Athens County News

Jesse Hayes' family, already overcome by grief after he died in a house fire last month, quickly had to come to grips with another unthinkable reality.

Current position: Director of grant development and special projects, Washington State Community College.

A major connector between US Route 50 and the Hockingport area is once again open to traffic.

For the simple reason of finances, people are happy to see an access road to US 50 opening up again.

The rubbery ball of congealed fat seemed to be a big hit Thursday with seniors attending the 2009 Choices Expo in Marietta.

With a hotly contested casino issue and two other statewide issues on Tuesday's ballot, more than 40 percent of registered Ohio voters cast ballots, unofficial results show.

A Dublin man has been found not guilty of raping a female student in her Ohio University dormitory room in Athens.

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Temp: 53.0 F Font Size: The fire chief of Nelsonville has died after apparently committing suicide this weekend.

In the Nov. 3 election, Ohio voters gave their approval to Issue 2, the ballot measure to amend the state constitution and create a livestock care standards board.

An Ohio prosecutor is investigating whether democratic party officials in Athens County illegally offered a $5 bounty for bringing Ohio University students to the polls.

Every time I get stunned at GOP arrogance, I have to remind myself that the Republicans are the amateurs on that particular stage.

We will be surprised if Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office is not busy for some time in getting to the bottom of allegations of illegal activities involving the Tuesday general election.

Two items you may or may not be aware of as an update to the $5 a vote scheme going on in Athens county with the College Democrats... Somebody finally got around to asking Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern what he thought of the scheme.

Clich here for interactive map of results " /> Clich here for interactive map of results DispatchPolitics Ohio voters agreed yesterday to create a state board to protect the state's $93 billion-a-year agribusiness industry and overwhelmingly approved giving $200 million in bonuses to military veterans.

An Athens County man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and setting her body on fire.

An Athens County man pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced Tuesday.

Athens County authorities are investigating whether local Democratic Party officials illegally offered a $5 bounty to Ohio University students to bring friends to the polls today.

The Athens County Emergency Management Agency has released arrest and public disturbance information for the 2009 Athens Halloween Block Party.

All seemed calm last night in Athens as Ohio University students took to the streets for the second night of the annual Halloween weekend celebration.