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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us ATHENS, Ohio -- An Athens County grand jury chose not to indict a construction worker arrested last month after being accused of yelling a death threat at a passing police dog. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730060/no-indictment-in-case-of-threat-against-police-dog Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:03:08 -0700 ATHENS, Ohio -- After nine hours of deliberation, a jury in Athens County convicted a Columbus youth this week of murder and aggravated robbery for his role in a drug-related shootout on Feb. 15 in rural Athens County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6677884/teen-convicted-of-murder Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:47:08 -0700 The Athens County sheriff’s office is currently investigating an incident that occurred on Monday in Nelsonville.  http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6659161/sheriff-investigates-heroin-trafficking-incident Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:37:08 -0700 A Westerville man has been indicted on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with an Athens County crash that killed his mother. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6585591/westerville-man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-mom Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:45:08 -0700 The government called it "Operation Alley Way" -- an investigation of heroin trafficking along Rt. 33 between Nelsonville in Athens County and Marysville in Union County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6575199/ringleader-of-heroin-operation-convicted Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:53:08 -0700 A Lancaster man was arrested Thursday and charged with raping two children a decade ago in Athens County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6367334/man-accused-of-raping-two-kids-when-he-was-17 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:08:08 -0700 A Lancaster man was arrested Thursday in connection with two rapes in Athens County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6359014/man-arrested-in-rapes-of-2-children Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:22:08 -0700 The superintendent of the Federal Hocking school district in Athens County is suing the school board and its president, claiming they are violating his constitutional rights by preventing him from speaking at board meetings and to the public and by trying to transfer... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6307226/schools-chief-sues-board-over-restriction,-transfer Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:21:08 -0700 The superintendent of the Federal Hocking school district in Athens County is suing the school board and its president, claiming they are violating his constitutional rights by muzzling him from speaking at board meetings and to the public and by trying to transfer... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6292050/athens-county-school-superintendent-suing-school-board Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:02:08 -0700 Police say three teens were killed when their vehicle slammed into a tree in Athens County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6266103/3-teens-killed-in-crash Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:08 -0700 ATHENS Three teens killed when vehicle hits tree Three teenagers died in Athens County yesterday afternoon when their vehicle went off the road and hit a tree. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6264082/news-briefs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:08 -0700 An Athens County man was found dead at his Glouster home Saturday of a drug overdose, the second such fatality in about a week, Sheriff Patrick Kelly said this morning. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6236177/sheriff-athens-county-has-drug-problem Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:13:08 -0700 ATHENS, Ohio -- A 27-year-old Athens County man was sentenced yesterday to 28 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of murder and aggravated robbery in a deadly drug-related shootout on Feb. 15. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6172847/-boss-gets-28-to-life-in-drug-killing Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:07:08 -0700 ATHENS, Ohio -- A 27-year-old Athens County man was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison this morning, after a jury convicted him yesterday of murder and aggravated robbery for his role in a fatal drug-related shootout Feb. 15. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6168021/athens-county-man-sentenced-to-28-years-to-life Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:55:08 -0700 A rural Athens County man faces 28 years to life in prison after being convicted yesterday of murder and aggravated robbery for his part in a drug-related shootout in February. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6164313/man-found-guilty-in-drug-related-killing Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:11:08 -0700 An Athens County woman joined the Final Exit Network in apparent hopes that its volunteers would help her die. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6147208/suicide-group-sent-no-members-for-woman-s-death Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:10:08 -0700 An Athens County woman joined the Final Exit Network in hopes that its volunteers would help her die, but none were present when she committed suicide this week, the group's lawyer said today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6140866/lawyer-right-to-die-group-did-not-help-athens-county-woman-commit-suicide Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:35:08 -0700 Authorities want to know if a national assisted-suicide group came to Ohio to help an Athens County woman end her life. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6138193/assisted-suicide-suspected-in-woman-s-death Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:03:08 -0700 The Ohio Elections Commission yesterday found that the chairwoman of the Athens County Democratic Party mishandled $27,000 in campaign contributions during an unsuccessful race for county prosecutor last year. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6112349/election-loser-could-face-charges Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Erica Severance probably would have received probation like any other Athens County parent recently charged with failing to send her children to school. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6048754/mother-of-2-truants-gets-2-days-in-area-jail Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:58:08 -0700