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BCI Agents Search Sheriff’s Office And Home
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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State agents executed several search warrants in the Athens area Friday evening, including at the Athens County Sheriff’s Office and the home of Sheriff Patrick Kelly William F. Schenck, assistant… Read More
Athens City Schools To Get New Associate Superintendent
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Athens City Schools’ new associate superintendent says he’s looking forward to working a little closer to East Elementary, where his daughter has been enrolled for two years. On Aug. 1,… Read More
VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap – 6/7/13
State officials say they're working to close a Zanesville nursing home after an investigation found evidence of suspected patient neglect. Plus, the Washington County Sheriffs Office arrested two people in… Read More
Ridges Documentary Now Available For Purchase
The Athens Lunatic Asylum, now known as “The Ridges,” is a place of mystery. The Victorian-style buildings loom large on a ridge overlooking Athens, Ohio, and were home to mental… Read More
Ridges Documentary Now Available For Purchase
The Athens Lunatic Asylum, now known as “The Ridges,” is a place of mystery. The Victorian-style buildings loom large on a ridge overlooking Athens, Ohio, and were home to mental… Read More
Appalachian Foodways Tour Makes Stop In Amesville
By: April Jaynes | Special to Athens Messenger
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Members from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) visited Green Edge Gardens in Amesville on Wednesday morning to get a firsthand look at how the farm operates, what cultivation challenges it… Read More
Former Miami Coach Charlie Coles Dies
Former Miami (OH) basketball coach and all-time wins leader Charlie Coles has died at 71. Miami University confirmed the news, originally reported by Ohio journalism alum and Cox News Miami… Read More
Investigators Arrest Pair In Connection With Home Burglaries
By: Atish Baidya
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The Washington County Sheriff's Office arrested two people in connection with a series of home burglaries in the Mid-Ohio Valley. On Thursday, deputies arrested Calvin Riggs, 28, and Misty Bennett-Riggs,… Read More
The Economics Of Altruism
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Kelee Riesbeck talks with Associate Professor of Economics, Julia Paxton Pagan. Riesbeck and Pagan discuss poverty in Athens County, the practice… Read More
Ohio Economy Grew Slightly In 2012
By: Associated Press
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Newly released statistics show Ohio's economy grew slightly last year for the third consecutive year. But the state's real gross domestic product increase of 2.2 percent in 2012 still lagged… Read More
Morning Update For June 7
By: Megan Moseley
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A man is declared a hero after rescuing drowning kittens. A Zanesville nursing home is being shut down after reports of patient neglect. More in your morning update.
New Proposed Liquid Natural Gas Pipeline Proposed In Pickaway County
By: Kristi Murphy | Circleville Herald
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A new natural gas liquids pipeline is likely to be constructed through Pickaway County next year. The proposed Bluegrass Pipeline will run 1,100 miles along existing corridors from the Marcellus… Read More
Road Worker Rescues Drowning Kittens
By: Associated Press
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A road worker is being called a hero after rescuing three day-old kittens that a woman had stuffed in a plastic bag and thrown into an eastern Ohio creek. It… Read More
Attorney General To Release School Safety Recommendations
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is ready to announce the recommendations of a committee formed to evaluate school safety in the wake of last year's school shootings in Connecticut and… Read More
Retiring Ohio State University President To Speak To Trustees
By: Associated Press
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Ohio State University President Gordon Gee is expected to address trustees at their meeting while making his final appearance there as head of the university. Gee was expected Friday to… Read More
I-64 Lanes Reopened After Wrecks Cleared
By: Associated Press
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The eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 are open again after a 38-vehicle wreck on the Nitro-St. Albans bridge. The crash Thursday night left 28 people injured, including nine who had… Read More
Wayne National Forest Waives Fees Temporarily
By: Associated Press
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The Wayne National Forest is offering free camping and recreation activities for two days. Forest supervisor Anne Carey says Friday and Saturday are "fee-free" in observance of National Get Outdoors… Read More
Ohio Pain Clinic Owner To Change Plea
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio medical clinic owner charged with illegal drug distribution is scheduled to change his plea Friday at a hearing that usually signals a pending guilty plea. Tracy Bias, 48,… Read More
Officials Look To Close Zanesville Nursing Home
By: Associated Press
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State officials say they're working to close an eastern Ohio nursing home after an investigation by the state attorney general's office found evidence of suspected patient neglect. Ohio Attorney General… Read More
Movie Review: “Before Midnight”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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WOUB contributor Scott Pfeiffer reviews Before Midnight, the latest in director Richard Linklater's Before series, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.