Good morning, Athens.

Athens Hot Glass at 21 Kern St offers glassblowing classes for $80 that last one to two hours.

The studio also features a gallery of local glass art for sale and welcomes anyone interested in a hands-on creative experience.

The 51st Annual Athens Invitational Marching Festival is set for Saturday, Oct.

3 at 10 a.m. at Athens High School’s Joe Burrow Stadium; gates open at 9 a.m. and the event ends at 1:15 p.m. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for children.

Ashley McBryde performed at Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on Saturday in Athens as part of her Into the Wild tour (with country musician Colton Bowlin opening the show).

Passion Works Studio will relocate from East State Street to a new 8,300 sqft building on Court Street, funded by its 'A Work of Passion' campaign.

The nonprofit expects the move in over a year to boost accessibility and expand programs.

Rural Action’s 25th annual ginseng seed sale is now open, offering stratified seed to help local forest landowners cultivate American ginseng for supplemental income and conservation; interested landowners can arrange local pickup or shipping and receive technical assistance.

Students from Ohio University partnered with Learning Communities staff and IT to design a web tool that builds course clusters, cutting time by 33% (using past data and new course options).

The beta test ran this spring and the tool will be fully used for the 2027 cycle.

Bobcat ArtsCare offers free art experiences to help students reduce stress and connect with creative outlets on campus and in the community, with a large-scale painting workshop scheduled for Oct.

13 outside Ping.

At Ohio University, the UAOU is asking for an 8% annual raise & is pushing for fair faculty pay as part of ongoing collective bargaining.

The administration has offered a 2% increase amid concerns over declining salaries compared to peer institutions.

The City began sidewalk construction Monday on West State and North Shafer Streets to replace 4,000 feet of sidewalk and improve ADA compliance.

The project is funded by a Community Development Block Grant and may limit pedestrian access until its November finish.

At a Sept. 16 meeting, the county Port Authority approved leasing a 60,000 sqft building (5885 Industrial Drive in The Plains) to Toronto-based CCC Plastics, which will build its first U.S. plant when the lease is signed.

Nelsonville local government chose two employees to join the Appalachian Regional Commission’s ARC READY training, a nine week virtual program that builds skills for managing federal grant projects (they could later qualify for a no-match $50,000 funding boost).

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation approved $1.1 million in Regional Grant Cycle 2 awards on Tuesday for seven projects in counties including Athens (pending final grant agreements).

Local groups will use the funds to improve housing, job training, and recovery support services for those affected by substance use disorder.