Activities this week at United Seniors of Athens County Inc., 701 E. State St., Suite 101, Athens, include:
NELSONVILLE — Associates from Rocky Brands participated in an Oct. 19 Habitat for Humanity build on Elizabeth Street in Nelsonville, raising the walls of a new home for a family in need. The company donated $10,000 for the materials needed, and a group of associates and family members partic…
Ohio University’s Bobcat Battalion Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team earned third place at the Bold Warrior Challenge, held Oct. 25-27 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the Bold Warrior Challenge, 38 Army ROTC programs based in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee compete against each other.
The Athens County Community Singers will host a board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Integrate Athens office, 9033 Lavelle Road, Athens. The meeting is open to the public.Civil War Roundtable meeting with presentation by Steve Ball of Columbus, Wednesday, Nov. 13, …
Athens High School students named to the honor roll for the first nine week grading period include:
Aimee Edmondson, associate professor of journalism in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, was recently elected as the first vice president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) at its October conference in Dallas.
Ohio University Air Force ROTC Detachment 650’s Master Sergeant Heather Sutton has been selected as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) of the Year for all of the Air Force ROTC detachments across the nation. This award recognizes NCO’s who excel in their positions as personnel specia…
Gospel music night at Graham Chapel Church this Friday, Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy gospel music and fellowship. Located off County Road 25 (Long Run), look for Graham Chapel Road on the left. Church located at top of hill.
PFC Kiveran Davidson, 24, a 2019 graduate of Ohio University with a BA in music, recently joined the Marine band.
Ohio University’s Center for Entrepreneurship will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Walter Rotunda with an event focused on careers and entrepreneurship in the sciences, exploring innovators in drug discovery, medical devices and diagnostics.
The following students were named to Nelsonville-York Middle School honor roll for the first grading period of the 2019-20 school year:
Columbia Gas wants to remind Ohioans that funding is available this winter season through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to help manage heating costs for those who qualify. HEAP is a federally funded program that provides eligible Ohioans financial assistance with their home energ…
Ohio University invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to an open house at 29 Park Place on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 4-6 p.m.
NELSONVILLE — Preparing for the upcoming Veteran’s Day, members of the American Legion, Glenford Dugan Post 229, Nelsonville, rededicated the MIA/POW Remembrance Table. Representing the four branches of US military (L to R) are: Legion members Robert VanBibber (Marines), Kurt Nunnally (Post …
Potters Meet and Mingle, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 5:30-8 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center, 725 Market St., Parkersburg. Parkersburg Art Center Clay Studio members invite potters to visit their workspace to share ideas over drinks and hors d’oevres. RSVP to Jessie at artstart06@gmail.com.
A new book project gives a voice to Amish and Mennonite communities and takes a look into their lifestyle. “Life Through Their Lens: A Photo Collection by Amish and Mennonite Community, Volume 1” is a photo narrative book published by the Center for Appalachia Research in Cancer Education (C…
Coolville native Austin Pullins received the American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. last weekend. Only FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to FFA and had significant accomplishments in their supervised agricultural experience pr…
The Athens County Economic Development Council won a Silver Award for its 2019 Familiarization Tour, a project in the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Innovation in Economic Development Week category. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 15 during…
Two Athens County educators have been named Southeast Division Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Colleen Ulbrich, math teacher at The Plains Elementary, was named Southeast District elementary award winner. Molly Mirgon, of Nelsonville-York City Schools, was…
OhioHealth Delay the Disease exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease, Fridays, 9-10 a.m., OhioHealth Nelsonville Health Center,Heritage common room, 11 John Lloyd Evans Memorial Drive; free. Call 740-566-4570 to register.Ohio University Department of Physics and Astronomy Open H…
