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Boys Basketball: Athens beats Alexander in battle for second in TVC-Ohio
Athens snapped its five game losing streak as they shut down the Alexander Spartans by a score of 52-38 Tuesday night. The battle for second place in the TVC-Ohio was… Read More

Boys Basketball: Tomcats own fourth quarter in victory over Eastern
By: James Massara
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The Trimble Tomcats used a strong second half to defeat the Eastern Eagles, 64-43. The Eagles (4-6, 2-6) and Tomcats (2-11, 1-8) did not go into their game looking to… Read More

Football: Bowl Expenses Released
By: Matt Archibald
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For the second straight year, the postseason bowl trip will not leave the Ohio Athletics Department in the red. Ohio Athletics released the expenses for the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato… Read More

Jesse Williams Joins Ohio Football Staff
By: Matt Archibald
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The Ohio Bobcats football team has found Pete Germano's replacement. Ohio head coach Frank Solich announced Tuesday that former New Mexico State defensive line coach Jesse Williams has joined the… Read More

Prescription Drug “Tourist” Sentenced To Prison Time
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The leader of an Ohio-Florida drug trafficking ring was sentenced in Jackson County Common Pleas Court today to nearly five years in state prison. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says… Read More

80-Year-Old Woman Taken By Helicopter To Columbus Hospital
Update 5:08 a.m. The elderly Coolville woman, who sheriff's deputies say was stabbed in her own home, is now at a Columbus hospital. Sheriff Pat Kelly says she was taken… Read More

Ohio University Football Team Recognized At Statehouse
By: Cheri Russo
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Ohio University's football team has a new accomplishment to add to its list this year. It has been recognized by the Ohio Senate for its great football season. The team… Read More

Circleville, Chillicothe Cemetery Operators Face Lawsuit
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing a pair of cemetery operators for failing to deliver grave markers to customers. DeWine alleges his office has received 26 complaints against The… Read More

Coolville Man Attending State Of The Union Address
By: Cheri Russo
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A Coolville man is going to be in the audience at tonight's State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. George Fowler is going to be a guest of Republican… Read More

Fairfield County Grand Jury Indicts Arson Suspect
A Lancaster man faces arson charges related to a series of fires that occurred in early July. The Fairfield County Grand Jury returned the indictment against David Wampler on four… Read More

Group Asks Athens County Commisisoners To Support Fracking Protection Resolution
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Athens County Commissioners are trying to decide what to do with a draft fracking resolution presented to them by a group of concerned citizens. The group met with commissioners this… Read More

Movie Review: “The Artist”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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When was the last time a feature-length silent movie was released? One thinks of Mel Brooks' Silent Movie in 1976, and there is the work of Guy Maddin, but Maddin's… Read More

Perry County Sheriff’s Deputies Asking For Help Locating Crooksville Man
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Update 4:49 p.m. A man wanted in connection with a Perry County methamphetamine lab turned himself in to authorities this morning. The Perry County Sheriff's Office had been searching for… Read More

Zanesville Youth Group Trying To Bring In Tebow
By: Associated Press
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Denver Broncos star quarterback Tim Tebow is in demand for Christian audiences in Ohio. A church youth ministry program is raising money in hopes of landing Tebow speak… Read More

Active Warrants To Be Posted On Facebook
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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People with open warrants in Athens County can expect to get mail from the sheriff soon. Sheriff Pat Kelly is introducing a new program to resolve hundreds of criminal cases… Read More

Morning Audio Update for January 24
By: Taylor Pool
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A 40-year-old sex offender from Florida is in the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail. Plus, a Cincinnati man has been sentenced to fourteen months house arrest after authorities say he used… Read More

Number Of Fire-Related Deaths Drop 18 Percent
By: Associated Press
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The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped almost 18 percent last year to a 25-year low of 126 fatalities. State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers on Monday said… Read More

Teenager Pleads Not Guilty In Craigslist Case
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A teenage suspect in a deadly Ohio scheme to rob people who replied to a Craigslist job ad has pleaded not guilty to several new charges. The case… Read More

Florida Sex Offender Arrested In Athens County Accused Of Identity Theft
By: Cheri Russo
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A 40-year old sex offender from Florida is in the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail after the Athens County Sheriff says he stole his brother's identity. Pat Kelly says Nicholas Gallinoto… Read More