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Southern Upends Miller to Notch Second Win
By: Todd Ward
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Tonight’s game in the TVC-Hocking region featured the Southern Tornadoes (1-5) going on the road to take on the Miller Falcons (0-6).Miller is looking for their first win of the season against a struggling Southern team in what could be their best chance of the year to get a win. Action happened early and often… Read More
Rockets Blast Off in Albany
By: Sam Mullan
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The “Clash of the Titans” matchup between quarterbacks Jaylen Prater and Trey Bennett looked like an exciting game where each player would lead his team up and down the field. The beginning of tonight’s matchup between the Wellston Golden Rockets and Alexander Spartans wasn’t quite what you would anticipate, as the Golden Rockets upset the… Read More
Scores: October 7th
TVC-Ohio: Nelsonville-York 41 Meigs 14 Athens 40 Vinton County 0 Wellston 27 Alexander 14 TVC-Hocking: South Gallia 62 Belpre 7 Eastern 0 Trimble 49 Southern 20 Miller 12 Federal Hocking 0 Wahama 49 Waterford 13 Green 7 SEOAL: Gallia 19 Chillicothe 7 Jackson 28 Ironton 22… Read More
Fracking Fight Continues In Athens
By: Katie Doup
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Today the Cunningham Energy Company out of West Virginia was at the Ohio University Inn encouraging Athens residents to sign leases so the company can look for natural gas and oil on the residents land and possibly conduct hydraulic fracturing. Also present at the OU Inn was the Athens Fracking Interest Group and regional community… Read More
Six Teams in Line for Post-Season Play
After six weeks of play, six teams still currently hold a playoff berth. Tri-Valley, Sheridan, Athens, Jackson, and Nelsonville-York remain in position for post-season play. Meigs has fallen out of the playoff race this week after their week six loss to Athens. Will these six teams be able to hold on to their rankings long… Read More
Arrest Made In Ohio University Rape Case
By: Cheri Russo
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A Gallipolis man is in custody in El Paso, Texas, charged with the rape of an Ohio University student. OU Police Chief Andrew Powers says Levi Canterbury, 21, is accused of picking up a female OU student in Athens on September 15, driving her to a parking lot and raping her in his car. Police… Read More
Field Hockey: ‘Cats stay on top with road win
By: Alexa Gordish
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Central Michigan may seem scary being ranked second in the MAC only to the Bobcats, but this didn’t shake the ‘Cats. Ohio shut out another conference team to keep up its undefeated MAC record, improving to 4-0 (11-2 overall). The ‘Cats defeated CMU 2-0 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Jessica Vaeth sealed the win… Read More
National Physical Therapy Month
Milena Miller talks with physical therapist Thomas Campbell and the husband of one of his clients, Norm Cohn.
Scioto County Sheriff Asking Residents To E-mail Information About Drug Dealers
By: Cheri Russo
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The Scioto County Sheriff's Office is encouraging residents to send them tips about drug dealers in the region via e-mail. They've set up drugs@sciotocountysheriff.com to take confidential, anonymous tips. Scioto County has one of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse in the state of Ohio. Almost one in ten babies born in Scioto County… Read More
Student Named to Second Term on SPJ National Board of Directors
By: Justin Williams
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Taylor Mirfendereski, a senior journalism major in Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College, was recently re-elected to the Society of Professional Journalists National Board of Directors. This is the second year in a row Mirfendereski has been elected to the SPJ Board, serving as a one of only two student representatives in the entire organization. She… Read More
Top Brass: OU Tuba Ensemble Hits Unexpected Notes
By: Andrea Gibson
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Think of tubas, and the image of a musician in a marching band exhaling the sound of “oompah, oompah” might come to mind. But that’s not what audiences experience at a performance of Ohio University’s Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, a unique collective of undergraduate and graduate students who enjoy defying the expectations of these large, low-pitched brass… Read More
Athens County Sheriff Increasing Patrols
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Athens County Sheriff's Office is increasing patrols in specific target areas in the county. Sheriff Pat Kelly posted on facebook this morning that Athens County, including Athens City, has seen a rise in the number of burglaries and breaking and entering. "I'll add another cruiser on the midnight shift," Kelly said. "There will be… Read More
Cavs Look to Build Momentum Against Tough Blue Devils Squad
The Chillicothe Cavaliers finally jumped onto the win column last week, smashing Hillsboro 54-11. They had their struggles early on, but they face a struggling Gallia Academy Blue Devils team that has dropped their past two games. The Blue Devils, who fell to Ironton two weeks ago in a tough loss, 6-0, gave… Read More
PBS’ “Prohibition” Sparks New Interest In Ohio Museum
By: Associated Press
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A PBS series about Prohibition has uncorked new interest in a small museum at the Ohio hometown of the temperance movement. The Anti-Saloon League Museum is confined to a room within the public library in Westerville, a Columbus suburb. It used to draw about a half-dozen visitors a week. But library local history coordinator Beth… Read More
Another Hocking College Trustee Resigns
By: Cheri Russo
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Another Hocking College Board of Trustees member has resigned. Tonya Sherburne of Junction City stepped down from her post last night. The New Lexington Schools Superintendent said in her resignation letter that she no longer has the time to commit to the position at the Nelsonville school. Sherburne is the latest in a string of… Read More
Morning Audio Update for October 7
By: Taylor Pool
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Wayne National Forest Officials are defending plans for oil and gas drilling in the forest. Plus, Ohio will be part of the Super Tuesday presidential primary in March, 2012. Listen to your audio update here.
Ohio State Bomb Hoax Sentencing
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say a federal judge has handed a six-month sentence to a man who emailed the FBI a bogus warning that nine bombs were set to go off at Ohio State University. The U.S. attorney's office says 25-year-old Jonathan Michael Birkemeyer of Xenia in western Ohio was sentenced Thursday. Birkemeyer pleaded guilty in June to… Read More