Obviously Athens wanted to celebrate their win.

The area is less than an hour from West Virginia, and that Southeastern corner of Ohio seems to have a mixed twang of Kentcky and West Virginia. So this shouldn’t be a surprise.

Athens police Chief Richard Mayer said he blames irresponsible behavior by college students for a number of weekend incidents that required police attention.

Athens police faced extra concerns early Saturday morning as Ohio University students in the Mill Street area celebrated the school’s Friday night football victory by throwing parties and setting a couch on fire in the middle of the street.

“I don’t consider starting fires in the street a celebration,” Mayer said.
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Rumors claiming that police used tear gas to disperse crowds on either night are false, Mayer said.

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One officer received emergency wrist surgery over the weekend when, “his horse slipped on gravel and pavement and fell on top of him.”