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Semi-Truck Crashes Off County Road 12 in Athens County
An overturned semi-truck resulted in the closing of County Road 12 in Athens County for an hour Monday evening. While headed westbound, Gary R. Brown, 48, from McArthur traveled off the right side of the roadway. According to a statement given by The Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol who is investigating the… Read More
Two Major Construction Projects Move Forward
By: Lindsey Zimmerman
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Two major construction projects aimed at improving pedestrian and bicycle routes in Athens will be headed towards the design phase pending Athens City Council approval. Finance and Personnel Committee Chair Chris Knisely said the Public Works and Engineering Department would like to begin the design phase of the Columbus Road Bikepath Spur in order to… Read More
Men’s Golf: Ohio Finishes Day Two Of Pinehurst Tied For 11th
By: Rusty Brumbaugh
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The Ohio men's golf team finished round two of the Pinehurst Invitational Monday tied for 11th with a combined score of 629 and 30 strokes off the tournament leading Old Dominion squad. Senior Byron Firestone continued to lead the way for the Bobcats, as he shot a team best 77 and currently sits sixth overall…. Read More
The Latin Alternative
The Latin Alternative is co-hosted by two of the genre’s leading experts, Josh Norek (co-founder of the Latin Alternative Music Conference and frontman of Latino-Jewish rap group Hip Hop Hoodíos) and Ernesto Lechner (contributing writer for Rolling Stone, LA Times, & Chicago Tribune and author of the book ‘Rock en Español: The Latin Alternative Rock… Read More
OU Student Stands Against Slavery
By: Su Kim
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An Ohio University student is literally carrying out the age-old expression "stand for a cause" in Athens this week. Emily Auwaerter, an OU junior, is voluntarily standing in the center of College Green with several of her friends for 24 hours to garner support for ending world slavery. She began the "stand for freedom" at… Read More
Concealed Gun Classes Skyrocket In Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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State officials say the number of firearm training certificates issued to residents who wish to carry a concealed gun jumped to its highest number in a decade in the month of January. The issued certificates spiked from 4,355 in December to 12,685 in January. The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice training says the number declined… Read More
Proposal Would Boost Ohio’s Speed Limit To 70 Mph
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio Senate panel is considering changes that would increase the state's maximum speed limit from 65 mph to 70 mph on interstate highways outside of urban areas. The Senate Transportation Committee accepted the revisions to the state's transportation budget on Monday. The panel is expected to vote on it this week. The proposal also… Read More
Ohio Gas Prices Drop From Last Week
By: Lindsey Zimmerman
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Ohio drivers are seeing cheaper prices at the pump compared with a week ago. A gallon of regular gas in Ohio was listed at an average of $3.58 in today's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. Today's gas prices in Ohio are 15 cents cheaper than last Monday's… Read More
All-Hero Teams For 2012-2013 Season Announced
The 2012-2013 basketball season has come and gone, and with that comes time to announce the boys and girls All-Hero Teams for Athens County. Each of the five teams had one boy and one girl selected to the squad. A huge theme throughout this season was the emergence of underclassmen and the young guns have… Read More
The 2013 Darwin Lecture Series
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Kelee Riesbeck talks with Dr. Stephen Reilly, a professor of biological sciences at Ohio University. Dr. Reilly stopped by Studio B to talk about some of his work studying the biomechanics of frog jumping, as well as the 2013 Darwin Lecture Series. This year's Darwin Lecture Series… Read More