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Ohio Football Players Show Their Skills at Pro Day
For some Bobcats, Wednesday was another stepping stone in their pursuit to getting their name called in this year’s NFL draft. Unofficially, there were 27 NFL scouts in attendance for… Read More
International Plane Detained At OU Airport
UPDATE 3/30/17 1 p.m. OUPD spokesperson Lt. Tim Ryan said the amount of suspected cocaine found aboard the plane was slightly more than 200 lbs. UPDATE: 11:15 p.m. The international aircraft… Read More
20 Years of Glory: RENT Celebrates Two Decades at Templeton-Blackburn
On January 25, 1996, 35-year old Jonathan Larson unexpectedly succumbed to an aortic dissection related to Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder. His abrupt death arrived the same day as the debut… Read More
OHIO Theater Presents: ‘The Rover’ March 29-April 1; April 5-April 8
The Ohio University Division of Theater will present The Rover, a Restoration comedy penned by one of the first female playwrights to make her living by her craft, March 29… Read More
Remaining Charges Against Baker Center Protesters Dismissed
Two days after one of 70 students arrested in a protest at Baker University Center had his charges dismissed, Athens County Municipal Court Judge Todd Grace has dismissed the remaining… Read More
WOUB-TV Premiering 20.2 CLASSIC and 20.3 LIFE April 1
Starting April 1 at midnight – no foolin’ – WOUB-TV will be offering its 35-county viewership a line-up of classic public television picks on their revamped 20.2 and 20.3 channels…. Read More
44th Annual Athens Film and Video Festival April 3-9
On one of the upper floors of the Central Classroom building on Union Street lies an extensive archive of the oldest festival in Athens: the Athens International Film and Video… Read More
Athens City Cops to Join Sheriff’s Special Response Team
ATHENS, Ohio – Athens City Council has voted to allow five members of the Athens City Police Department to join the Athens County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team. The decision… Read More
Audio Slideshow: The Chop Shop
The Chop Shop opened in 2008 next to the Athena in Athens, Ohio, with the intent to not discriminate against any hair type. Their main goal was to open a barbershop… Read More
West Virginia Senate Votes to Overhaul State Tax System
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Senate has voted to overhaul the state tax system by raising the state sales and use tax to 7 percent and applying it more… Read More
Drug Addiction in Cycling: One Man’s Personal Story
Ian Mullins, 40, is a professional mountain biker based in Seattle. He started taking a drug in 2008 to ease pain after a bicycle accident. The drug, Tramadol, not only… Read More
Pizza Pizza! Avalanche’s Joel Fair to Judge Prestigious Pie Competition
Even if you aren’t a foodie, chances are, you enjoy a nice slice of pizza. Whether it’s extra saucy or gluten free or even “Grandma style” (a type of pan… Read More
Bill Increasing Treatment Beds Passes West Virginia House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill authorizing an increase in the number of beds available at facilities for substance abuse treatment. The… Read More
Locks Changed on Vacant Athens Church
ATHENS, Ohio — Mount Zion Baptist Church on West Carpenter Street in Athens, Ohio, is now under the control of the Ohio Attorney General. The locks were changed Monday afternoon… Read More
Buckeyes Hand Bobcats Baseball Fifth Straight Loss
For the first time since the 2014 season The Ohio Bobcats (11-12) have dropped five straight games after they fell 3-0 to the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-14) Tuesday night. The… Read More
Ohio Bobcats Fall to Ohio State in Road Test
The Ohio Bobcat’s baseball team traveled to Columbus Tuesday to take on the Buckeyes of Ohio State in a game the Bobcats needed to win to end their four-game losing streak,… Read More
Elections Chief: Ohioans Must Register Soon For May Primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s elections chief is reminding Ohio residents that they have only a few days left to register to vote in the spring primary. Secretary of… Read More
Panel: No Fix For Ohio Unemployment Benefit System By April
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Members of a panel working on a plan to fix Ohio’s unemployment compensation system say they won’t meet an April deadline but aim to have a… Read More
Ohio Democrats Push Proposal Setting Up Equal Pay Hotline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two Democratic state lawmakers in Ohio are proposing an equal pay hotline that they say could help fight wage discrimination. State Reps. Kent Smith, of Euclid,… Read More
West Virginia City Hires First Female Fire Chief
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Officials in Huntington say the city has hired what is believed to be the first female fire chief in West Virginia. Media outlets report the City… Read More
Justice Vetoes Right-To-Work Amendment, Cites Court Case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice has vetoed legislation intended to clarify the West Virginia right-to-work law enacted last year, saying it’s currently before the state’s top court and… Read More