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Athens Community Rally to Support of Charlottesville Victims
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Chants of solidarity filled the air as dozens of community members sent a clear message of support of those killed or injured in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday. “Today is about affirming that we are all screwed up and it is that screwed-upness that unites us and brings us closer together,” delfin bautista said. “All of us are… Read More
Broadband 101: Terms to Know
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Basic Terms You Should Know Broadband internet connection: the FCC currently defines broadband internet as a connection with at least a 25 Mbps download speed and a 3 Mbps upload speed. Download speed: the speed at which data is being sent from the Internet to your computer Internet Service Provider (ISP): the company that provides… Read More
Search for Missing Kayaker Continues
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Update 7/10/17 @ 12:00 p.m. ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Search and recovery crews are using side-scan sonar in their search for a missing kayaker from Meigs County. Ohio Department of Natural Resources spokesman Charles Carlson says crews are focusing on a 300-yard area just below the Whites Mill waterfall. Carlson says search efforts will continue… Read More
First-Ever Athens Pride Fest Set for This Weekend
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Members of the LGBTQ+ community will be coming together this weekend for the first-ever Athens Pride Fest. Douglas Koala Robinson is a member of the Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition, one of the three organizations putting together Athens Pride Fest 2017, and he says the event sends a message to members of the LGBTQ community living in… Read More
Athens Man Charged with Arson
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Authorities say they’ve arrested an Athens man in connection with six fires that were intentionally set early Thursday morning in Athens. In a news release, the State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau says Jason Armstrong, 25, was arrested and charged with arson. Armstrong is accused of setting six fires on Kurtz Street in… Read More
Multi-County Issues Fail to Garner Voter Support
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Voters Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike, and Ross counties rejected a 1 mill levy for the Paint Valley Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH). The levy would have paid for current expenses to the joint county district. Unofficial results indicate voters rejected the levy with 7,561 to 6,593. This is the second time… Read More
Detectives Investigating Break-In at Movies 10
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Update Sat. April 29 A tip was received by the Athens County Sheriff’s Office leading to the arrest of two men in connection with the break-in. On Friday, investigators received information about “possible suspected who were in possession of stolen property in Logan and attempting to sell it,” according to a press release by the… Read More
Crews Working to Repair Water Main Break in Athens
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Update 9 a.m. Feb. 18 – The boil order has been lifted for the city of Athens. Update 4:30 p.m. – Work is continuing on the waterline break in the City of Athens, but officials say the boil order will likely continue through Friday and into the weekend. The city also notified residents that… Read More
OUPD Investigating Two Reported Rapes
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Ohio University Police say they are investigating two reported rapes of students. According to a crime alert issued by the department, one victim reported being raped to police at 6:20 p.m. on Sunday. Police say the victim in that case told them she was raped by an unknown man in her room in Ryors Hall… Read More
Officers Fired On While Executing Search Warrant in Gallia County
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Law enforcement officers in Gallia County were fired on while executing a search warrant at home in Gallipolis early Monday morning. According to Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin deputies from his department and officers from the Major Crimes Task Force of Gallia-Meigs were serving a warrant at 672 Cooper Road. In a news release, Champlin… Read More
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