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1. Global warming claims all hot air, says speaker at OU2. Palmer Fest house fire tenants speak out about arson, street fest3. Assault victim dies; alleged assailant charged with murder4. Local developer seeks permit for Utica production/test well5. Man life-flighted after alleged assault6. Glouster cleanup campaign makes national news7. Amesville area woman drowns after car stalls in high water8. Local deep-shale drama has another twist9. Cunningham Energy offers new deal to fund its test-drilling plans in Athens County10. New church to double as music/community center11. City wants to control fests, not stop them12. Police chief: City can’t stop parties before they start13. City, university schedule town meeting to discuss Palmer Fest14. After the street party, the criminal convictions15. Parties spun by OU alums have bootie-shakers raving16. High St. student renters take on big local landlord17. Engineer has go-ahead to give retiring employees big payout18. Landowners’ group renews leasing pitch19. Tanning parlor fights to get back into uptown Athens storefront20. Non-profits chosen for multi-media charity project
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Campus NEWS
Oak and Mill fests mellow down easy
State liquor agents arrest over 50, however
By Cynthia RobinsonCountry music blared at 9 a.m. from a house near the corner of Palmer and Mill street, recalling the crazy festivities of the recent "Palmer Fest."
Campus NEWS
Global warming claims all hot air, says speaker at OU
By Brenda EvansRobert M. Wagner of the group Conservative Cavalry denied the existence of climate change during an appearance at Ohio University Thursday evening. Wagner suggested the notion of human-caused global warming is mainly a cover for intrusive government regulation.
Election NEWS
County’s new senator rallies troops at Dem dinner
by Jim PhillipsAthens County's newest state senator gave a rousing shout-out to organized labor, and leveled a few crisp head-butts at the state's current Republican leadership, when he spoke to the Athens County Democratic Party at a fundraising dinner last week.
Local NEWS
Law director: City not trying to legislate fests out of existence
by David DeWitt
The city of Athens has three predominant laws to deal with the spring student festival season: The nuisance party law, the noise ordinance and the riot code.
Wearing Thin
Festering fests; down, down deep; and the Golden Rule
by Terry Smith
It's one of those days when I'm champing at the bit to pop off about a variety of topics, but they have nothing to do with one another. So that means it's time for a three-way…
Local NEWS
City closer to hiring back-tax chaser
by David DeWitt
City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week that will give delinquent taxpayers a grace period to work with the auditor's office through an amnesty program.
Arts and Entertainment
Local cult band bidding a fond farewell to Athens
By Bentley Weisel
What has become a local music craze over the past four years for the band Mind Fish is now coming to an end with a final show in Athens.
Local NEWS
Tanning parlor fights to get back into uptown Athens storefront
by Jim Phillips
The owner of a new uptown Athens tanning parlor was in court last week, asking a judge to order her landlord, who has locked her out for not paying rent on time, to let her re-open for business.
The View from Mudsock Heights
Expressing oneself via mailbox destruction, then & now
by Dennis Powell
In case you were wondering, as I'm sure you were, I spent the weekend replacing my mailbox. It seems that some local genius passed by the other night and visited a baseball bat or something similar upon it.
Campus NEWS
Writer finds fascination in a doggie’s life
By Cynthia Robinson
"I like to lead students into the foreign land of non-fiction story-telling," said Susan Orlean last Wednesday evening during Ohio University's annual Spring Literary Festival. Orlean was one of a handful of visiting writers, including Amy Hempell and Terrence Hayes. She gave a lecture on Wednesday night which focused mainly on her recently published book Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend as well as the essence of her craft.
What's Happening
The new What's Happening
NEWS consolidates its print, online listings
The Athens NEWS offers our online readers new and improved website events listings. These expanded listings utilize our online events engine, in the easy-to-use events calendar in the right-hand column of this (and every other) page on this website. Just click on a date in the calendar to find events. Search using categories, dates and locations for the most up-to-date local events.
Campus NEWS
Student Senate hopefuls debate
By Mallorie Sullivan
Student advocacy, senate disputes and Student Allocation Commission (SAC) regulation were among the issues addressed by Student Senate presidential hopefuls and their co-candidates during the second Student Senate debate May 9.
Local NEWS
City Council acts to ban ‘fracking’ in water supply area
Despite ‘ban,’ state says it reserves regulatory power
by David DeWitt
Athens City Council made several moves on Monday to further expressing its opposition to oil and gas drilling in sensitive areas, specifically the city's wellhead protection zone and the Wayne National Forest.
Letters
- Aggressive police tactics are wrong way to han...
- Red Cross appreciates help, and has tips for h...
- With bogus cable stations, Time Warner practic...
- City should prevent unsafe people hauling duri...
- President Obama has been a strong advocate for...
- AmeriCorps program has made big impact in our ...
- Critics are exaggerating and fabricating risks...
- City Council is wrong to defy state law on fra...
- Letter attacking Alex basketball coach was unf...
- Student fests shouldn’t define our great...
- Stanley should be stopped from paying 100 perc...
- Vertical wells can have bigger footprint than...
- Community must eventually answer for letting t...
- Student Senate wrong to cut off money to UCM&r...
- Why are city officials taking such a limp appr...
- Athens citizens came to rescue when mom broke ...
Local NEWS
Local developers hoping to revive struggling hotel
by Jim Phillips
The owners of the Baymont Inn & Suites, a 100-room motel on Home Street in Athens, have agreed to let the property be foreclosed upon and sold.
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor
Send them to: news@athensnews.com
Deadlines for letters are noon on Tuesday for Thursday's edition, and noon on Friday for Monday's edition. Sometimes we will consider late letters if we know ahead of time when the letter will arrive and how much space it will require. Remember, send them to news@athensnews.com.
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Campus NEWS
High St. student renters take on big local landlord
by Jim PhillipsOne of Athens' biggest student landlords was in court Wednesday, fighting a motion by a group of tenants who have asked a judge to find him in contempt of court.
Campus NEWS
Palmer Fest house fire tenants speak out about arson, street fest
In two interviews recently captured by Sway the Crowd Productions, three tenants who lived at a Palmer Street rental that was set on fire during Palmer Fest speak about their anger and frustration over the arson. The videos can be viewed if you click to continue reading this article.
