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PHOTOS: Fire And Ice Fest Returns To Nelsonville
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Fire and ice took over Nelsonville’s Public Square on Friday evening as part of January’s Final Friday event. Despite the below-freezing temperatures, dozens of people ventured out to enjoy ice carving, Bananas Foster and soups around a fire pit made of ice. Students from Hocking College prepared Bananas Foster on a counter top made of… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball Wins Seven Straight
With 9:24 left in the game, Lexi Baldwin hit a layup that sprung a 16-4 run for Ohio. The Bobcats held Central Michigan scoreless for the first two minutes of that run while scoring 11-points themselves, fueling a 74-66 victory over the Chippewas. Baldwin and Kiyanna Black carried the Bobcats throughout the run. Baldwin finished… Read More
Athens Drops Second Straight Game To SVSM
Since LeBron James has returned home to Cleveland, his alma mater, St. Vincent St. Mary has not lost a basketball game. That streak continued Saturday night. In a game that could have gone either way, the Fighting Irish (15-0) used an 11-1 run to start the fourth quarter to put away the Athens Bulldogs (13-2,… Read More
First National Bank Pledges Support For Stuart’s Capital Campaign
Stuart’s Opera House, located on the historic Public Square in Nelsonville, recently received significant support for its capital campaign from The First National Bank of McConnelsville. Bank president John Keirns pledged $50,000 in support of the campaign. Stuart’s Next Stage Campaign is an expansion and improvement initiative, with a goal of $4 million for capital… Read More