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Athens, Ohio is located in Athens County. Zip codes in Athens, OH include 45701. The median home price in Athens is $149,900. More Athens information.

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Yesterday | Fiber Art Calls for Entry

OH+5: Ohio Border Biennial 2013

Deadline: July 15, 2013 OH+5 Ohio Border Biennial 2013 The Dairy Barn Arts Center Athens, Ohio October 4 to November 24, 2013 The ninth in a series of competitions, OH+5 '13 is a regional, all media, juried exhibition of contemporary artwork.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Cleveland.com

Ohio Brew Week coming up in Athens; 2013 event is 8th one

Starting Friday, for about each of the 200 miles it takes to drive to Athens, there will be a beer waiting for you.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

On TV

NBC brings viewers first-round coverage of one of golf's most highly anticipated events.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Daily-Jeff.com

John Wolfe IV and Emily Heskett are engaged

The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of John Glenn High School and a 2008 graduate of Ohio University in Athens.

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Cincinnati CityBeat

All Hail Billith

Now in its sixth season, Southern-fried vampire drama True Blood has truly "turned."

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Cleveland.com

Strongsville graduate on journey from humble beginnings to Ivy League

Strongsville Graduate Jeffrey Ding receives his diploma from Superintendent John Krupinski June 2, as high school principal William Steffen looks on.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Eric Sommer Sets Sights on Chicago, Midwest and Ann Arbor, Michigan;...

Concerts, the new record RAINY DAY KARMA, endless roadshows and now two books of prose and short-stories are making it hard to keep track of this Americana Artists' constant - and prodigious - output.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Office, home of Athens County sheriff searched

ATHENS, Ohio With a special grand jury already investigating a range of allegations against Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly, it appears tonight that agents of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are searching both the sheriff's office headquarters in Athens, and the sheriff's home in The Plains.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Daily Sentinel

Walking for life and helping others

Despite the rainy weather, walkers still turned out to Walk for Life, helping to raise awareness and funds for the Athens Pregnancy Resource Center.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

WBNS

Athens County Sheriff Finds Himself Target Of Vehicle Vandals

Somebody apparently has a problem with Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly, and they are taking their frustration out on random vehicles.

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Mon Jun 03, 2013

Ohio.com

Miss Ohio Brew Week hails from Canton

The over-the-top reaction isn't that surprising given the 21-year-old Canton resident is a physical education major with a minor in dance at Ohio University.

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Sun Jun 02, 2013

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Ohio woman arrested in machete attack

Athens police tell the Athens Messenger that 33-year-old April Murphy, of Athens, was arrested Friday and charged with felonious assault.

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Thu May 30, 2013

Renton Reporter

Lindbergh drama sets Shakespeare in the 1960s

The Lindbergh High School Drama Club presents William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" tonight and tomorrow at the Lindbergh High School Performing Arts Center.

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SooToday

Metal, metal and more metal. At the Canadian Monday night

Who: Skeletonwitch with special guests Ancients, Caym, The Bear Hunters, and Crimson Crusade What: Metal, metal and more metal Where: The Canadian Night Club, 410 Pim Street When: Monday, June 3, 2013 Important tid-bits This is a licensed all-ages event.

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EDGE

Proudly Gay & Surreal

You couldn't be more out than the delightfully funny Alec Mapa . His act and his very persona are all about his experiences as an openly gay Filipino man.

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Wed May 29, 2013

The London Free Press

Hot ticket: Scorching Ohio rockers to melt London fans

That's just days after the band opened its 2013 tour on home turf in Athens, Ohio, and comes after a mayhem-filled May for metal bands.

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St. Petersburg Times

Annual show switches to art quilts

For years, the center brought in the winners in the "New Quilts from an Old Favorite" competition sponsored by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky.

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Tue May 28, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Mental-health system broken

An inmate at the Franklin County jail receives medication from a nurse. For some inmates, county jail provides a place for them to receive mental-health treatment.

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Sat May 25, 2013

The Lantern

Athens prepares for Halloween invasion

Costumes, alcohol, music and people-filled streets - no, it's not Mardi Gras, but the annual Halloween festivities in Athens, Ohio.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

'Rewarding Rides' Helping Others, One Mile at a Time

When it comes to helping others, some people pitch in at hot meals. Some just write a check.

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