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Before I begin today’s column, I would like to thank all of my readers for sticking with me over these last couple of months.

Before I begin today’s column, I would like to thank all of my readers for sticking with me over these last couple of months.

Monday marked the first snow in Athens County. With winter coming early this year thanks to La Niña, we’re going to see more snow in the next couple of months. As a result, now is the perfect time to ...

I would like to start out today’s column by wishing everyone a happy April Fools’ Day. I know April Fools’ Day isn’t quite on the same level as holidays as Thanksgiving or Christmas, but I still hope ...

Slowly but surely, we are drawing ever closer to spring. Soon, Athens will experience a reprieve from the winter weather we have endured over the past couple of months. While we’re going to be losing ...

Sometimes, it is worthwhile to think about what locations have a special meaning for us and why. Perhaps it’s a playground where we spent time with our childhood friends or a particular spot that’s ...

For some of my readers, this column might represent a betrayal of my values. I’m sure someone will accuse me of running out of restaurants to review or worse yet, selling out. Until now, I’ve done ...

Despite being a journalist who has to keep tabs on what’s going on in the community as part of my job, there are times where I feel somewhat disconnected from it all. Having to constantly shuttle ...

Once those coal companies left the area, though, small communities in Athens and other southeast Ohio counties have been left to languish through no fault of their own, struggling with increasingly ...

Four Ohio University students who live off campus have been at the center of a controversy this past week over a flag of the ancient Roman standard they hung off the deck of their student rental. Some ...

One of the biggest factors in how a team can contend to win a fantasy championship is matchups. It all starts with talented players, but they also need the right matchups to reach their absolute ...