The League of Women Voters of Athens County is a nonpartisan organization that works to promote political responsibility through active, infor…
Housing, policing and environmental issues were all topics of discussion during the Athens City Council Fourth Ward candidate forum Tuesday night.
Two candidates vying for Athens City Council’s Fourth Ward seat in the May 4th primary election will meet in a virtual forum next Tuesday, Mar…
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Longtime Athens resident Alan Swank recently began the first ever primary challenge against incumbent Councilmember Chris Fahl in her nearly 1…
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The Athens County Board of Elections reported absentee results shortly before 9 p.m. Final unofficial results were updated shortly before 10 p.m.
Candidates for one Athens County Commissioner seat will meet in a virtual forum on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Candidate forums are running a little differently this election cycle.
More than 600 voters registered in Athens County are at risk of being purged from state voting rolls in December, a list published by Ohio Sec…
More than 600 voters registered in Athens County are at risk of being purged from state voting rolls in December, a list published by Ohio Sec…
Joel Newby, the Democratic candidate for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, said he can feel the political winds shifting following the more …
The unofficial results of Ohio’s delayed primary election finally came on Tuesday night. In local races in the Democratic primary, Athens Coun…
In today's physical edition of The Athens NEWS, you can find a fully usable request form for an absentee ballot to encourage people to vote du…
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled 6-1 Tuesday that an Athens County woman who entered this year’s race against Ohio 94th District Rep. Jay Edwar…
The Athens County Democratic party held a “straw poll” event and breakfast in late February during which attendees were asked to vote on which…
A Nelsonville woman who wants to run against Ohio State Rep. Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, in the November election filed suit Friday last week …
Ohio University’s directive Tuesday that students not return to campus from spring break due to concern about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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The deadline to register to vote in the March 17 Ohio Primary is rapidly approaching, coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 18.