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Athens Schools Temporarily Shifting Back To Virtual Instruction After Holidays
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Schools will shift back to full remote instruction for the first three weeks of January after students return from winter break. The change is… Read More
Ohio University Leaders Struggled To Forecast Depth Of Budget Crisis
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories that will examine the budget crisis that has left Ohio University looking to cut millions of dollars in expenses…. Read More
Sewage Offers Clues To Combating Coronavirus Spread
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens learned this week that the presence of the coronavirus in its wastewater is up 10-fold since testing began early in September. The… Read More
Ohio University Announces Reopening Plan For Spring
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced Thursday that all first- and second-year students who want to live on campus in the spring can do so. Spring semester will start… Read More
Local Surge In Catalytic Converter Thefts Reflects National Trend
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Pat Gryszka arrived at his shop on a Monday morning in mid-September to find he’d become the latest victim of a recent crime ring. Gryszka and his… Read More
Long-Term Care Facility In Athens Co. Sees Sudden Spike in COVID-19 Cases
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A long-term care facility in Athens County that had no coronavirus cases on Friday reported 19 cases on Monday. This development was reported to the Athens… Read More
Food Banks Busy Serving More Families In Need
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Anita Hajivandi is getting used to seeing a lot of new faces at the food pantry she helps run out of a small church in Meigs… Read More
Ohio University Projections Show Millions In Deficits
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is looking at a more than $290 million budget deficit over the next five years if revenue and expenses are not brought into closer… Read More
Ohio University Launches Webpage Listing Executive Compensation
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University launched a new webpage Friday that posts the compensation, including bonuses, paid to senior executives. Until Friday, the only way for the public to… Read More
OU Executive’s Bonus Raises Questions About Transparency
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — One thing the payment of a $100,000 bonus to an Ohio University senior executive a few months ago has made clear is that this can be… Read More
Pandemic Has Many Turning To Legal Aid Lawyers For Help
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three weeks ago, Jason walked out of a Marietta courtroom under orders to move out of his home. He, his wife and two children were being… Read More
Athens County Officials Prepare For ‘Election Like No Other’
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the runup to the November election in 2016, about 45 Athens County voters requested absentee ballots. So far this year, that number is more than… Read More
Professor Alleges Discrimination In Lawsuit Against Ohio University
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is being sued by a professor who contends that sexual harassment investigations against him were illegally tainted by discrimination because he is Black and… Read More
Coronavirus Relief Aid Available For Athens Residents
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens has close to $100,000 in emergency relief funds to help residents pay their utility bills or their rent or mortgage payments. Because… Read More
Ohio University Inviting Thousands Of Students Back To Campus
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced Tuesday it is inviting 7,200 students to come to campus in a few weeks to finish out the fall semester. The decision to… Read More
Nelsonville Police Officer Resigns Over ‘Insensitive’ Facebook Post
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — A Nelsonville police officer sworn in Friday afternoon resigned several hours later over a post she had made on social media. Nelsonville Police Chief Scott Fitch… Read More
Athens Faces Significant Student Undercount In Census
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — With less than a month left until the 2020 census deadline, Athens is facing a significant shortfall in the number of Ohio University students counted. This… Read More
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