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In Focus: How the American Dream is Perceived By Different Groups
What is the American Dream "When I first think about the American Dream I always think about the white picket fence and the husband and wife, kid, dog. That… Read More
Man In Custody After Reported Shooting Incident With Deputies
By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Michael Locklear
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UPDATE 1:55 p.m. Franklin Green's arraignment is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., according to Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn. He was indicted in January on felonious assault charges, and… Read More
Two Arrested In Portsmouth For Weapon And Drugs
By: Megan Moseley
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Two individuals are behind bars after police found heroin, a gun and money in a Scioto County residence on Friday. Jessica Mounts, 27, of Portsmouth and Anthony Jones, 31, of… Read More
Two Area Companies Receiving Job Creation Tax Credit
By: Atish Baidya
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Two area companies are among 15 across the state approved for a job creation tax credit by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority. In a news release, Governor John Kasich's office… Read More
Prison Faces Security Review After Inmate Escapes
By: Associated Press
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Security procedures at a federal prison camp in northern West Virginia are under review following an inmate's escape. The search fo Eugene Nicholas Cobbs,42, is continuing. The U.S. Marshals Service… Read More
In Focus: Domestic Violence In Appalachia Ohio
By: Michael Bundt
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“My mother was a survivor of domestic violence when I was growing up. My father left us when I was about four years old, but from that time I remember… Read More
Ohio Backs Tougher Prison Terms For Gun Crimes
By: Associated Press
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Ohioans who repeatedly use guns to commit crimes would face tougher penalties under a proposed new law backed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and fellow Republicans. DeWine joined state… Read More
Ohio’s Allen, Huynh Sign With NFL Teams
Eric Herman was the only Ohio player taken in the 2013 NFL Draft, but he won’t be the only one suiting up for an NFL team this summer. Skyler Allen… Read More
Police Pursue ‘Person Of Interest’ In White Powder Incident
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Ohio University police have a identified a “person of interest” in the mailing of a letter that led to the partial evacuation of an OU building Thursday and summoning of… Read More
Nelsonville Bypass Will Open This Summer
By: Steve Robb | Athens Messenger
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The remaining portion of the Route 33 bypass of Nelsonville will open to traffic before the end of summer, according to Steve Williams, District 10 deputy director of the Ohio… Read More
In Focus: Poverty and the American Dream
By: Katie Dugan, Yingchi Wei
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Appalachian Ohio The counties in Appalachian Ohio are some of the poorest places in the state. Not only that, but there are very high unemployment numbers. In Ohio 7.1% of… Read More
Parkersburg Police Bust Active Meth Lab
By: Associated Press
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Parkersburg Police, Wood County Sheriff's Office and the West Virginia State Police arrested two men for the alleged production of meth early Saturday morning. The arrests were the result of… Read More
Morning Update For April 29
Gas prices are down in Ohio this week. Semester finals are cancelled at Ohio Christian University after a student died at Hocking Hills this weekend. Details in your morning update.
Marshall University Students Donate 78 Feet Of Hair
By: Associated Press
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Marshall University students have collected a total of more than 78 feet of hair to be donated to Locks of Love. WMUL-FM and the Huntington School of Beauty Culture held… Read More
Housing Agencies Receive Federal Funds
By: Associated Press
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Eight local housing agencies in West Virginia are getting federal funding to help residents find jobs. U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin and Congressman Nick Rahall say the goal… Read More
Search Expands for Missing Wheelersburg Woman
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A search party was out Sunday, combing through Wayne National Forest on foot and with ATVs, looking for a young woman who was last seen in early April. Megan Lancaster,… Read More