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Robert Luther Bittick Jr., 77, of Gettysburg, died Monday morning, Feb. 22, 2021, at his home. Born Jan. 28, 1944, in Eagle Pass, Texas, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Sarah (Cheatum) Bittick Sr. He was the life-long partner of William A. Bixler, of Gettysburg, whom he has been with for 53 years. Robert, along with his family, moved to Forsyth, Ga., at a very young age, and accomplished many things, including earning his Order of the Arrow as an Eagle Scout. He attended Johns Hopkins University where he started his studies in pre-med and later turned to creative writing. He was clas...

To the editor, Let’s talk about the ever “elusive” Deb Shaffer; a kind and giving person with a heart of gold; the first woman to hold her position at Ohio University. How do I know? Because I am her daughter. I will answer your rebuttal of, “well she had the opportunity for an interview.” Let’s talk about that. Let me rephrase what has been written about her thus far, and do so from a perspective that the Athens’ journalism community has failed to consider. Let’s start with the headline, “Deborah Shaffer: A Strong, Intelligent Woman Who Paved Her ...

If Ohio University students return to all-online instruction, there will be an estimated loss of about $1 million per week.

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to lose about $20 million in revenue because so many students are choosing not to return to campus this semester. This is just one piece of a projected budget deficit of $32.2 million for the current fiscal year, forcing the university to again dip into its reserves to plug the gap. And the university’s budget picture remains grim moving forward. In October, university leaders told the board of trustees they were projecting more than $290 million in deficits over the next five fiscal years, including the current year. On Friday, the board was ...