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City votes against new ‘gas guzzler’ vehicle purchase

The Athens Fire Department will have to wait at least a year before purchasing a vehicle to replace its seven-year-old Ford Explorer because Athens City Council denied its new vehicle request.   The ordinance would have given $33,000 to purchase a ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  3 Jun 2008

Breaking the surface

Beneath Athens County’s surface lie 285 recently mapped, abandoned underground mines, which can poison drinking water and damage buildings and roads, Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials said. Some of these mines date back to the 1800s when ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  28 May 2008
Related Topics: Chris Gordon

Curtains close at Athena for summer

The Athena Cinema on Court Street will close from Friday until early July. Ohio University’s management contract ended and officials decided to discontinue their lease to allow the College of Fine Arts to manage the theater, said Dean of OU Fine Arts ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  27 May 2008
Related Topics: State Street

Athens chooses to clip animal control position

Athens City Council voted to eliminate the city’s unfilled Animal Control Officer position at yesterday’s meeting. The city did not fill the position after Animal Control Officer Lana Planisek retired about a year ago because city officials felt that ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  20 May 2008

Water mains fixed but boil order still in effect

An Athens city worker labors to repair the 80-year-old broken water line on Stewart Street. There was  a second water main break on Curtis Street beneath a resident’s freshly paved driveway. Two water mains broke at 7 a.m. yesterday, leaving most ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  5 May 2008

1 of 2 water main breaks fixed

Most of the city and the university regained water access at 4 p.m. today, but a boil order will be in effect until tomorrow afternoon, city workers said. Two water mains broke at about 7 a.m., leaving most university buildings and uptown Athens ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  4 May 2008

Athens plans revamp of Richland Avenue

The city might receive an additional $1.3 million grant to redesign Richland Avenue, Athens City Council members said in yesterday’s meeting. The $1.3 million Transportation Enhancement Grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation could be used ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  29 Apr 2008

Athens bicycle race faces an uphill battle because of $19,000 price tag

The bicycle race originally planned for June 1 in Uptown Athens will no longer take place this summer, but might be rescheduled for next fall if race supporters can raise about $19,000. City officials met with the Athens County Conventions and ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  9 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress

Rejected strip club applications presented for appeal

The Shade resident seeking to put a strip club on a West Stimson Avenue property is appealing the Code Enforcement Director’s decision to reject three new applications for the club at that location. Chris Stotts submitted three different applications ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  8 Apr 2008

Two EB returns to Athens fan base for album release

The members of Two EB have deep roots in Athens, as is evident by the meaning behind the band’s name. The members of the now-Columbus-based band met while attending Ohio University in January 2006 and started playing parties under the Two EB moniker. ...

From CAITLIN MCGLADE, The Ohio University Post,  4 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Miles Davis,  Dave Matthews

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