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OU Professors Blend Medicine And Science For Diabetes Project
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An Ohio University research team is working on predicting blood glucose levels for Type 1 diabetes patients. The team is led by Associate Professor of Computer Science Cindy Marling. … Read More
Effort Underway To Save Burr Oak Lodge
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On January 31, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources closed the lodge at Burr Oak State Park. This came as a great disappointment to many people, including Deana Clark. Clark… Read More
Hocking College Employees Plan To Picket Today
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Hocking College employees will be picketing today in protest of what they deem sub-standard working conditions with unfair pay. Linda Repko, spokeswoman for the Hocking College Support Staff union, says… Read More
SEOEMS Bills Prompt County Lawsuit
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Athens County and Jackson County are suing Lawrence County over some unpaid bills. The three counties jointly operated Southeast Ohio Emeregency Medical Service until it was dissolved in 2010. … Read More
Marietta Voters To Decide Two School Levy Renewals
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Voters in the Marietta City School District have two tax issues on the March 6th primary ballot. Superintendent Harry Flemming says one is for current expenses. “Five years ago, the… Read More
Food Assistance Being Cut
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Ohioans who receive Food Assistance may soon see a small reduction in the amount of their benefits. This change is due to a government recalculation triggered by lower natural gas… Read More
Commissioner Found Not Guilty
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Athens County Commissioner Mark Sullivan has been found not guilty of domestic violence. The verdict was delivered by a judge after a trial this afternoon in Athens County Municipal Court…. Read More
Athens Losing Mail Operation
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The U.S. Postal Service has decided to move mail processing operations from nine Ohio facilities to other sites, mostly in Cleveland or Columbus. It announced today that operations from Athens,… Read More
Athens County Commissioner Candidates Face Off
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Mark Sullivan, Mike O'Brien, Chris Chmeil, Robert Baughman and Paul Barrett talked about themselves and appealed for votes at a candidate forum in Athens last evening. They're all Democrats running… Read More
Thompson Doesn’t Want To Meet Behind Closed Doors
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Athens County Auditor Jill Thompson says she's not interested in meeting County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn in a closed door session tomorrow. Thompson is locked in a money dispute with Blackburn… Read More
Sticking Points At Hocking Are Outsourcing And Job Security
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A spokesman for the support staff at Hocking College says the workers are trying to save their jobs. And that's why they voted down a proposed contract and are willing… Read More
Deadline Extension Requested For Solid Waste Management Plan
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There is some sign of life today for the apparently dead Athens-Hocking Solid Waste Management Plan. Logan Mayor Martin Irvine says City Council has asked him to find out if… Read More
Wolf Creek Emergency Levy Renewal Before Voters
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A levy passed five years ago by voters in the Wolf Creek Local School District expires at the end of the year, but not if residents of the Washington County… Read More
Cambridge Schools Going Back To Voters March 6
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The Cambridge City School District is on the ballot again with a tax issue. Superintendent Dennis Dettra says the 12.78 mills proposal is virtually identical to the one voters turned… Read More
Maiden And Stanley Tussle At Candidates Forum
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Jeff Maiden accused Archie Stanley of bad management and Stanley accused Maiden of lying and that was just during the opening statements of a candidates forum last night. After that… Read More
Local Cop Busted
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Sheriff's deputies from the Athens Narcotics Enforcement team have arrested Buchtel Chief of Police Kelsey Lanning. Lanning is accused of purchasing prescribed pills from an individual working with the narcotics… Read More
Lang Says Court Motion “Ridiculous”
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"This motion is ridiculous," is the reaction of Athens City Law Director Pat Lang to a contempt of court request against the city. Three Wide Entertainment asked for the order,… Read More
Strip Club Company Pushes For Contempt Order Against City
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Three Wide Entertainment is asking a judge for a contempt of court order against the City of Athens. Three Wide is the company that's been battling the city over a… Read More
State Auditor Predicts More Local Government Money Problems
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With budget cutting by the state, local governments in Ohio are pinching pennies. But for some that won't be enough and money concerns will deteriorate into fiscal distress. David Yost… Read More
New Adena Cancer Center Hosting Clinical Trial Study
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The fight against cancer is intensifying at Adena Health System in Chillicothe. A new cancer center is the most visible development. A first-of-its-kind study is also taking place. The Adena… Read More
Attorney General Wants To Regulate Internet Cafes
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The Internet is fine and a cafe is good, too, but put them together and many people would say you've got trouble with a capital "t." "These Internet cafes are… Read More
Zanesville Senator Proposing New Exotic Animal Legislation
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State Senator Troy Balderson of Zanesville is proposing legislation that would allow owners of lions, bears, gorillas and other exotic animals to keep the pets if they meet new strict… Read More
Local Boy Makes Good: A Talk With Sxip Shirey
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Athens, Ohio, native Sxip (pronounced "Skip") Shirey has been awarded an outstanding artist fellowship by United States Artists of California. United States Artists is a nonprofit organization which is "dedicated… Read More
Number Of Remedial Ohio College Students Concerns Kasich
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Governor John Kasich gives his State of the State address on Tuesday and no doubt will have something to say about education — both K-12 and higher education. Whether Kasich… Read More
Task Force On Ohio Court Funding Moving Forward
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Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Mareen O'Connor is worried about money woes getting in the way of legal fairness for everyone. O'Connor has just announced a bi-partisan task force on… Read More
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