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Williamstown Stays Undefeated With A 41-32 Victory Over Marietta [Slideshow]
Though they are only separated by the Ohio River, Marietta and Williamstown’s offenses seemed miles apart as Williamstown (3-0) won the “Rumble on the River” by a score of 41-32 at the Don Drumm Stadium Friday night. The Marietta Tigers (1-2) made a valiant effort to protect their home turf as they scored on their… Read More
Soccer: Ohio Beats Detroit For Second Straight Win
By: Kellen Becoats
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Ohio soccer got the second win in of its three-game home stand as it dropped the University of Detroit 3-1 on Friday. “Just winning is great,” sophomore Alexis Milesky said. “We’ve had two home wins so far, and one we could have had. It’s just great.” The Bobcats (3-3-0) went down early in the game,… Read More
Athenians Sworn In As AmeriCorps Members
On the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps, Lt. Governor Mary Taylor sworn in over 800 AmeriCorps members, 5% of that group was from Athens. 46 individuals serving with the Ohio Stream Restore Corps at Rural Action and COMCorps at Ohio University took part in the ceremony on Friday. Candy Withem is the AmeriCorps Director for the… Read More
Athens City Schools’ 2013-14 Report Card Released
Athens City Schools report card for the 2013-14 school year indicates mixed results. Today, the Ohio Board of Education released their annual grade cards for school districts all over the state. Overall, the district struggled to meet performance requirements compared to last year. This year, Athens City School only met 66.7% of state education standards,… Read More
Trimble Local Schools Free Lunches
By: Paola Santiago
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Children at Trimble Local and Federal Hocking schools and are now guranteed to go to classes with a full stomach. All students in these districts are now able to have free lunch through the Community Eligibilty Provision. According to the US Department of Agriculture, this program allows schools that mostly serve low-income children to give… Read More
September Is “National Library Card Sign-Up Month”
James Hill, Assistant Director of the the Athens County Public Libraries, hosts a discussion of upcoming library events with Shei Sanchez and Erin Nash, most importantly being the libraries' celebration of September as "National Library Card Sign Up Month". For more information on library goings-on, visit: http://myacpl.org
Light Up The Nights With Apple Delights
By: Jeremiah Shaver | Jackson County Times-Journal
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Every year, when the leaves begin to change color and the air becomes cool and crisp, folks from miles away travel to Jackson, where they have the opportunity to smell, taste and drink everything "apple." With the theme "Light Up the Night with Apple Delights," this year’s Jackson County Apple Festival is scheduled for Tuesday,… Read More
More Students Eating School Lunches
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The goal was two-fold — providing a healthy lunch to all students and helping parents financially. It looks, at this point, as though both of those goals are being meet at Trimble Local Schools with the implementation of the free lunch program for all students. This is in addition to the free breakfast program which… Read More
Marzec Says Four Students Arrested “Were Only Silencing Others”
By: Kaitlyn Roman
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Ohio University Student Senate President Megan Marzec says the arrest of four students at Wednesday's meeting could have been avoided. "The students were not arrested for speaking," Marzec said. "They were arrested because they prevented the meeting from continuing in a democratic way. It was really horrible these students were arrested for saying things that… Read More
OU Launches 2014-15 “Café Conversations” With African Music Presentation
By: Angela Keane
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In Africa, there is no word for traditional music in any language. The African tradition of music is ancient, rich and diverse—it's a way of life. "In the western world, we isolate conceptually what we call music. For example, dancing, drumming, or singing. But in Africa, we bring all those categories together. We have to… Read More