Good morning, Athens.

Athens Police Department is adding extra foot and mounted officers over Halloween weekend while Ohio University enforces its wristband policy and holds resident meetings.

Community events like an uptown kids event, parade, and neighborhood trick-or-treating are planned, and officials urge groups to stick together.

Near Eastside residents expressed concern over the bright LED lights on the Stimson Avenue Bridge that cause glare on the bikeway + city engineers plan to dim the lights once they resolve technical issues in the coming weeks.

Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio + the Westside Community Association are launching a neighborhood revitalization initiative on the West Side; public listening sessions will shape plans with an open house on Oct.

24 from 1–4 p.m. at Central Avenue United Methodist Church.

Union Street Diner is moving from 70 W.

Union St. to 20 W. Stimson Ave. between Nov. 20 and 27 to gain space while keeping its name and menu; the diner may add specials and longer hours as local students say the move offers a more convenient walk off-campus — a change many have anticipated.

Athena Cinema will show the award-winning documentary “This Is Pike County” on Thursday, Nov.

12 at 7 p.m. as part of the From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series, and filmmaker Laura Paglin will join the free event for a post-screening Q&A (tickets required).

Vibrancy Theater opens Working this week at the Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater (19 S.

College St.) featuring OU School of Fine Arts students and local actors in a musical that celebrates American workers through monologues and songs. A preview was held Thursday and a showing occurs today at 8 p.m.

Graduate students Ali Abbas and Nick Goman built a scanning tunneling microscope at Ohio University’s Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute to image materials one atom at a time.

The instrument is now being installed and baked in labs (below 30 K) to study quantum magnetic films.

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez tasked Interim Provost John McCarthy and VP Robin Oliver with extending the University’s Dynamic Strategy for three more years.

A planning group will finalize updated goals by early November (work group nominations to follow in March), with a final board review planned in June.

Students, faculty, and residents gathered on College Green on Thursday at a People’s Forum to voice concerns about OU leadership during a Board of Trustees meeting.

Organized by SJP and UAOU, the event featured a satirical skit and breakout groups to share ideas.

The City of Athens hosted an accessibility open house on Wednesday, Oct.

14 to gather public input on ADA improvements in several city facilities. Evaluations by Sunday Creek Horizons covered sites like City Hall, Police Department, and Community Center (feedback will shape future upgrades).

Recent heavy rains and flooding have boosted mosquito and tick populations in Athens, raising concerns about Zika and West Nile disease.

The Athens City-County Health Department (which monitors pests and advises removal of standing water) urges residents to stay vigilant this season.

OhioHealth HomeReach Hospice in Athens offers comprehensive care for terminally ill patients through tailored comfort packs and 24-hour support in homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities.

Nurse Kara Crouch said the service helps patients focus on quality of life (managing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs) while maintaining dignity.

On Tuesday, Woda Cooper Companies held an open house at the Lofts on First at 65 E.

First St. in The Plains to unveil its new affordable housing project for adults 55+ in Athens County. The development offers 51 units with a range of floor plans and rents from $620 to $900.