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Men’s Golf Finishes Sixth At Cobra-Puma Invitational
By: Eric Singer
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The Ohio University men’s golf team finished off the fall portion of its 2013-14 schedule by scoring its best finish of the fall, placing sixth out of the 13 teams… Read More
Ohio Swimming And Diving Blows Past Ball State
By: Abbey Carnivale, Anna Vassalotti
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The Ohio University swimming and diving team (1-0, 1-0) defeated Ball State in a trio of events, 162-138 on Saturday, Oct. 26, in a Mid-American Conference dual meet at Lewellen… Read More
Photos Of The Week: Oct. 21-27
By: WOUB Visuals
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Last week's best photos are here. Follow @WOUBVisuals on Twitter for daily updates and visit our Flickr page by clicking any of the photos below. In a costume out of Boardwalk Empire, Cirque… Read More
Glouster Man Indicted For Aggravated Murder Of Father
By: Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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Paul J. Roberts, 41 of Glouster, Ohio, was indicted Monday on nine felony counts including the aggravated murder of his 63-year-old father Paul E. Roberts. In addition to the aggravated… Read More
Grand Jury: No Crime Committed In Social Media Sexual Assault Case
By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Atish Baidya, Grant Burkhardt, Tom Hodson
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The Athens County Grand Jury refused to bring any indictments in the sexual incident that occurred Homecoming weekend and was captured and transmitted through social media. The grand jury has… Read More
Fun (and tasty) Halloween Recipes
By: Kelly Martin
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Halloween – one of my favorite holidays. There’s something special about the cooler days, fallen leaves and kids in costumes. These days will be gone soon and we’ll be up… Read More
Campus-wide Power Outage Related To Larger Maintenance Efforts By AEP Ohio
By: Atish Baidya
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The Ohio University campus could experience intermittent power outages throughout November as American Electric Power performs maintenance on power lines that service the Athens campus. The university experiences a campus-wide… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: One Game At A Time
By: Brad Friedman
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Only a handful of practices separate the new-look Ohio Bobcats from a fresh start and the chance to revitalize a struggling program. A new coach, game plan and mentality accompany… Read More
High Expectations Set Tone For Ohio Wrestling
The Ohio wrestling team returns five NCAA qualifiers this season and is picked to win the Mid-American Conference by the MAC league office. Ohio also has three wrestlers predicted to… Read More
Live from New York, it’s Opera!
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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While it may be more than 500 miles away from Athens, you can see shows from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City live from the comfort of a local… Read More
Some Ohio Courthouses Believed To Be Haunted
By: Court News Ohio
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Unexplained sights and sounds chill the bones for those who believe that spirits roam the halls of some of Ohio’s old county courthouses. Preble County’s courthouse has stood proudly in… Read More
Fledgling Democracy Is Topic Of Forum Hosted By Ohio Supreme Court
By: Court News Ohio
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Once known as “the jewel of Asia,” Myanmar – formerly known as Burma – is transitioning to a democratic form of government after more than 50 years under crushing military… Read More
Yazdani Earns MAC East Special Teams Honor
By: Nick Komjati
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After hitting two field goal attempts on Saturday against the Miami RedHawks, Ohio kicker Josiah Yazdani earned Mid-American Conference East Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the first time… Read More
Trustee Deny Allegations Of Corruption In Benton Township
By: Gretchen Gregory | The Logan Daily News Editor, Marika Lee | The Logan Daily News
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Benton Township Trustee Robbie Davis is denying allegations of corruption in Benton Township made by trustee candidate Bruce Johnson, and told The Logan Daily News that the allegations could hurt… Read More
Wellston Man Sentenced
By: Felicia Tackett | Jackson County Times-Journal
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A man convicted of Child Endangering, a felony in the third degree, and Felonious Assault, a felony in the second degree, was sentenced Friday afternoon in Jackson County Common Pleas… Read More
Demonstrating Your Rights: Student Protesting in 1969
Ken Steinhoff and Carol Towarnicky are on campus to give a joint presentation sponsored by the Ohio University History Association and the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, OU IS… Read More
The After-Life Of Our Dead Malls
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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Larry James recalls Euclid Square Mall was hopping when he was a teenager. "The parking lot was full, with people all over the place. Great place to sit down and… Read More
Condemned Ohio Killer Challenging New Lethal Injection Drug
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE 1:35 p.m. Ohio says it will use a never-tried dose of two drugs injected intravenously to put to death an inmate who raped and killed his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter…. Read More
New Speed Limit Tickets
By: Steve Stephens | Columbus Dispatch
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol says its troopers have written fewer tickets on some stretches of highway where the speed limit was bumped to 70 mph earlier this year. The… Read More
Silent Symphony: The Ridges Provide Live Score to Horror Classic
This Thursday, orchestral-folk band The Ridges return to Athens to provide an original live score to a silent film classic. The Athena Cinema is hosting "The Ridges Present: Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror," Halloween evening at midnight.
Trimble Kicks Off Anti-Bully Programs With High School Assembly
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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October is National Bullying Prevention month, a time when schools around the county make it clear to students what bullying is and how to stop it. “You have to define… Read More
Home News County coordinates efforts to help mom and baby through opiate addiction
Opiate addiction in Athens County has grown more prevalent over the years, and healthcare providers have taken it on in full force. While the abused substance varies (heroin or prescription… Read More
UPDATE: Authorities: Heroin A Big Problem On Both Sides Of River
We’ve heard about meth, bath salts and other types of illegal drugs and how they’ve kept local law enforcement busy. But after Thursday’s raids, we know heroin may be the… Read More
If School Funding Formula Sticks, Alexander Talks Of Possible Need For Levy
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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The state’s new funding formula and other projections indicate Alexander Local Schools may face deficit spending by fiscal year 2018. And because so much of the district’s funding is now… Read More