A West Virginia company that has signed lease agreements for tens of thousands of acres of Athens County land to drill for oil has been sued in a local court, by another West Virginia firm that conducted title searches and related work in connection with the securing of oil-and-gas leases.

Outside counsel has been brought in by Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn to help resolve a dispute between Blackburn and the county auditor over taking money out of the auditor's purview and placing it in outside bank accounts.

Athens-based Third Sun Solar, a leading solar-energy provider in Ohio, used a press conference Friday afternoon to promote local efforts to promote clean and renewable energy sources, as well as to officially endorse local food producer Chris Chmiel for Athens County Commissioner.

For any Ohio University senior, it seems like just yesterday we were attending freshmen orientation, aimlessly following our designated tour guides with anticipation of memories and lessons to come. As a senior myself, on track to graduate one quarter early, I bet I speak for many students other than myself when I say that college goes by insanely fast.

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Athens Law Director Pat Lang in his bid for U.S. Congress, the campaign announced last week.

A long-time uptown Athens business got some national exposure when it was mentioned in last month's issue of a magazine that covers the specialized world of classic guitars.

Three students in Ohio University's sport management program have initiated and developed the nation's first sports management fraternity, Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, right? Well on Saturday afternoon, the Ohio Bobcats had three-pointers. And a lot of them.The Bobcats hit 11 three-pointers and blew out Central Michigan 68-42 at the C... More