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Ohio Women’s Basketball Drops Contest To James Madison
The Bobcats’ late-game rally fell just short as Ohio women’s basketball fell to the James Madison Dukes, 69-62. With 1:10 left in the game, Lexie Baldwin hit a layup to… Read More
Mans Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Crash That Killed Two Athens County Women
A Columbus man has been indicted on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in Vinton County following a June car accident that left two Athens County women dead. On… Read More
Wanted: Volunteer Gardeners In West Virginia
The state is looking for gardeners who want to tend to flower beds at the Capitol Complex in Charleston next year. The program assigns specific areas to nonprofit community and… Read More
Back-To-School Tax Holiday Heads To Kasich
Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio's sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John Kasich's desk. The measure cleared the Republican-controlled Ohio Legislature last week…. Read More
OU Fraternity Suspended From Campus
A fraternity that had some of its members suspended by the national organization has now been completely suspended, according to officials from Ohio University and the organization. The Ohio… Read More
WV Panel Releases Suggestions On Chemical Spill Law
A West Virginia panel is suggesting a new tax credit, $12.2 million in extra funding and other tweaks to a law that responded to a January chemical spill. The Public… Read More
Ohio Using Grants To Expand Family Drug Courts
Ohio is using a federal grant to help expand families' access to drug courts to address the impact of the state's addiction epidemic. At issue is state human services data… Read More
Ohio Painkiller Addictions On Par With Alcoholism
New data shows that addiction to painkillers in Ohio is now on par with alcoholism. The data shows that 33 percent of more than 87,000 clients treated for addiction… Read More
Brian Koscho: My Top Albums Of 2014
By: Brian Koscho
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This is the fifth in a series of year-end blog posts by WOUB staff, volunteers and contributors. Check out all of this year’s lists at this link. The Men, Tomorrow’s… Read More
Nelsonville Man Hit With More Drug Charges
A Nelsonville man currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to drug charges has been indicted on more drug charges, this time for allegedly trafficking heroin in a school zone. Larry… Read More
“An Appalachian Christmas Carol” Returns To Stuart’s Opera House
Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble, Southeast Ohio’s professional theater company, is presenting An Appalachian Christmas Carol, Dec. 17-21 at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville.
Now in its third year, this spin on the traditional ghost story and tale of redemption honors Southeast Ohio’s rich coal mining and labor union heritage, while simultaneously celebrating the spirit of the season.