Good morning, Athens.

The 6th Annual Skate Jam ran on Saturday, Sept.

12 at Athens Skate Park, where skaters had a quick run before rain forced the move to The Union Bar in Uptown Athens, and it resumed on Sunday, Sept. 13 with live music + free kid activities.

Alumni Leah Recht and Jennifer Stevens have pledged $450,000 to launch the Larry S.

Hayman Endowment to support the Center for Law, Justice & Culture at Ohio University in Athens. The effort aims to reduce financial barriers for pre-law students and achieve the $1 million goal.

Athens County may use $78K from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to clean up an abandoned 27 acre dumpsite on Cherry Ridge Road in Alexander Township.

The board approved sealed bids on Aug. 26 for a cleanup plan (including disposal and stormwater measures), though full remediation may cost around $120K.

On Tuesday, Athens County Commissioners planted an oak tree along Chauncey Bikeway to honor the semiquincentennial, discussed a $15,000 matching funds request for next year's mobility program (for HAPCAP), received an update on the Senior Emergency Assistance Program, and heard opposition to a pocket park tied to a property sale.

The Bobcat Invitational will take place at OU Convocation Center this Friday and Saturday as Ohio faces Morgan State and UNC Asheville at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday before playing Mercyhurst at 2 p.m. Saturday + the team aims to turn around a three-game losing streak.

Ohio men's golf team began its 2026 season by tying for 13th at the Redhawk Intercollegiate in Pittsburgh.

The Bobcats, featuring a young roster, will travel to Wisconsin for the Badger Invitational from Sept. 27 to Sept. 29.