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Volleyball to Hold Open Tryouts
The Ohio volleyball team will hold an open tryout on Sunday starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Convocation Center. Players wanting to try out are required to have record of a physical within the past six months. Why would a team who has won the MAC Championship in each of the last three years… Read More
Field Hockey Sweeps Weekly MAC Awards
By: Grant Burkhardt
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Tuesday was a huge day for Ohio field hockey, as a team and individually. After the team – undefeated at 5-0 – got 59 points in the newest NCAA coaches poll to become the 27th ranked in the nation, two Lady Bobcats helped Ohio sweep the weekly Mid-American Conference awards. After a week's worth of… Read More
Scioto Deputies Investigating Homicide
Scioto County deputies are treating the discovery of a McDermott man's body as a homicide. Sheriff Marty Donini says the Able Ambulance Company called 911 after arriving at the home of Kenneth Layne, 45. for a scheduled appointment pickup. When deputies arrived, they treated the scene as a homicide. The Scioto County cororner sent the… Read More
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Fatalities Down
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say preliminary numbers show 10 people died in fatal traffic crashes in Ohio over the Labor Day weekend, the fewest number in five years. The state Department of Public Safety says the number is one fewer than in 2010 and 14 fewer than 2007, when fatalities had reached a five-year high. The data measures… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update September 6
By: Cheri Russo
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Police search for a bank robber in Athens. Plus, Athens County has a new 911 director. Listen here for your afternoon audio update.
Update:Bank Robbery Suspect Not Found In Old Elementary School
By: Cheri Russo
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Athens Police say a robbery suspect was not found in an old elementary school on Richland Avenue. Investigators searched the old Morrison Elementary School this afternoon after someone told police that a man matching the description of a bank robber went into the building. The building, which is now an office building, was evacuated. But,… Read More
Ohio Field Hockey Gets Votes After 5-0 Start
By: Grant Burkhardt
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With wins in its first five games – including a 2-1 victory over previously sixth-ranked Ohio State – Ohio field hockey is ranked 27th in the country in the newest NCAA coaches poll. North Carolina is the top team in America, followed by Old Dominion, Maryland, Connecticut and Syracuse. Ohio (5-0) beat St. Francis (PA)… Read More
Warner Hired As 911 Director
By: Cheri Russo
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Scott Warner is the new director of the Athens County 911 Center. He was hired this morning at the Athens County Commissioners meeting. Former Athens County 911 Director Doug Bentley resigned last month just after the Athens County Firefighters Association put out a news release that was critical of 911 Center operations. Commissioner Lenny Eliason… Read More
Counseling Available For Those Who Knew Gloria Dawes
By: Fred Kight
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Counseling services are available on Ohio University's Athens campus for those who knew a student killed in a car crash over the weekend. A university spokeswoman says students struggling with the death of Gloria Dawes, 22, can go to Counseling and Psychological Services during regular business hours. The senior at Ohio University was on her… Read More
Volleyball Gets Beat on Day Two in Kentucky
After a nearly-perfect trip to Knoxville in the season's opening weekend, the Ohio volleyball team flipped the script for weekend number two. Unfortunately for Ryan Theis and his team, the script was fine the way it was. Ohio beat Virginia Tech in five sets to start the Kentucky Classic in Lexington, but the University of… Read More