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Ohio University Starts Suicide Prevention Program
By: Merle Tilk
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. At Ohio University one-to-two students take their lives every year. Most of them are not known to campus mental health… Read More
Company Asks Court Not To Allow Mention Of Strip Club
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A strip club developer who is suing the city of Athens in federal court is asking a judge to prohibit the city from mentioning at trial that he wants to… Read More
Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise
The normally vacant Athens Fairground was flooded with emergency responders from Athens, Logan and Columbus last week. They raided homes, arrested drug dealers and discovered chemical labs. Although the energy… Read More
Athens county art galleries gear up for the holiday season
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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In theory, the Nelsonville bypass should have a significant affect on local businesses. After all, the new highway redirects tourists and passersby, which could take dollars away from a community… Read More
New Marshall Campus Plan Recommends Renovations
By: Associated Press
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Marshall University's new campus master plan recommends renovating nine buildings and demolishing two others. Renovation projects include the Memorial Student Center, the Cam Henderson Center, Gullickson Hall, Twin Towers, Morrow… Read More
Bill Opens Access To Adoptees’ Birth Certificates
By: Associated Press
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A bill approved by Ohio lawmakers will make it easier for many adopted Ohioans to get their original birth certificates. The state House passed the bill Wednesday that will give… Read More
WV Board Of Education Approves School Calendar Changes
By: Associated Press
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A new state policy gives county school systems in West Virginia more control over their school calendars. The policy approved Wednesday by the West Virginia Board of Education provides two… Read More
Hocking College Asks State For $6 Million
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Hocking College is hoping to secure about $6 million of the state’s capital budget for several projects, including the funds to transform the Inn at Hocking College into a business… Read More
Ohio House Passes Bill Allowing Judges To Order Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
By: Associated Press
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A new bill passed by Ohio lawmakers would give judges the authority to order outpatient treatment for people struggling with mental illness. Judges say the bill, passed by the House… Read More
Zero Waste Initiative Continues Work In Hocking And Athens Counties
By: Marika Lee | For The Athens Messenger
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Members of the Appalachian Ohio Zero Waste Initiative, city and county officials and residents met Tuesday evening to wrap up the planning phase of the Zero Waste Action Plan for… Read More
Going Around In Circles
By: Dr. Carolyn Lewis
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Sometimes I find myself going around in circles. Those who see me and know me chuckle. Others look at me strangely. A few even ask if I am lost. I’m only… Read More
Area Officials Undergo Training To Combat Terroristic Events
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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A hands-on, live-action training seminar took place Wednesday at the Athens County Fairgrounds giving first responders and emergency management personnel valuable experience in dealing with biochemical and terrorist incidents. “It… Read More
Missy Pence and Erick Coleman: Our Top Albums of 2013
By: Missy Pence
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Missy Pence and Erick Coleman of Athens surf-rock band The D-Rays share their top music picks of 2013, including albums by Neko Case, Man or Astro Man? and Skeletonwitch.
Little Hocking Woman Admits Stabbing Herself; Attack Story Made Up
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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For two days the Washington County Sheriff's Department investigated a reported stabbing in Little Hocking that sent a woman to the hospital and forced a nearby elementary school into lock-down. … Read More
Cast Of OUL’s “Mockingbird” Selected To Perform at Kennedy Center Fest
By: Cheri Russo
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Another honor has been bestowed upon the Ohio University Lancaster Theatre program. The entire cast of To Kill a Mockingbird has been asked to perform one scene from the show… Read More
Investigation Discovery to Share Local Woman’s Cyber Bullying Tale
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The story of a Chauncey woman’s journey to confront her cyber bullies has been shared across the Internet, radio stations, news publications and will now be featured on the Investigation… Read More
Fire Rips Through Apartment Building in Jackson, Ohio
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Fire has destroyed a multi-unit apartment building in downtown Jackson, Ohio. The 16 room building is located on Pearl Street. We're told it contained both apartments and boarding rooms. The… Read More
Brown Bagging Through History
Author Diane Vezza came to Campus Martius to speak about her recently published a book entitled Letters Home. Letters Home is a detailed work of historical literature compiled painstakingly over… Read More
Sarah Hart and The Local Girls give a local fan the experience of a lifetime
By: Nick Hart
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The treacheries of cold weather led to the cancellation of Sarah Hart and The Local Girls’ annual Christmas concert that was supposed to be at Central Venue on Carpenter Street… Read More
Bobcat Blizzard Ball Brings the Snow and Good Service to Athens
The Bobcat Blizzard Ball was an appropriate name for the snowy Friday, December 6th event in the Nelson Reception Area on Ohio University's campus. Students from across campus trudged through… Read More
Film Series Donates to Food Pantry
By: Anne Campolongo The holiday season is about giving. While most of us do a majority of receiving during the holidays, the Athena Cinema in uptown Athens is giving back. Beginning… Read More