The Athens County Board of Elections will hold four public meetings in November regarding the 2026 general election.

The Village of Chauncey announced that Chauncey Village Council Planning & Development Committee will meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, ...

South Shannon Avenue, between Ohio Avenue and Maplewood Drive, will be closed Monday, Oct. 26 for installation of a sewer tap ...

North High Street between West State Street and West Carpenter Street will be closed today, Tuesday, Oct. 27 for installation ...

The 2026 Athena Award nominees are Dr. Lynn Harter, Elaine McCarthy, Lisa Roback, Erin Shultz, and Brian Woodyard.

Sunnyside Drive, between Watt Street and Lloyd Street, will be closed today, Friday, Oct. 23, from 8:30 a.m. until work is ...

Three members of Nelsonville City Council and two community members called for council president, Cameron Peck, to resign ...

Athens County Independent reporter Dani Kington first noticed a natural gas odor while hiking in the woods near her house in ...

Repeated flooding and high temperatures are driving a boom in the pests — and a higher risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.

ATHENS, Ohio — At its regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Athens County Board of Elections passed a resolution to hold a recall election for Nelsonville City Council’s charter-based members, to ...

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Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio is piloting a neighborhood revitalization initiative with the Westside Community ...