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Two Ohio University Students Die In Athens Crash
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two Ohio University students are dead after an overnight crash in Athens. The Ohio Highway Patrol identified Laiken Nicole Salyers, 23, of Wheelersburg, Ohio and Richard R. Turner, 20, of East Orange, New Jersey as the victims. The crash was reported by a passerby Sunday at 8:33 a.m. Authorities said a… Read More
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Local Surge In Catalytic Converter Thefts Reflects National Trend
By: David Forster
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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 brother own Athens Transmission. His brother had just taken a pickup truck the shop repaired on Friday for a test drive. Something was wrong. The… Read More
Athens City School District Plans Gradual Return For Some In-Person Instruction
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City School District will begin to bring students back into the classroom gradually after beginning the semester with complete remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an email to board members, administrators, faculty, and staff Wednesday morning, Superintendent Tom Gibbs outlined a draft of the plan. October 12-16 Preschool October… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 29 COVID-19 Cases For September 27
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 707 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 29 cases were confirmed Sunday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the news in a press release sent September 27. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates 20 of these new cases involved… Read More
Coronavirus Relief Aid Available For Athens Residents
By: David Forster
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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 of federal restrictions, in order to receive this aid applicants must demonstrate a direct link between their hardships and the coronavirus pandemic. That may be… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 10 COVID-19 Cases For September 7
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 434 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 10 cases were confirmed Monday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the news in a press release sent September 7. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates five of these new cases involved… Read More
College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — The first day of classes at Ohio University is subdued this year. A few students walk across the Athens, Ohio, campus wearing masks. A group sits, socially distanced, on blankets on the green. The university opted to bring back roughly 2,000 students to campus for the first weeks of the semester due… Read More
Athens Faces Significant Student Undercount In Census
By: David Forster
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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 is due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic. Three of the lowest responding census tracts in Ohio are in the city of Athens, in… Read More
Southeast Ohio Lags Behind Rest Of State In Census Completion
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — With four weeks left before Ohio’s census deadline, efforts are underway to encourage southeast Ohio residents to make sure they are counted. Overall, response rates in Appalachian Ohio are lower than the rest of the state, according to Census Bureau data. Ohio is above the national response average, with 69.1 percent of… Read More
Update: Licking Co. Man Charged With Additional Rapes
By: WOUB News Team
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UPDATE 8/31/2020 Bryan C. Sattelmyer is now charged with raping a 10-year-old and an 18-year-old female, in addition to the original charge of raping a 13 year-old girl. On Monday, a grand jury indicted the 45 year-old on six counts of rape, three counts of gross sexual imposition, and one count of having weapons while… Read More
Hundreds Show Up For Free COVID-19 Testing In Athens Co.
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Hundreds of people from Athens County and beyond walked, rode their bikes and drove to Athens High School Friday for free COVID-19 testing. The pop-up testing site organized by the Ohio Department of Health provided an opportunity for testing outside of a doctor’s recommendation and without scheduling an appointment. Ohio started… Read More
Athens City Council Unanimously Passes Face Mask Ordinance
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Face coverings are now required in most public places in Athens after City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday night during a special online meeting. The ordinance will go into effect as soon as Mayor Steve Patterson, Council President Chris Knisely, and Clerk of Council Debbie Walker sign it. Patterson said… Read More
Clashes Between “Defend The Police” And “Defend Our Community” End Peacefully
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — On a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon uptown Athens hosted two protests that, despite its tense moments ended with a symbolic gesture of peace. According to a Facebook event page, the “Defend the Police” (DTP) event asked people to gather at the Athens County Courthouse on July 5 to “show support… Read More
Some Athens Businesses Close (Again) Due To COVID-19
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Some restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in uptown Athens have closed again after the steady rise of COVID-19 cases in the county. Several of these establishments reported on social media that at least one employee tested positive for the virus. Casa Nueva Restaurant and Cantina announced its closure on its Facebook… Read More
Uncertainty, Frustration Remain For Union Workers In Absence Of Contract With University
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Local union leaders say they are still working with Ohio University to agree on a new contract and address wrongful termination grievances, though the process is taking longer than they had hoped. John Johnson, Athens regional director for AFSCME Region 8, said the union and the university had a labor management… Read More
New Historical Marker Memorializes Man Lynched In Athens
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A new historical marker has been dedicated to a Black man from Athens County who was lynched in 1881. The marker sits on Mulberry Street in Athens, near the old South Bridge. It was installed Wednesday morning. A mob of approximately 30 White men lynched Davis the day before he was… Read More
Athens Pride Rally Addresses Queer Justice, Racial Justice And Immigration
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — “Stop killing us. Stop killing Black folks. Stop killing Brown folks. Stop killing Queer folks. Stop killing Trans folks. It’s simple, yet people have a hard time understanding that. Stop killing us, period,” were the opening remarks to crowd by delfin bautista, a long know activist and one of the rally… Read More
Juneteenth in Athens: A Day for Celebration, Protest and Reflection
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Juneteenth was a busy day in Athens. Celebrations kicked off at noon at the steps of the Athens County Courthouse where a group of community members staged a peaceful demonstration. Later on, on the same steps, a group of about a hundred students and supporters held up signs in a joint… Read More
Two Local Movie Theatres Prepare To Reopen June 19
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two movie theatres in Athens County are reopening Friday after being closed for three months due to COVID-19. Under guidelines from the state of Ohio, theatre employees must wear face coverings and perform a daily symptom assessment. Theatres must also ensure a minimum of 6 feet of distance between customers and… Read More
State Sues Athens Couple For Alleged Hand Sanitizer Price Gouging Scheme
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is taking an Athens couple to court over an alleged scheme to hoard and sell hand sanitizer for 11 times the retail price during the coronavirus pandemic. The office of Attorney General Dave Yost claimed in a press release Thursday that Marcus and Ellen Fultz saw an opportunity to… Read More
OU Student Athletes March In Support Of Racial Justice
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Dozens of Ohio University student athletes and coaches staged a march in Athens Saturday afternoon in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “We’re just trying to get our athletes together so that we can continue pushing this Black Lives movement and we are going to continue to talk and to fight… Read More
People Line Up On East State Street To Support Black Lives Matter Movement
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens residents lined up on East State Street Friday to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and stand in solidarity with protesters across the United States. Participants were asked to wear masks and stand six feet apart on the sidewalk. They allowed space for vehicles to go in and… Read More
Hundreds In Athens Join Nationwide Day Of Protest
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A crowd of at least 500 people lined the streets in Athens for a peaceful protest on Tuesday, joining a day of demonstrations across the United States after the death of George Floyd. Throughout the afternoon, various people spoke from the steps of the county courthouse. Ohio University student KeShawn Mellon… Read More
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