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Albany Man Charged in Athens Bank Robbery
By: Gabe Ross
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An Albany man is facing charges in connection to a robbery last week at an Athens Bank. Emmanuel Arocho, 31, was indicted in Athens County Municipal Court Monday morning on… Read More
Scene One Theatre Presents “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon”
By: Bryan Gibson
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Athens, Ohio-based Scene One Theatre will present the entertaining and extreme production of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon July 16-17 at ARTS/West. Written by Don Zolidis, the play centers around two… Read More
UPDATE: Power Restored To Over 1,000 AEP Ohio Customers In Perry County
By: Gabe Ross
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UPDATE 5:00 PM: Power has been restored to all American Electric Power customers in Perry County who were without power Monday afternoon. An AEP Ohio Spokewoman said that power was… Read More
Afternoon Update For July 15
An outage of OU's West Green Chilled Water Plant has left five buildings temporarily closed. The 20th aniversary of "The Shawshank Redemption" filming calls for exciting Labor Day Weekend events… Read More
VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap 7/15/13
A Chauncey man is facing a felonious assault charge for choking his girlfriend with a cell phone cord. Plus, after a slight delay, Athens County's first school resource officer could… Read More
Versatile Back Robbie Walker Commits To 2014 Class
The recruiting trail remains hot for Ohio Football. Two weeks into July the team notched its 11th verbal commitment for the 2014 class from athlete Robbie Walker. Walker announced his… Read More
Motorcycle Accident On Route 33 Kills Virginia Woman
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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One of the victims of a two-motorcycle crash on Saturday has died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the State Highway Patrol. June Rae Murray, 51, of Virginia… Read More
Chauncey Man Admits To Strangling Girlfriend With Cell Phone Cord
By: Atish Baidya
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A Chauncey man faces a felony assault charge for chocking his girlfriend with a cell phone cord. Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says Cory Ringer, 25, admitted chocking his girlfriend… Read More
It’s “All Good” At Legend Valley This Weekend
By: Megan Moseley
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Thousands are expected to attend this weekend's All Good Festival, being held July 18-21 at Legend Valley, located in the rolling hills of Thornville, Ohio. More than 50 acts will perform, including members of The Grateful Dead, Yonder Mountain String Band and Grace Potter.
Plans For Resource Officer At N-Y Schools Delayed
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Plans for Nelsonville-York City School District to hire the county’s first resource officer are slightly delayed, but officials still think the contract will be finalized and an officer will be… Read More
Ohio University Closes Buildings After Outage Causes Rise In Indoor Temperatures
By: Megan Moseley
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UPDATE 9:10 a.m. According to an official statement from Ohio University, buildings that have been affected by the outage should be restored within the next 24-48 hours. Some buildings have… Read More
Kids on Campus Kicks off with Expanded Programming
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Children with green backpacks walked in a single-file line around Ohio University’s campus on Friday heading to their next activity. Around 230 youngsters are partaking in this year’s Kids on… Read More
New Flood Maps Could Sink Home Construction In Parts Of Nelsonville
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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New Athens County floodplain maps proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could put a damper on commercial and residential development in Nelsonville if adopted. On Thursday evening, new maps… Read More