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Book signing for College of Education dean
Don Maness will be having a book signing today in the Dean B. Ellis Library at 1p.m. After receiving a letter from a friend that sparked his interest, one college dean transformed what most would call nothing but an old piece of paper into a collection of articles that realistically portrays a common union soldier's experience throughout the Civil ...
OSU faculty tour explores partnerships
PIKETON -- As Ohio State University was learning how it would partner with other schools in Big Ten football realignment Wednesday, university President E. Gordon Gee was showing faculty and administrative leaders how its southern Ohio community partnerships on are faring.
Bethel Road area to get new laidback cafe
Owner Kathleen Murchison said the emphasis will be on fresh soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods.
Pickerington Center Offering Licensure Program
PICKERINGTON -- Ohio University will offer the Ohio Superintendent Licensure Program beginning in September at the Pickerington Center.
SKELETONWITCH: 'Submit To The Suffering' Video Released
"Submit To The Suffering" , the new video from Athens, Ohio blackened thrash tyrants SKELETONWITCH , can be viewed below.
Wastewater remediation technology to produce energy from ammonia
ATHENS, OH, Aug. 23, 2010 -- E3 Technologies, LLC, a new firm based in Athens, Ohio, will develop an Ohio University invention called the "GreenBox" designed to clean commercial and agricultural wastewater and produce hydrogen energy -- a technology that's been described as "pee power." The company, founded by the Ohio University faculty inventor ...
Hearings to decide streets' status
Switching four Rome Township roads over to county authority will be the focus of upcoming public hearings.
Ohio University-Lancaster, 1966
The lamp of knowledge did indeed burn bright when Ohio University's Lancaster campus listed new and daytime courses in this ad from a September, 1966 Eagle-Gazette. There was some advanced math and physics and a collection of education courses, the sort of thing you'd need if you were planning to transfer down to Athens after a year or two.
School news
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Molly A. Exten of the University of Pittsburgh has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Russia to teach English as a foreign language, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.
Gateway Industrial Park gets new tenant
State Electric Supply has found a solution to a good problem for a business to have -- it has outgrown its two Chillicothe buildings and plans to expand with a new facility in Gateway Industrial Park.
Benefit central: Plenty of fun for good causes on tap Saturday
CHILLICOTHE -- Would you rather help fund scholarships, support cancer research or provide help for a camp offering fun and stimulating activities for local children with disabilities? You can take your pick Saturday, as the day is full of special benefit offerings across the area to support worthy local causes.
Athens stepping up to quiet parties before neighbors complain
Police say they plan to more aggressively enforce the city's noise ordinance to try to tone down parties before they get out of hand.
Athens leaves SEOEMS
It was a vote that was expected. Now Lawrence plans to go forward after Athens County Commissioners voted Tuesday to pull out of the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services.
New Firm To Develop Ohio University 'Pee Power' Wastewater...
E3 Technologies, LLC, a new firm based in Athens, Ohio, will develop an Ohio University invention called the "GreenBox" designed to clean commercial and agricultural wastewater and produce hydrogen energya 'a technology that's been described as "pee power." The company, founded by the Ohio University faculty inventor of the technology, Gerardine ...
Exhibit Review | Sharon Weiss Gallery: Paintings let visitors tag along for the trip
An artist chronicles journeys near and far in "Here and Across the Pond" at the Sharon Weiss Gallery.
Truck misses signal, kills cyclist
Michelle Kazlausky had trained for months for her first Pelotonia Tour. She was more than halfway to her destination - Athens - when a pickup-truck driver ignored the signal to stop made by a State Highway Patrol trooper directing traffic at the intersection of Rts.
Pelotonia Continues With Mission To End Cancer
Despite the tragic loss of a rider , Pelotonia continued in Ohio . Its one goal is to end cancer .
Pelotonia Marred By Rider Death
A fund-raising bicycle ride was marred by an accident Saturday in Hocking County in which one of the bikers was fatally injured when struck by a car.
Glenn D. Rinehart
THE PLAINS: Glenn D. Rinehart of The Plains died August 19, 2010, at his home after a long, courageous battle with Parkinsons.

City Description

Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town in the southeastern part of the state, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 21,342 in the 2000 census; it was estimated to be 21,909 in 2007. Athens is a qualified Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The first permanent European settlers arrived in Athens in 1797. In 1800, the town site was first surveyed and plotted, but was not incorporated as a village until 1811. In the meantime, Ohio became a state in 1803, and Ohio University was chartered in 1804 becoming the first public institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory. Previously part of Washington County, Ohio, Athens County was formed in 1805, named for the ancient center of learning, Athens, Greece. Athens did not receive city status until 1912 (in Ohio, 5,000 permanent residents are required to receive city status). Originally, large tracts of land (Athens and Alexander Townships) were set aside through a contract