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Fairfield Sheriff To Search Woods For Missing Father
The Fairfield County Sheriff's office and the Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal continue to search for a Lancaster man missing after a house fire. State Fire Marshal spokesman Shane Cartmill says the sheriff's office plans to search Friday the woods near the scene of Monday's fire. Mark Johnson lived at the home… Read More
Ironton Port Authority Receives Environmental Assessment Grant
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Ironton Port Authority recently received a grant for more than $267,000 to conduct an environmental assessment on the former Tiger Metals property. The grant money comes from the Ohio Department of Development. The assessment will determine how if the property is ready for redevelopment. Ironton Port Authority Principal Bill Dickens says… Read More
75 percent Of Deer Hunters Using Technology To Check Game
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says two new options to check game were used by 75 percent of hunters. This is the first year that deer hunters have been able to report their kill by phone or the Internet. Ohio Division of Wildlife Spokeswoman Lindsay Rist says gun hunters have bagged 24,000 white tail… Read More
Sources: Ohio football bowl picture known before MAC title game
By: Grant Burkhardt
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Ohio football’s bowl destinations and opponents are set, even before Friday’s MAC Championship game against Northern Illinois. According to multiple sources, Ohio will either play Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl January 8 in Mobile, Ala., or the WAC’s Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Id. on… Read More
Update: Craigslist Murder Suspect Appears In Court
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Update 2:40 p.m. Texas authorities allowed a man now linked to a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme to be temporarily released from an Ohio jail earlier this year. The Texas Parole Authority initially requested that Richard Beasley be held for violating his burglary conviction parole after he was arrested in Ohio on drug-dealing charges. But records show Texas… Read More
Ohio State Police To Ask City Of Columbus For Jurisdiction Changes
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Ohio State University has decided to ask Columbus officials for the power to let the school's police force add off-campus areas to its territory. The move is part of a plan announced Wednesday by a panel assembled by University President E. Gordon Gee in response to recent robberies in nearby neighborhoods. City safety officials are… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update For December 1
By: Cheri Russo
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The exotic animal ban will likely be introduced into the legislature early next year. Listen to your audio update here.
Traffic Now Moving On US 33 East Between Nelsonville And Athens
By: Cheri Russo
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Update 8:21 a.m. Traffic is now moving on US 33 East between Nelsonville and Athens. State Highway Patrol officials say an accident closed the road for about 45 minutes. No one was hurt in the accident. Fog and cold temperatures made roads dangerous this morning. The accident occurred where work is being done on the… Read More
Internet Theft Bill Heads To House
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Ohio's Senate has voted to give the state's top lawyer more power to go after suspects in Internet theft cases. The bill approved unanimously by the Senate on Wednesday gives the Ohio's attorney general the power to ask for citizen's phone and internet activity records, as well as online payment information in suspected internet fraud… Read More
Exotic Animal Ban Bill Will Likely Be Introduced Early Next Year
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The expected sponsor of a bill that would ban casual ownership of exotic animals in Ohio says it will likely be introduced early next year. Ohio state Sen. Troy Balderson says the two weeks left in the 2011 legislative calendar aren't enough to craft a comprehensive bill. Lawmakers were waiting on a report from Gov…. Read More
Ice Hockey: Arizona Preview
By: Justin Sampson, Ryan Boyd
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As the Bobcats toured the abnormally empty and quiet University of Phoenix Stadium, a messaged flashed up on the stadium video board: “Welcome Ohio University Bobcats” As the nation’s sixth-ranked squad begins its long weekend in the state of Arizona, only time will tell if it 1. Will be a welcome guests within the state’s… Read More
Ice Hockey: The Coach Dan Morris Show
By: Justin Sampson
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Ohio (16-4-0) is coming off their third consecutive title at the Wheeling Mountaineer Invitational in Wheeling, West Virginia. The 'Cats outscored West Chester and West Virginia 13-2 in the effort. Coach Dan Morris sits down in the midst of the shortest week of preparation for Ohio this season. After playing their last contest on Sunday,… Read More