Though a whole slew of Athens County offices are on the county Primary Election ballot March 17, only a few are contested, including the county Treasurer’s office and the Common Pleas Court’s Probate-Juvenile judgeship.

A Delaware County businesswoman with deep ties in Athens County is running for Congress in Ohio’s 12th District. This district was bitterly fought over in a nationally watched special election in August 2018, with the Republican candidate, Troy Balderson, winning by a tiny margin.

Athens Democrats won a clear victory Tuesday in the General Election, with Mayor Steve Patterson, a Democrat, winning re-election by a wide margin over Democratic Socialist candidate Damon Krane, and three Democrats beating several independent candidates for at-large City Council seats.

Unofficial results for today's General Election in Athens County have come in, with Athens Mayor Steve Patterson (a Democrat) winning re-election by a wide margin over Democratic Socialist candidate Damon Krane, and three Democrats beating several independent candidates for at-large City Cou…

The Athens Revolutionary Socialists hosted a “tenant town hall” Monday at the United Campus Ministries building in Athens, with Athens mayoral candidate Damon Krane and City Council candidates Ellie Hamrick and Chris Monday all in attendance.

Athens County voters have a number of local levies on the ballot at the Nov. 5 general election, including a 1.2-mill replacement levy for the Athens County Public Libraries.

Several employees are raising the alarm about an Alexander Local School Board candidate allegedly campaigning for office while on the job.

Six candidates for Athens City Council’s three at-large seats stated their case during a candidate forum at the Athens Community Center last Thursday.