John Halley

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.

Strouds Run State Park is a scenic getaway in to the great outdoors.

Discerning Taste Kurt Vincent of Athens is a judge at the first ever ACEnet Chili Cook-Off competition held in the parking lot at the ACEnet headquarters on Columbus Road. The three expect judges tasted their way through each of the thirteen chili entries, ranging from the mildly spicy to red hot, to come up with their final decision and crown the best chili in town.

An evil clown and Spider Man pass by a spooky house on Shannon Avenue in Athens for Trick or Treat.