Today’s column represents the first time I have traveled outside of Athens and Hocking County to review a restaurant, though if the meal I enjoyed was any indication, it certainly ...

UPDATE 2/18/2020: Bennett vowed on Twitter Monday night to return to Ohio University's campus with "an army of gun owners for an open carry walk through campus." While OU has a ban on concealed-carry ...

One thing I’ve learned about being a journalist is ideas for stories can often come from the most unlikely places. Sometimes, you’ve just got to be at the right place at the right time. While I was ...

When news broke in 2000 about the impending closure of Southern Ohio Coal Company’s Meigs County mine complex, worries abounded about the devastating impact that the loss of hundreds of local jobs ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a child, I found there were three categories of restaurant my family would go to when we dined out. Not in terms of the type of cuisine they served or even whether they were casual or formal, but ...

Before beginning today’s column, I would like to remind my readers to stay safe in light of the winter weather we’re experiencing. If you can, stay indoors and avoid traveling. Driving in snowy ...

On Saturday, volunteers gathered along the banks of the Hocking River to do their part in preventing solid waste from Athens and other communities from making its way into the Ohio River. The Ohio ...

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 ...

While many area residents watched the big Ohio State University/University of Texas football game on television this year, one Athens resident was actually on the field for the game. Kevin Schwarzel ...

One thing I enjoy about writing restaurant reviews is that it gives me a chance to explore beyond my usual restaurant repertoire. As much fun as it is to reminisce and analyze old haunts with a ...