The Ohio Department of Commerce said volunteer firefighters in Athens County were called to a Rainbow Lake Road address south of Athens at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday and found two mobile homes ...

Wanda Marie Hull, age 95, formerly of Athens, OH, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024, at Violet Springs Health Campus, Pickerington, OH. She was born January 21, 1929, to the late Richard and ...

In November, Athens, Ohio, officials sent nearly $722,000 to a bank account they believed was set up by its contractor, Pepper Construction, to receive payment for its work on a fire station ...

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — Fire alarms sounded for 45 minutes at Ohio University’s Peden Stadium Wednesday night, leading Athens firefighters to respond to smoke from the ticket booth during the ...

After years of overcrowding, the inmate population at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail is decreasing, but Athens County officials are concerned about the potential impact a declining inmate ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the Honda was operated by Julie L. Howard, 49, of Nelsonville, Ohio. She was treated at the scene by Athens County EMS.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed a new student member to the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Ava Wood was named a ...