What began as a simple railroad track connecting Southeast Ohio to Columbus is now a rail line in Nelsonville with 150 years of history.

A training seminar at Ohio University taught local members of law enforcement and others involved with crime victims about the Marsy's Law.

The Parade of the Hills returned to Nelsonville this week and welcomed visitors with the scent of fried treats and the sounds of rides and live music.

The 2018 rape conviction of an Ohio University student has been upheld by the 4th District Court of Appeals.

While Tristin Boring never got to show and sell his prize-winning steer, he was recently welcomed home with a trail of tractors to grace his return back to the Boring Brothers Farm from his 10-week stay in the hospital.

As part of a multi-day tour across Southern Ohio, Sen. Rob Portman visited two Athens County companies Thursday to discuss with local business owners how best the federal government can support their ventures and aid in workforce development in the area.

Improvements to the village wastewater treatment plant might pay major dividends in terms of future economic development, local officials hope.

A new storage area for voting equipment has allowed the Athens County Board of Elections to regain office space it lost when the equipment was delivered.

LOGAN — Rocky Brands is undergoing a 94,000-square-foot expansion of its Hocking County distribution center near Logan, with a groundbreaking scheduled for 10 a.m. this coming Monday.

A new program is teaching some of Athens County’s most vulnerable youth valuable job skills.

A former Glouster priest who pled guilty last November to three felony counts of sexual battery involving an underage girl is dropping his appeal of the case.

James Pascol, who authorities say helped secretly bury the body of a homicide victim last year, will apparently try to show better behavior in prison before applying again for early release.

Although candidates have already thrown their hats in the ring for the November election, a new member was interviewed and appointed to the Nelsonville City Council at the Monday night meeting.

Area residents have a lot to say about the topic of confederate merchandise being sold at the Athens County Fair.