John Halley

An excited crowd attended the Harness Racing event held during the Athens County Fair. There are many activities to do at the fair.

Color abounds at the Athens Children’s Educational Garden behind the Athens Community Center. Open the garden gate at children’s garden and reveal an abundant variety of flowers and vegetables. This

The crowd at Last Call only grew as the evening approached on Court Street as Ohio Brew Week was coming to a close for another year.

Briley Ashcraft, winner of Grand Champion Market Swine, poses with fair royalty and buyers at the Athens County Fair Livestock Sale on Aug. 9 at the Athens County Fairgrounds.

Quilt National, an annual juried exhibit by the Dairy Barn, is accepting entries through Aug. 30.

The Cincinnati-Mini Circus may not be the biggest circus, but it’s still great. Performers, Jack and Jess, put on lots of exciting outdoor shows at the Athens County Fair earlier this month. They entertained audiences with classic circus acts such as fire juggling, aerial acrobatic stunts, and audience participation acts. Fairgoers loved it.

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez (right) talks with OU staff and resident advisers during a party marking the end of the RA training session on Wednesday. OU students are moving back to the residence halls in preparation for the start of the fall semester.

Camrie Dunfee sings “Love Story” by Taylor Swift during the talent show at the Old Settlers Reunion in Jacksonville. Camrie’s delivery of this tune was sensational and the audience loved it.

Ohio University’s international students fly their countries’ flags and show their Bobcat spirit at the 2023 Homecoming parade.

You can find vultures perched on dead trees or soaring on thermal currents. They can be spotted in the air in large numbers above North Hill in the neighborhood behind The Armory. These turkey vultures (red heads) and black vultures (black heads) make their home in this part of Athens. They spend endless hours effortlessly gliding in circles on these pockets of warm air, while only occasionally flapping a wing. These vultures are scavengers and they might be just be looking for something dead to eat, or maybe they are simply enjoying themselves floating in the air without a care in the world.