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Arts and Entertainment On June 29, the Psylodelic Gallery's doors open officially with a celebration that serves as both a gallery reception and as an opportunity for community members to promote what matters to them most.
Local NEWS The Ohio Valley Summer Theater (OVST) will perform the musical play, "Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka," from June 20 through July 7 in the Forum Theater on the Ohio University campus (in Kantner Hall).
Local NEWS On the outskirts of Athens, set back in the woods amid the rugged Appalachian landscape, 10 students from the Ohio University Archaeological Field School led by site director Paul Patton, have slowly been unearthing about 1,100 years of history in the form of a Native-American rock shelter.
Local NEWS Ohio University has six capital projects lined up to launch in fiscal year 2014, including breaking ground on a new natural gas-burning power plant, renovations to several Athens campus buildings, and the construction of new buildings in Dublin, Ohio, and Cleveland.
Next Saturday will be the one-year anniversary of the massive derecho storm system that slammed the Athens area on June 29, 2012, while plastering much of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic areas.
Oh golly gee, Athens, as the Great One once wrote, "You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is.” Well y'all got pee-lenty o'those. On things like clean hot hot heat, metal thieves, Karma, buying local and our ever-present Athens County Sheriff. These are your voices, Athens, not necessarily the ones in your head. Cherish them.
Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins confirmed Tuesday that he was looking into how a 911 dispatcher handled a complaint Friday evening by the 17-year-old girlfriend of Joel Kelly, the 24-year-old son of county Sheriff Pat Kelly.
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly is currently under investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation for issues including allegedly improper disposal of county records.
Athens City Council voted unanimously Monday to add a new chapter to city code called Title 47 that lays out standards for resource extraction and waste disposal monitoring and mitigation in the city.
A variety of regional and local musicians will be thrilling Ohio Brew Week audiences when the week kicks off this Friday, June 21. Music and entertainment organizer Marc Secoy has worked with Ohio Brew Week Executive Director Dan Gates to create several events featuring music using local and regional talent.
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