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The WOUB Oral History Project: The Voice Of WOUB
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Joan Butcher presents the inaugural episode of The WOUB Oral History Project, which aims to document and celebrate more than 70… Read More
Scioto County Officials Arrest Three Connected To Long-Term Drug Bust
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Three men are in a Scioto County Jail Friday after authorities searched a Lucasville home and recovered a large quantity of marijuana and cash connected to a Mexico drug trafficking… Read More
Overseas Research And Social Change
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, hosts Ayantu Tibeso and Belinda Glover from the Center for International Studies at Ohio University talk with Claudia Nieto and Conor Tong… Read More
Ohio SupCo To Hear Arguments In Death Row Case
By: Court News Ohio
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The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, January 8 in a case involving a request by death row prisoner Tyrone Noling for retesting of DNA evidence… Read More
Collection Box Brings In 91 Pounds Of Pills
One Southeast Ohio sheriff is calling a drug drop box program a success in his county after collecting more than 90 pounds of pills in just two months. Lawrence County… Read More
Former Undercover Agent Recounts Experiences In New Book
By: Fred Kight
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R.T. Stewart loves to tell stories, and he has some good ones. But the Meigs County man had to hold his tongue for nearly 20 years because of his job…. Read More
Former Pastor Sentenced For Gross Sexual Imposition
A former Logan youth pastor, who pleaded guilty to sex charges involving a 13-year-old congregant, is sentenced to serve six months in prison. According to the Hocking County prosecutor's office,… Read More
Fired WV Schools Supt Sends Letter Demanding Job Back
By: Associated Press
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Former state schools superintendent Jorea Marple tells the state Board of Education in a letter that it should either reinstate her or present evidence of something she did that warranted… Read More
Lancaster Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson
A Lancaster woman is sentenced to serve seven years in prison for trying to set her neighbors' home on fire while they were asleep inside. Sherie Bomar had previously pleaded… Read More
Zanesville Museum Acquires Rare Vase
By: Susan Talbot-Stanaway
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The Zanesville Museum of Art has announced the purchase of a historic Weller Pottery vase, made in Zanesville in 1903, to be displayed in the famous Weller Theatre. The Weller… Read More
Series Of Disasters Leaves State Road Fund Depleted
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia revenue officials had to give the State Road Fund a $6.5 million infusion last month after three costly and unforeseen disasters tapped much of its cash. The state… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Highlight Crime Lab Improvements
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE: 1/4/13 @ 3:28 p.m. Ohio's attorney general is highlighting a drop in the time it takes the state's crime lab to process evidence. Improving the crime lab was a… Read More
Proposed Settlement Would Pay For Medical Monitoring For Thousands Of Workers
By: Associated Press
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Nearly 25,000 current and former coal preparation plant workers would receive testing to detect diseases potentially linked to toxic chemical exposure under a proposed legal settlement. The deal offers the… Read More
AEP Ohio Wants Customers To Cover Storm Damage Costs
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American Electric Power wants to make its customers pick up the $61.8 million tab for repairs resulting from last summer's severe storms. The reimbursement request the company filed with the… Read More