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Men’s Basketball: 42 Could Be The Magic Number Against UNC
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald, Rob Guliano
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"Shot Ready." That's what Ohio guards Nick Kellogg and Walter Offutt said they will be Friday night when No. 13 Ohio takes on No. 1 North Carolina in the Sweet 16 in St. Louis. The three-point shot is said to be the great equalizer and has been just that for teams before in the NCAA… Read More

Men’s Basketball Interviews: Groce And The Bobcats Talk About North Carolina
By: Matt Archibald
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Ohio head coach John Groce and players Walter Offutt, Nick Kellogg and Jon Smith talked about playing North Carolina.

Men’s Basketball: St. Louis Contrasts Between The Little Guy And The Big Guy
By: Rob Guliano
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No need to adjust your television screens Friday night during Ohio’s tilt with number-one seed North Carolina. TBS may be cutting in to the predictable monotony of the Seinfeld/Friends/painfully-close-to-being-funny Tyler Perry sitcom loop they have made a living off to bring fans some March Madness. But the contrast lies on the court – in the… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Is Playing With A Stupidly High Level Of Confidence
By: Grant Burkhardt
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At this point, in the NCAA Sweet 16, most teams are playing some brand of the "best ball they've played all season." Take the Midwest Regional, for instance. North Carolina State has won six of its last seven (its only loss came to UNC in the ACC Tournament). North Carolina, Ohio's Friday opponent, has won… Read More

Morning Audio Update For March 22
By: Amarens ten Bruggencate
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State Representative Andy Thompson says a $1,7 billion capital appropriations bill passed in the Ohio House today. Details in your afternoon audio update.

Capital Bill Approved By Ohio House
By: Fred Kight
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State Representative Andy Thompson says a $1.7 billion capital appropriations bill passed in the Ohio House today. The two year capital budget invests $400 million in Ohio universities. Thompson – who represents the Marietta area – says the legislation appropriates $750,000 for parking and bridge repairs at Washington State Community College. He says it also… Read More

Ohio Requests Recognition of Improved Air Quality in Belmont
By: Amarens ten Bruggencate
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Starting or expanding a business can be difficult in areas where there is a lot of air pollution. Once a region meets certain emission standards, company owners won't have to go through as much paperwork to open up an air pollution source like a factory. That is why the State of Ohio is asking the… Read More

OU’s McDavis Will Be Dancing, Too
By: Fred Kight
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Ohio University President Roderick McDavis is going to St Louis to cheer-on the men's basketball team. O-U is playing North Carolina in the Midwest Regional Game and McDavis will be rooting for an upset win. "We plan to take a small group of donors with us," he says. "We've very excited about going to St… Read More

Senators Brown And Portman: “800 Airforce Jobs In Ohio At Risk”
By: Fred Kight
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U.S. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown have met with Air Force Secretary Michael Donley to express concern over proposed cuts to Ohio Air National Guard facilities. The meeting was Wednesday and Brown and Portman proposed that the Air Force rethink a proposal to eliminate the C-27J program. The C-27 is a cargo plane that… Read More

Morning Audio Update For March 22
By: Fred Kight
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By a vote of 36 to 7, the Hocking College Education Association Support Staff has turned down a new contract. Crews are expected to use jackhammers to remove a large boulder that fell from an Athens hillside, crushing a car and damaging a home and three other vehicles. Details in your morning audio update.

Athens To Bust Boulder
By: Associated Press
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Crews are expected to use jackhammers to remove a large boulder that fell from an Athens hillside, crushing a car and damaging a home and three other vehicles. The boulder that fell Wednesday is estimated at about 100 tons and 25 feet in diameter. No one was hurt. Athens city officials say it will take… Read More

Hocking College Workers Reject Contract
By: Fred Kight
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By a vote of 36 to 7, the Hocking College Education Association Support Staff has turned down a new contract. It happened last night, setting the stage for a possible strike in just a matter of days. The proposed contract was the "last, best offer" by the college. Union spokesman Will Alder says contract language… Read More