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Volleyball: Katie Post Wins MAC Award
After a successful – but not perfect – week, Ohio volleyball enters Mid-American Conference play at 8-6 after winning four of its five matches this past week. The 'Cats have… Read More
Football: Solich Announces Injury Report in Press Conference
By: Grant Burkhardt
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Not everything is Bells and whistles for Ohio football. In his weekly press conference, Ohio head coach Frank Solich announced his team's injury report, which included some of the biggest… Read More
MAP: City of Athens Dedicates Bike Path Extension
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Phase one of a two-phase bike path extension project in Athens is now complete. The city of Athens dedicated a new 1,030 foot section of the HockHocking Adena bikeway today… Read More
Football: Tettleton, Weller Win MAC Weekly Awards
By: Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald
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A career performance and a record-tying night means weekly conference awards for two Ohio football players. Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton was named Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the… Read More
Driving Back In Time
By: Kelsey Borza
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If you saw a bunch of old cars on the roads in the Athens-area today, you didn't travel through time. Instead, a bit of the past traveled into the present…. Read More
Field Hockey: #15 Ohio falls to unranked Indiana
Ohio's field hockey team, ranked 15th in America, lost its second straight game to an unranked opponent, this time to Indiana University. After Friday's defeat at the hands of unranked… Read More
No Drugs Involved In Albany Double-Fatal Accident
By: Cheri Russo
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There were no drugs or alcohol in the system of a West Virginia man who was involved in an accident that killed an Albany couple. Mary Hart, 70, and her… Read More
Skaters Show Off Moves in Local Competition
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Skateboarders from around the country showed off their skills this weekend at the sixth Annual Wheels of Fire Competition in Athens. Skaters competed against one another with the tricks that… Read More
Pawpaw Festival Honors Resilient Fruit
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Due to the nearly 30,000 year existence of pawpaws, Appalachians consider the fruit a well-known staple in their culture. Rhonda O’Nail, a woman raised in the region, recalls the fruit… Read More
League Play Begins in SEOAL
By: Jaush Huntsberger
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Week four of the 2011 season was, in a sense, a trip down memory lane for the SEOAL. While two of the matchups this week were within the league, the… Read More
Go-Bus Expanding Service
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Go-Bus is expanding by offering rides to more destinations. Now, riders can get a connecting ride to go to Cleveland. The Go-Bus Intercity Bus Service is a collaboration among the… Read More
New Church Starts Services on Court Street
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A college town might seem like an unlikely place to begin a ministry, but a new church has taken up residence in Athens. Founder Aaron Kuhnert, students from Carbondale, Ill.,… Read More
Governor’s Race Do-Over: Would You Vote The Same Way?
By: Darrel Rowland
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Given the furor stirred up by Gov. John Kasich over Senate Bill 5, state budget cuts and goofy remarks about a “jerk” police officer, are Franklin County residents feeling any… Read More
Gas Prices Down In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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The cost of gasoline is down 15 cents a gallon from last week at Ohio pumps. Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express… Read More
Ohio River Ferry Won’t Shutdown
By: Associated Press
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The financially struggling Sistersville Ferry has averted a shutdown, thanks to a last-minute infusion of money from the state. Sistersville City Council voted last week to immediately stop the ferry… Read More
Energy Summit To Talk Shale
By: Associated Press
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What natural gas trapped in shale formations beneath Ohio could mean for the state's economy is one of the topics of an energy summit coming up in Columbus. Gov. John… Read More
Contract Approved
By: Associated Press
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Union workers at a dozen Kroger Co. stores in West Virginia and eastern Ohio have approved a new three-year contract. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23 says in an… Read More
Morning Audio Update For September 19
By: Taylor Pool
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The United States Postal Service could be closing the Athens mail processing center soon. Plus, The dean of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is retiring as dean,… Read More