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Athens, Ohio · AthensMayor Patterson ordered police to illegally disperse a demonstration in 2017, carrying out the second largest mass arrest of students on campus in OU’s 221-year history.See the Story
Democratic Athens officeholders criminalized lawful opposition to Trump in 2017. We can’t let them do it again – Athens County Independent
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Property · Athens CountyAMESVILLE, Ohio — Over the past 45 years, Mark Cohen has repeatedly walked along the same creek on his property, a tributary of Federal Creek, finding arrowheads and at least 10 pieces of petrified wood. “I have paid attention to just about everything I can, and so it’s just constantly training my senses to be tuned into things that are interesting and different,” Cohen said. But in early March, he found something truly unusual: the tusk of a pr…See the Story
Prehistoric animal tusk found in Athens County – Athens County Independent
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Athens, Ohio · AthensATHENS- James Franklin Yerian, age 82, of Athens died Friday evening, March 28, 2025 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, The Plains. Born August 6, 1942, in Athens at Sheltering Arms Hospital, he was the son of the late Donald A. and Mary A. Yerian of Glouster. The 1960 valedictorian of Glouster High School, he graduated from Ohio University in 1964. He served in the US Army for 2 years as part of the 949th Medical Detachment, where he was statione…See the Story
James Franklin Yerian – Athens County Independent
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Glouster · GlousterGLOUSTER, Ohio — The Trimble Local School District Board of Education held a special meeting Monday night to certify the abolition and suspension of faculty positions, as the district’s estimated deficit grows. Originally estimated at a $1.6 million deficit this fiscal year, board treasurer Ashley Miller now sets the projected deficit at $2.5 million to $2.7 million. Trimble Local School District turns to state help for $1.6 million deficit Fo…See the Story
Trimble schools approve cuts as projected deficit nears $2.5 million – Athens County Independent
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Professors · AthensColour of Music Festival has lost $200,000 in grant funding due to President Trump's DEI policies. Other Charleston's arts organizations are seeing effects.See the Story
Anti-DEI rules are hitting Charleston arts orgs, including one group that lost $200,000 in funding
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Athens, Ohio · AthensATHENS, Ohio — Nearly 800 Ohio University faculty will soon be part of a union, following a years-long organizing campaign and an election that saw more than 70% of participating faculty vote to unionize, according to unofficial results. “We worked really hard for this, and we actually had a very good sense that we had strong support,” faculty organizer Julie White told the Independent. “It was a pretty overwhelming victory, and now I think the …See the Story
Ohio University faculty approve unionization by wide margin – Athens County Independent
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