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Football: Seniors Show Off At Pro Day
By: Jaush Huntsberger, Pat Chiesa
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A group of Bobcat seniors participated in Ohio football pro day at Peden Stadium on Thursday. @BobcatShowcase

Book Chronicles City’s Health Changes
By: Fred Kight
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At one time The Centers for Disease Control declared Huntington, W.Va., the fattest city in America. But residents there are changing the way they relate to food and exercise. The… Read More

Changes In Place At Fairfield County Jail Post-Escape
By: Colleen O'Morrow, WOUB Staff Writer
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New procedures are in place at the Fairfield County jail now, following the February escape of an inmate there. Sheriff Dave Phalen says the investigation into Jeremiah Searles' escape was… Read More

Organizations To Receive Home Repair Grants
By: Steffany Hiett
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A new housing grant will assist low-income and handicapped individuals in Southeastern Ohio with home repairs. The State Controlling Board awarded grants totaling $5 million to organizations throughout the state… Read More

The Insanity Offense: A Talk With E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Tom Walker talks with renowned psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey, founder and executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute. In addition to… Read More

New Mason County Sheriff Named
By: Associated Press
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A retired West Virginia State Police officer the new sheriff in Mason County. The County Commission appointed Mike Roach to the job Thursday. Roach replaces David… Read More

Afternoon Audio Update For March 9
By: Olivia Bevan
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The Athens County Prosecuter says a man who attacked a sheriff's deputy while being transported to jail on a domestic violence charge is also being investigated in connection with a… Read More

ODNR Links Youngstown Earthquakes To Fracking
By: Associated Press
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A state investigation has concluded that a series of a dozen earthquakes in the Youngstown area in northeast Ohio was induced by a deep injection well disposing of wastewater that's… Read More

Muskingum River Advisory Council Continues Despite Being Eliminated By Lawmakers
By: Fred Kight
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The Muskingum River starts at Coshocton and flows through the hills of Southeast Ohio for 111 miles, emptying into the Ohio River at Marietta. Duane Meyers of Coshocton knows the… Read More

In Focus: The Sprial of Poverty and Drug Abuse
By: Jesse Dorsey
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All across Ohio, one of the biggest problems is in drug abuse and addiction throughout the state, especially with prescription drugs. Nowhere has the problem become more dangerous and damaging… Read More

Man Accused Of Attacking Vinton County Deputy In Court Today
By: Seaira Christian-Daniels
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The Athens County prosecutor says a man who attacked a sheriff's deputy while being transported to jail on a domestic violence charge is also being investigated in connection with a… Read More

Morning Audio Update For March 9
By: Steffany Hiett
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An Otway man will be arraigned today on a murder charge in Scioto County. Plus, officials at the the Columbus Zoo are taking issue with an exemption in an Ohio… Read More

Scioto County Murder Arrest
By: Cheri Russo
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An Otway man will be arraigned today on a murder charge in Scioto County. Sheriff Marty Donini says Terry Shepherd, 35, of Dodds Road was arrested after another man was… Read More

Drug Investigation Now Part Of Job For A State Trooper
By: Alyssa Hansen
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The State Highway Patrol is usually thought of as the regulators of the speed limit on highways. But now, state troopers are now being used to fight the war on… Read More

Prescription Drug Legislation Passes Kentucky House
By: Associated Press
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Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo was able to get legislation through the House aimed at cracking down prescription pill abuse on Thursday, the same day that three men robbed a… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Survives Toledo, Advances To MAC Semis
By: Blake Brodie, Matt Archibald
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1st 2nd Total Toledo 24 33 57 Ohio 26 39 65 Overview: Ohio head coach John Groce and Ohio's players said in practice this week that a… Read More