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Boys Basketball: Trimble can’t extend playoff run against Southern
By: James Massara
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Trimble had its season come to an end last night in the sectional championship, falling 59-31 at the hands of Southern High School at Meigs High School. Turnovers and poor shooting ultimately led to the Tomcats’ demise. Trimble had a struggle shooting from the field going 13/54 and was plagued by turnovers, giving up the… Read More
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Hocking College Employees Plan To Picket Today
By: Fred Kight
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Hocking College employees will be picketing today in protest of what they deem sub-standard working conditions with unfair pay. Linda Repko, spokeswoman for the Hocking College Support Staff union, says if the administration continues to misuse money and mistreat workers, quote, "the college [will close] because all you have are over-paid administrators, no students, and… Read More
Renowned Folk Singer-Songwriter To Perform At Stuart’s
By: Mitchell Kinnen
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Nelsonville's Stuart’s Opera House will host renowned singer-songwriter John Gorka on March 2 at 8 p.m. Often lauded as a cornerstone of the “New Folk” movement, Gorka’s career has spanned 11 albums. "John Gorka is someone who has been carrying that torch of traditional folk music for over 25 years," said Stuart's Opera House Marketing… Read More
National Forest Biologists Wary Of Deadly Bat Fungus
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Biologists with the Wayne National Forest want to slow the spread of a deadly disease affecting the nation's bat population. White-nose syndrome among bats was first found in Albany, New York in 2006 and now the rare fungus has extended into Ohio. Wildlife biologist with Wayne National Forest, Katrina Schultes says the first sighting… Read More
Students Gather For Chardon Candle Light Vigil
By: Stephanie Doan
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On a cold February night, a sea of red shirts worn by a body of stunned students spanned the rolling hills of Ohio University’s College Green Tuesday. Students were gathered, lining the bricks with candles, for a vigil acknowledging the tradgedy that occured Monday in Chardon, Ohio. Only a day before, a teenage gunman opened… Read More
Morning Audio Update for February 29
Athens police are looking for a man they say tried to rob a gas station, but ended up dropping the cash drawer in his escape. And Marietta College Police will be able to use new technology to check a vehicle's license plate from their patrol car and be connected with other law enforcement agencies. Details… Read More
Christian Author’s Speech Evokes Controversy
By: Nadine Ajaka
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A controversial speaker presented the argument that atheism is an incorrect worldview in Baker Ballroom Tuesday. Frank Turek, author of the book I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, spoke to more than 300 students about his justification that God and Jesus are real. Campus Christian group Ratio Christi, an organization that attempts… Read More
OU Women’s Golf Begins Spring Season
By: Sarah Tranelli
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The Ohio Women’s Golf team earned a 13th place finish at the Claud Jacobs Invitational in Victoria, Texas, improving 22 strokes from the first round to the last. Senior captain Meryl Weaver led the way for the Bobcats, and tied for 19th place. This marks the sixth time in Weaver's career that she has finished in the… Read More
Hocking College Trustees Consider Land Lease Offer
Hocking College may have found a way to solve their budget woes in the form of a land lease with Cunningham Energy. Spokeswoman Laura Alloway says the Board of Trustees discussed the offer to lease 1,200 acres for oil and gas exploration and extraction at their meeting on the Logan campus last night. Chairman… Read More
Runaway Robbery Suspect Spills Loot
Athens police are looking for a man they say tried to rob a gas station, but ended up spilling the money in the parking lot. Lt. Ralph Harvey says around 9 p.m. an employee was closing up Seaman's Gas Station when a masked man grabbed the cash drawer. The man ran away on foot,… Read More
AEP Mineral Right Lease Could Affect The Wilds
By: Associated Press
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The expected boom in natural gas drilling could extend to the Wilds, an outdoor exotic animal preserve operated by a consortium of zoos in eastern Ohio. The nearly 10,000 acre park on reclaimed mine land has some traditional gas wells but none that use a process where chemical-laced water is blasted into shale to release… Read More