Health Recovery Services has been awarded $523,450 in state grant funds in order to continue their work assisting those living with substance …
A nearly $1 million project promises to bring reliable, high speed internet to Amesville, which currently experiences among the slowest intern…
A member of a family involved in a high-profile sexual abuse case has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, apparently in exchange for testimony …
LOGAN — White-tailed deer hunting season is one of the busiest and most celebrated times of year in southeast Ohio. Statewide, gun season bega…
Just one day after the Thanksgiving holiday, on Nov. 26, another Athens County resident passed away from complications caused by the COVID-19 …
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine along with other state and local leaders held a press conference Monday to discuss the expansion of the Southeast Oh…
A regional United Way announced last month it would expand to serve Athens County and has begun making an impact while building relationships …
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Two dead after Millfield murder-suicide
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Top stories read from Nov. 21 — Nov. 28, 2021, on www.athensmessenger.com:
The City of Athens and the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council will be hosting an open house at the Athens Community Center on Wednesday, D…
A former Coolville police chief faces a lawsuit alleging he violated the constitutional rights of a resident engaged to wed Coolville’s former mayor.
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With nearly 5,000 new cases of COVID per day, Ohio and the rest of the world are still dealing with a pandemic that started nearly two years a…
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apparent murder-suicide in Millfield early Friday morning, according to a press release fro…
Wayne National Forest has issued a closure order for the Baileys Trails System, located in Athens County. The order is necessary for public sa…
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Ohio University was awarded $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission through INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosyste…
While supply chain issues such as shortages pose many challenges, one benefit has been an increase in scrap metal prices, providing some an ea…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed Statehouse Republicans’ congressional map for Ohio giving the GOP a substantial advantage, claiming that of a…
As we enter our second holiday season with the COVID-19 virus looming over, the Athens City-County Health Department has released guidelines t…
The City of Nelsonville and the Village of Buchtel are working out an agreement that would see the Nelsonville Police Department take over pol…
A national campaign launched last week calls on Minnesota officials to drop charges against protestors who attempted to stop an oil pipeline, …
Top stories read from Nov. 14 — Nov. 21, 2021, on www.athensmessenger.com:
With the recent approval for COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five and the holidays quickly approaching, getting children vaccinated…
Michael Wood, owner of Republic of Athens Records, has been entranced by vinyl music since childhood, as shown by the photo of a young Wood wi…
The Ohio House has approved new congressional districts that will give Republican candidates a significant electoral advantage for the next fo…
Prominent state and local leaders across sectors came together this week to talk about problems and opportunities facing southeast Ohio, with …
Brownwood Farms, owned by local specialty foods producer Milo’s Whole World Gourmet LLC, has releases three new bourbon-infused ketchup flavor…
Members of an Athens-based nonprofit gathered this week for a driveway picnic designed to safely provide social connection for older individua…
Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and drugs laced with a potent opioid pushed overdose deaths to new heights, public health officials say.