Athens City Council continued conversations on waste disposal within the city with a discussion about the curbside compost pilot program, which is set to end June 30 and may not be continued.

From the June 19, 1949 edition of the Athens Sunday Messenger:

In the skies over Normandy, 5,000 miles away from home, Shawn Murray experienced the symbolic undertaking of a lifetime.

Southeastern Ohio's public land is among the region's most important resources, but what lies within is still largely a mystery that people are teaming up to research and catalog.

LOGAN — The saga of the Logan medical marijuana dispensary finally came to an end Tuesday as five City Council members voted to override a mayor’s veto objecting to a dispensary opening in town.

Is it too early to start gearing up for the Athens County Fair?

One man has been arrested and another suspect is being sought in connection with an armed robbery in Mineral.

Note: This story appears in the Thursday, June 13 newspaper on Page A1.

Calling all dog lovers: Friends of the Shelter Dogs is seeking new volunteers to help adoptable dogs in Athens County this summer.

Andy Doczi pleaded innocent Wednesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court to aggravated murder and other charges related to the May 23 shooting death of 33-year-old Andrew Everett of Shade.

A Carbon Hill man made his initial appearance Tuesday in Athens County Municipal Court on four felony charges.

City buildings in Nelsonville will soon be outfitted with new phone and internet systems, which may also improve surveillance and emergency services in town.

With it appearing a former Dollar General building in Glouster will become a county records center rather than a village hall, Mayor Miles Wolf said Tuesday he will recommend that Village Council proceed with expansion of the village’s current municipal building.

Laura O'Neil remembers the early roots of the Nelsonville Music Festival as a one-day event showcasing high school bands.