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Buckeyes Roll Over Spartans to Stay Undefeated
By: Morgan Overbey
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After losing two straight games, the Alexander Spartans were looking to snag a win against undefeated Nelsonville-York. Unfortunately, this game just wasn’t in the cards for the Spartans. The Buckeyes cruised to victory over the Spartans, 53-0. The Buckeyes jumped out to an 8-0 lead early in the first with a Nathan Dean 30-yard touchdown… Read More

Scotties Defeat Generals in Battle of MVL Unbeatens
A chilly night and packed stadium set the stage for this MVL matchup between unbeaten Tri-Valley, and unbeaten Sheridan. The first quarter started out as a defensive battle on both sides of the ball before Tri-Valley’s Devin Moran had a big punt return to give the Scotties a burst of momentum. It was only four… Read More

Playoff Stretch for Partriots
By: Sam Mullan
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In a game where a loss could prove costly for either team, both the Parkersburg South Patriots and the Robert C. Byrd Flying Eagles played as such. Both teams came out playing hard to try and stay in the playoff hunt, but Parkersburg South pulled out the win 24-10. The Eagles started out strong defensively… Read More

Scores: October 21st
TVC-Ohio: Nelsonville-York 53 Alexander 0 Athens 36 Wellston 7 Vinton County 0 Meigs 0 TVC-Hocking: Federal Hocking 20 Eastern 19 Belpre 7 Miller 22 Southern 19 Trimble 60 Wahama 33 Madonna 0 South Gallia 27 Waterford 7 SEOAL: Warren 13 Gallia Academy 27 Portsmouth 24 2OT… Read More

Men’s Golf: ‘Cats play on without top-flight practice course
By: Alex Marcheschi, Mike Bundt
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The Ohio University Men’s Golf team is having a tough fall season. Specific reasons behind the Bobcats’ rough start are difficult to deliniate, but there is one glaring disadvantage that Ohio faces when it comes to preparation. That disadvantage is the lack of an 18-hole course for practice. “It makes it tough, because you don’t… Read More

Vinton County Highway Named After Fallen Firefighter
By: Katie Doup
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A small section of US Route 50 outside McArthur was closed today for about an hour to dedicate a portion of the highway to fallen firefighter Ryan Seitz. Seitz was killed on September 26, 2010 while fighting a brush fire in Ross County with the McArthur fire department. "Ryan was just, just such an… Read More

Partnership Aims To Balance Carbon Emissions With Offsets
By: Fred Kight
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Tonyah Stone has an unusual job title. She is a Carbon Marketing Specialist — and works for Rural Action of Trimble. In other words, Stone is a salesperson, and what she's selling is not carbon but carbon dioxide, or the air emissions that cause climate change. It was in 2009 that Rural Action joined the Appalachian… Read More

Kasich Signs Executive Order On Exotic Animals
By: Cheri Russo
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Ohio's governor has signed an executive order dealing with the buckeye state's lack of regulation against the private ownership of exotic animals. John Kasich signed the order in the wake of this week's incident in Muskingum County, where the owner of a private animal farm near Zanesville released 56 exotic animals and then killed himself…. Read More

Football Preview: Ohio heads to Akron for must-win game
By: Matt Archibald
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Ohio is in a must-win situation, with just five games remaining. The 'Cats need to win out and get help to win the MAC East. Here are our keys to the game: Ohio (4-3, 1-2) at Akron (1-5, 0-2). Tidy up “the little things” In Ohio’s two-game losing streak, the Bobcats have turned the ball… Read More

Antwan Crutcher: Repealing a Redshirt
By: Matt Archibald
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Ohio football freshman Antwan Crutcher wasn't expecting to play football this season. He was scheduled to sit out the year on a redshirt, which would give him time to mature into the Bobcat system and learn from the more experienced players in front of him. Now, because of many injuries to the defensive line, Crutcher… Read More

State Rep. Andy Thompson Co-Chairs Caucus on Appalachian Affairs
By: Fred Kight
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"To foster quality education, job creation and economic development in the region." This is the primary focus of the Caucus on Appalachian Affairs, according to State Representative Andy Thompson of Marietta, who was recently selected to co-chair the new Caucus. "One of the most exciting things we have going on is this shale… Read More

Pike County Man Arrested In Rape Case
By: Cheri Russo
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A man has been arrested in Pike County on three counts of rape and seven counts of gross sexual imposition. According to a news release from the Pike County Sheriff's Department, James Scarberry, 24, of Beaver, Ohio is being held in the Scioto County Jail. Investigators say Scarberry was arrested as a result of an… Read More

