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Move-Out Initiative Turns Trash Into Treasure
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Students moving out of the dorms and out of their off-campus homes are helping needy local families by donating unwanted goods instead of throwing them away. As students are packing… Read More
Energy Assessments Free To Athens County Residents
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A free program that aims to help Athens County homeowners save energy and reduce costs launched in Athens on Thursday. The Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development is providing more than… Read More
Jury Selection For Inman Trial To Continue This Week
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A Hocking County court spokeswoman says it's expected to take about a week to select a jury for a murder trial in Logan. William Inman II is being tried for… Read More
Summer Sandwich Program Fills School Food Assistance Void
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As more than one thousand children in Athens County receive food assistance during the school year, an Athens County agency has a plan to ensure kids are well-fed during the… Read More
ToolKit Encourages Athens County Landowners To ‘Look Before You Lease’
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An Athens County organization is providing free information to people who are thinking about leasing their property to an energy company for drilling. Rural Action's "look before you lease" toolkit… Read More
Tax Collection Ordinance Passes
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Athens citizens who have not paid their city income taxes will soon be notified that they owe money. The council passed an ordinance Monday night authorizing an agreement with the… Read More
Athens County Exotic Animal Owner Concerned About Proposed Bill
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An Athens County exotic animal owner is concerned about the impact of a proposed bill to ban exotic animal ownership in the state. For the past eight months, Ohio legislators… Read More
Statewide Computer Training Program To Begin In Athens Next Week
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A new program that's been bringing Ohioans up-to-date with technology for over a year has finally made its way to the area. Every Citizen Online aims to help people learn… Read More
Athens City Council Passes Wellhead Protection Plan Ordinance
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Environmental concerns dominated the Athens City Council meeting Monday night. One resolution passed requests the Wayne National Forest to conduct an environmental impact statement prior to the release of any… Read More
Spring Festival To Celebrate Appalachian History
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The Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council is an organization that works to share the history of Southeast Ohio's former coal mining region. The council will sponsor the Appalachian Spring… Read More
OU Board Of Trustees Expected To Endorse Proposed Tuition Hike
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Ohio University board of trustees held a committee meeting Thursday to discuss the details of OU's proposed tuition hike and to give board members the opportunity to ask questions. On… Read More
Local Colleges Reflect On Security Changes Five Years After Virginia Tech Shootings
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Today marks five years since more than 30 people died in what has become the deadliest shooting incident by a single gunman in U.S. history. On April 16, 2007, a… Read More
Commissioners Expect Better Communication From Interim EMS Director
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The Athens County Board of Commissioners named an interim Emergency Medical Services director in a special meeting Thursday. The special meeting and appointment come after previous director, Corey Leniger, resigned… Read More
Southeast Ohio Educators Offered Wildlife Workshop
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Teachers wanting to brush up on their conservation and environmental education will have a chance later this month thanks to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The… Read More
OU Receives State Grant To Fund Largest University Composting System
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Ohio University is already known for its green reputation, but it’s about to triple the size of its composting facility that is already largest university composting system in the country…. Read More
Full-Length Ridges History Book Offers Look Into Asylum
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The Asylum at the Ridges in Athens now has a full-length comprehensive book dedicated to its history — called Asylum on the Hill. Athens City Schools counselor Katherine Ziff wrote… Read More
Athens County Exotic Animal Owner Speaks About Tougher Regulations
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An Athens County veterinarian who is also an endangered tiger owner is speaking out about the newly signed measures to crack down on private ownership of exotic animals. Retired Veterinarian… Read More
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Online In Athens
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The idea of neighbors helping neighbors is moving online in the Athens-area. The Athens time exchange network allows members to help each other with services like pet sitting, painting, child… Read More
Petro Tells Hocking College Board Of Trustees To Back Off
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Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro says the Hocking College Board of Trustees needs to let the Nelsonville school's president make the day to day decisions. Petro met with… Read More
Jackson Tours Athens County To Declare War on Poverty
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Reverend Jesse Jackson was in Athens to continue the War on Poverty that President Lyndon Johnson started on Ohio University's campus almost 50 years ago. Jackson visited WOUB's studios to… Read More
Interfaith Challenge Underway At Ohio University
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A new effort in Athens is trying to bring people of different faiths together while at the same time do things to improve the community. The Ohio University Interfaith Challenge… Read More
Body Mass Index Of Students In Athens Goes Down
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The average body mass index of students in the Athens City School district is going down. Athens City School Nurse Janalee Stock says there has been a four percent decrease… Read More
Driving Back In Time
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If you saw a bunch of old cars on the roads in the Athens-area today, you didn't travel through time. Instead, a bit of the past traveled into the present…. Read More