Good morning, Athens.

Community and civic club meetings took place Monday and continue today through Sunday.

The schedule offers group activities (coffee meetups, breakfasts, poetry sessions, and support groups) at venues in Athens and nearby towns.

The SE Ohio Foodbank received a $25,000 grant from the AEP Ohio Foundation to buy food supplies for flood-affected Perry County residents in Corning; it served 156 families & 12 AEP volunteers helped support the community's recovery.

A local VFW chapter delivered flood relief supplies to affected communities on Monday.

VFW posts in The Plains and Malta gathered over $1,600 worth of items, including diapers, toilet paper, and hygiene products for communities in Crooksville and Athens County (many of whom are veterans).

The Kennedy Museum of Art at Ohio University will open John Sabraw’s Telluric exhibition on Friday, Aug.

28. The event will feature painting, sculpture and video exploring sustainable art practices using materials from local environmental history — a rare chance for students and community members to connect with regional art.

The College of Health Sciences and Professions School of Nursing and ANA-Ohio are hosting the 2026 Jeri Milstead Policy Symposium on Saturday, Oct.

24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dublin Integrated Education Center — inviting nursing faculty, students and healthcare experts to discuss public health disparities.

Alexander Local Schools now offers free breakfast and lunch to all eligible students for the 2026-27 school year.

The new policy under the Community Eligibility Provision reduces paperwork + ensures students receive nutritious meals.

The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District will host Recycling Days on Saturday, Aug.

29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Trimble Elementary School in Jacksonville. Residents can drop off scrap tires (50 cents each or $4 for tires with rims with a 10 tire limit) along with other recyclables.

The Chauncey village storm drain project began on Monday, Aug.

24 on Jacobs Avenue and will continue for the next couple of months; officials say there are no street closures now and will update residents of any changes.

AEP announced that five major data centers, including Meta, QTS, Amazon, SoftBank Energy, and Google, will donate 17 million dollars over the next five years to help low-income households manage overdue bills.

The Neighbor to Neighbor program provides one-time grants of 500 dollars or less to qualifying customers statewide.

Professor Shouan Zhu at Ohio University (Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine) secured a grant to study blocking growth hormone in knee joints to slow osteoarthritis and relieve pain.

His research will test if stopping cell damage lets joint tissue heal over time.

Graduate student Nick Poulos was named Ohio's starting quarterback for week one in Lincoln against the Cornhuskers.

Under first-year head coach John Hauser, the Bobcats will try a pass-first offensive approach in less than two weeks.

The Ohio Bobcats women's volleyball team played exhibition matches in Lexington and Columbus to prepare for their season opener Friday at the Marshall Invitational in Huntington — coach Kenzie Brinkman set high-level opponents to give star sophomore Bailey Blair valuable early experience.