Watch Live Stream of Gov. John Kasich Signing Executive Order on Dangerous Wild Animals
After nearly 50 animals had to be killed this week, Gov. John Kasich will sign legislation on dangerous wild animals at 2:30 p.m. Terry Thompson of Zanesville let 56 exotic pets go right before shooting himself in the head on Tuesday. Before Gov. Strickland left office this year, he had written an order that would… Read More

Five Arrested For Alleged Hocking County Robbery and Beating
Five people are in jail after authorities say they lured victims to a residence near Carbon Hill, beat them and robbed them. Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North says investigators arrested Peter Winner, 27, and his wife Bobbi Jo Cullison-Winner, 26, of Chauncey, Corey Beck, 24, of Lancaster, Bradley Brooks, 25, and a 17-year-old juvenile both… Read More

Women and Film
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Tom Hodson speaks with Dr. Robin Blaetz of Mount Holyoke College. Dr. Blaetz' scholarly work centers on women and film, focusing on both the work of little-known women avant-garde filmmakers and the representation of women in historical film.

Chillicothe Woman Dies In Car Accident
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A Chillicothe woman is dead after an accident yesterday in Ross County. Authorities say Erika Baker, 22, was driving on Liberty Hill Road and drove off of the left edge of the roadway and struck a tree. December Stephenson, 20, also of Chillicothe was a passenger in the vehicle. She was taken to OSU Medical… Read More

Race to the Post-Season: Seven Teams Remain
There are just a mere two weeks left in the regular season, which means playoffs are just around the corner. After eight weeks of play, there are seven southeast ohio teams that are in position for post-season play, and four of those teams have yet to receive their first loss of the season. Will these… Read More

Farm Owner Estranged Sister Speaks Out
By: Associated Press
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The estranged sister of the Muskingum County exotic animal owner who freed the beasts, then killed himself, says her brother was likely overwhelmed financially when he committed suicide. Polly Thompson also says her brother threw himself into any activity he undertook and it was no different when he began collecting wild animals about 15 years… Read More

Group Challenges Personhood Issue
By: Tristan Navera
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A newly formed group filed a legal challenge yesterday to a proposed amendment that would ban abortion from conception. Healthy Families Ohio, a nonprofit corporation, sent a letter to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine asking him to reject the amendment. In the letter, the group said the amendment summary is not “fair and truthful” and… Read More

Ohio Unemployment Rate Unchanged
By: Associated Press
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Unemployment is holding steady in Ohio following three straight months of rising joblessness. The state's Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that Ohio's unemployment rate stood at 9.1 percent in September, unchanged from August. The national jobless rate for September also held at 9.1 percent during the last two months. State officials say… Read More

Thompson Leads Ohio House Caucus On Appalachian Affairs
By: Katie Doup
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The Ohio House Caucus on Appalachian Affairs has a new leadership team. One of the co-chairs is Republican State Representative Andy Thompson of Marietta. Appalachian Affairs went inactive for awhile and was recently reinstated. Representative Thompson says right now there is a lot going on in southeast Ohio to deal with including the controversial fracking… Read More

Problems With Muskingum County Animal Farm Owner Date Back To 2004
By: Cheri Russo
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Documents released by the Muskingum County Sheriff's Department detail complaints with Terry Thompson and his animals dating back to 2004. On Tuesday, Thompson, 62, opened the cages at his animal preserve near Zanesville and then killed himself. Deputies killed 48 animals – including 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions and eight bears – in a… Read More

Morning Audio Update for October 21
By: Taylor Pool
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The Ohio House Caucus on Appalachian Affairs has a new leadership team. Plus, a Democratic state legislator is proposing a ban on the private ownership of exotic animals in Ohio.

Morning Audio Update for October 21
By: Taylor Pool
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The Ohio House Caucus on Appalachian Affairs has a new leadership team. Plus, a Democratic state legislator is proposing a ban on the private ownership of exotic animals in Ohio.

Muskingum County Farm Owner Deep In Debt
By: Associated Press
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The owner of an animal preserve who killed himself after freeing dozens of lions, tigers and other exotic animals was deeply in debt. Court records show that Terry Thompson and his wife owed at least $68,000 in unpaid taxes to the IRS and the county, and he had two federal tax liens filed against him… Read More