty in Athens County have already begun to feel the effects of Ohio Gov. John Kasich's budget plan, which was signed on June 30 and took effect July 1.
07/07/11 DUBLIN--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Search Over 15,000 People and Over 1,000 Food Research Organisations Maven Semantic ( http://www.mavensemantic.com ) announces updates to their Food Pathogen research database ...
07/07/11 Censorship in a very blunt form is being practised in Pakistan. It includes torture and death. Saleem Shahzad, who reported on links between his country's military and terrorists, is the latest to be brutally censored.
07/01/11 Grimm's Green Acres just got a little more "green." This week, the orchard, located just outside Marietta on Ohio 26, had a 17-kilowatt solar system installe.
06/30/11 ATHENS, Ohio - An Athens County judge's ruling in a drunken-driving case has opened the door for defense attorneys to challenge a portable breath-testing machine that's used by police across Ohio.
06/30/11 In a finely parsed legal ruling on the admissibility of breath-testing evidence in drunk-driving cases, Athens County Municipal Judge William A. Grim has opened the door for defense attorneys to challenge the reliability of a breathalyzer machine that's widely used by police across Ohio.
06/30/11 Athens County Planner Bob Eichenberg tendered his resignation to the Athens County Commissioners on Tuesday.
06/30/11 Road Trips for Beer, an online travel magazine names Athens' Ohio Brew Week as a Top 10 Beer Festival.
06/29/11 ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a parliamentary majority in favor of a five-year austerity plan on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle in Greece's bid to win access to international funding to avoid default.
06/25/11 Activists gathered Saturday near the Kentucky River in Clark County to call for stronger enforcement | 
