Coronavirus Causes Internship Cancellations

By: Nick Viland
Posted on: Sunday, March 29, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio – As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow, and as schools and businesses remain closed to in-person instruction, summer internship plans for students are not looking… Read More

New HCOM Building Brings New Amenities and Curriculum

By: Brandon Monty
Posted on: Sunday, March 29, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University’s new Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be completed at 191 W. Union Street in December 2020. The new facility looks to enhance innovative… Read More

Ohio University Student Workers Struggle with COVID-19

By: Jacob Murray
Posted on: Saturday, March 28, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University students had heard for the past couple of weeks about the spread of COVID-19, not knowing that their lives would soon be affected in more… Read More

The Man Behind the Microphone in Athens County

By: Claire Geary
Posted on: Thursday, March 5, 2020

Lou Horvath, a resident of Albany, has been the designated public address announcer for the Alexander Spartans Athletic Department since his son was in middle school. The Alexander Local Schools… Read More

Athens City Council Considers New Technology for Smart Parking Meters

By: Anna Azallion
Posted on: Thursday, March 5, 2020

The new smart parking meters that popped up around Uptown Athens last year might be here to stay. Athens City Council is considering a measure to keep the meters around… Read More

Trimble Advances To District Finals

By: Ryan Moreland
Posted on: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Not many could have anticipated such a one-sided game as that between the Trimble Tomcats and the the South Webster Jeeps Thursday night. The Tomcats out hustled, out rebounded, and… Read More

Electric Cars Owners in Athens Shocked by Higher Registration Fees

By: Molly O'Brien
Posted on: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Electric car owners must now pay the highest registration fees in the state. In April of 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill increasing the fees for registering hybrid… Read More

E-Scooters: A Quiet Transport – Maybe too Quiet

By: Paige Miller
Posted on: Monday, March 2, 2020

Spin scooters have been rolling on Athens bricks for nearly two weeks and community members are slowly warming up to the new mode of transportation. The scooters provide service to… Read More

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Athens County Raises Awareness For 2020 Census

By: Caitlin Hunt
Posted on: Monday, February 24, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio – Every decade, U.S. citizens can count on one thing: the census. Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau sends each American household an invitation to participate in… Read More

A Closer Look at Food Insecurity in Southeast Ohio

By: Allie Eldredge, Katrina Kopronica, Mikaela McGee
Posted on: Sunday, February 23, 2020

“I was talking to a few families and some of their kids had never had oranges.”  Southeast Ohio Food Bank intern, Sophia Lingrell. Food insecurity in Southeast Ohio may be… Read More

SEO High School Football Battles for Funding to Uphold Tradition

By: Anna Hoffman
Posted on: Sunday, February 23, 2020

High school football means everything to schools in Southeast Ohio. Football is a tradition. Kids are playing on the same fields that their parents and grandparents left their hearts on years… Read More

Culture News

Arts Non-Profit Creates Materials for Upcoming Festival

By: Bethany Greenman
Posted on: Friday, February 21, 2020

Passion Works is working with Bagel Street Deli to create materials for the business’s upcoming Pickle Fest. Artists at the nonprofit are creating pickle plushies and decorations. They are also… Read More

Ohio University Takes Going Green To New Heights

By: Elise Hammond, Taylor Bruck
Posted on: Friday, February 21, 2020

ATHENS (WOUB) – Right now the roof connected to the third floor of Schoonover Center at Ohio University is empty. Small pieces of equipment sit out in the sun. The… Read More

Athens Treatment Center Offers MAT Services

By: Zanovia Criss
Posted on: Friday, February 21, 2020

Medication-assisted treatment is offered at only half the rehabilitation centers in Ohio. Health Recovery Services in Athens is one of the facilities that does. Three main medications are available in… Read More

Dim Future for Blue Light Emergency Phones on Campus

By: Ryan Moreland
Posted on: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Ohio University has announced a plan to phase out blue-light emergency phones on campus. The University cited a lack of use for the plan. “There has not been an emergency… Read More

Patience Advances Athens to Sectional Final

By: Brad Walker
Posted on: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

LOGAN, Ohio – Athens avenged a regular-season loss to Marietta 62 to 36 Tuesday night at Logan High School to advance to the Sectional Championship game. The Bulldogs entered the… Read More

E-Scooters Arrive in Athens

By: Vince Damico
Posted on: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

One hundred Spin e-scooters are now available for use in Athens and at Ohio University. The 100 e-scooters were rolled out for rent on Tuesday and are available to rent… Read More

Holocaust Survivor Speaks to the Next Generation of Jewish Bobcats

By: Paige Miller
Posted on: Thursday, February 13, 2020

With a quiet smile, 90-year-old Armin Guggenheim spoke about his childhood in Germany – almost as if he didn’t live through the Holocaust. Guggenheim and his brother hid in a… Read More

Deadline for Primary Election Registration Nears

By: Rhyann Green
Posted on: Thursday, February 13, 2020

Organizations across Athens are helping register citizens to vote as the deadline for the upcoming primary election on March 17 in Ohio draws near. The deadline to register to vote… Read More

Federal Hocking Overcomes Adversity Against Eastern

By: Alex Porter
Posted on: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

REEDSVILLE, Ohio. – It was senior night for the Eastern Eagles on Tuesday and a huge TVC-Hocking showdown against the Federal Hocking Lancers. The Lancers were looking to at least… Read More

Gun Violence in Ohio: Is there a cure?

By: Aditya Sahasrabudhe
Posted on: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio – After a mass shooting in Dayton that killed 9 people last August, Ohio lawmakers have yet to pass significant gun control measures. On Monday the Giffords Law… Read More

Night to Shine Celebrates People with Needs

By: Hardika Singh
Posted on: Monday, February 10, 2020

Everyone feels special when they walk down the red carpet. Dara Walburn was no different. Cheered on by her family and friends, Walburn gracefully walked down the red carpet in… Read More

Bill Would Make Athens Family Weekends Less Spirited

By: Ryan Moreland
Posted on: Thursday, February 6, 2020

A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate might make family visits a more sober experience for many Ohio University students. In Ohio an underage person can legally drink if the… Read More

Lone Senior for Federal Hocking Lady Lancers Goes out a Winner.

By: Jacob Murray
Posted on: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Courtney Clark is the lone senior on a young Federal Hocking squad. When asked what she will miss the most, it was a simple answer. “Definitely the family atmosphere.” That… Read More

Meigs Comes Back to Stun Alexander

By: Alex Porter
Posted on: Wednesday, February 5, 2020

ALBANY, Ohio – The TVC-Ohio still has to crown a conference champion even though the season is nearing an end. Tuesday night the Meigs Marauders traveled to Albany to take… Read More