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According To Reports: John Groce Agrees To Become Illinois’ Next Head Coach
By: Blake Brodie
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times and CBSSports.com college basketball insider Jeff Goodman, John Groce is officially headed to Illinois. Groce met with his team shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, then left for Illinois. The University of Illinois will hold a press conference Thursday at 2:00 p.m. EST to announce Groce as its new… Read More
Athens Community Raises Hoods For Trayvon Martin
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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It was almost 80 degrees outside, but that didn't stop about 200 Ohio University students, professors and Athens community members from wearing hoods on College Green Wednesday evening to "demand justice" for Trayvon Martin. Martin, a black Florida teenager was shot dead Feb. 26 during a confrontation with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. Zimmerman said he… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Ohio Players React To Rumors Of Groce-To-Illinois
By: Matt Archibald
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Since the Bobcats' NCAA Tournament run finished this past Friday, frequent reports have stated that current Ohio head coach John Groce has expressed interest in taking over the head coaching duties at the University of Illinois. Illinois has expressed mutual interest, and many reports have said a deal between the two sides is still being… Read More
The Ragbirds Return To Athens
By: Mitchell Kinnen
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The Ragbirds, a world-fusion-folk-rock group from Ann Arbor, Mich., will make a stop at Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery on Thursday, March 29. Led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds offer a wide variety of musical styles, as displayed on their new album Travelin' Machine. The Buffalo, N.Y., native credits artists such as… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Ohio University Students Weigh In On “GroceWatch”
With Ohio men’s basketball coach John Groce possibly on the verge of taking over at Illinois, Bobcat students are feeling uneasy. “I’d love for him to stay, because we have the potential to be a much better program than we already are,” Ohio University junior Zac Tuttle said. “But it’s whatever’s in his best interests,… Read More
An Evening With Greg Brown
By: Mark Hellenberg
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Known for his poetic lyrics, bass-baritone voice and expert fingerpicking, Greg Brown has been called "one of the best songwriters in America" by The Washington Post. The Utne Reader proclaimed Brown to be "one of the truly great musicians of our time. His quirky, profound songs and rootsy musicianship make him the peer of Lucinda… Read More
Athens County EMA Acquires Retired Ambulance
By: Dominique Buccina, Graylyn Roose
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Athens County is now more prepared in the event of an emergency, thanks to the local 911 center. The center has donated a retired EMS ambulance to the Athens County Emergency Management Agency. The truck will be used as a public information tool. The ambulance carries radios with AM transmitters that can put out information… Read More
Construction Complete On Supportive Housing Project In Athens
By: Graylyn Roose
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After more than two years of planning and gathering funds, a new "supportive housing project" off East State Street is ready for families. Integrated Services of Appalachian Ohio unveiled its family housing unit on Graham Drive with a ceremony this morning. The organization built the residence to accommodate families with disabled or mentally ill members…. Read More
Afternoon Audio Update March 28
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Governor John Kasich appoints a Muskingum County man to a state board position. An Ohio Senate panel has approved a plan to get rid of a contentious new election law that shrinks early voting in the presidential battleground state, among other changes. Details in your afternoon audio update.
Gov. Kasich To Sign Executive Order On Creation Of Human Trafficking Task Force
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Gov. Kasich will sign an Executive Order tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to establish the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force to combat human trafficking. "[Human trafficking] is one of [the governor's] top priorites right now. First of all, very few people even recognize that this is a problem going on in the state. He is committed… Read More
Vinton Co. Man Accused In Deputy Attack Pleads Not Guilty
A Vinton County man accused of attacking a sheriff's deputy while being transported to jail pleaded not guilty on charges of aggravated robbery, assault and escape. Richard Puckett was arraigned Wednesday before Judge Michael Ward in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Puckett faces charges of aggravated robbery, grand theft of a firearm, assault, grand… Read More
Hocking College Implements New Contract For Union Workers
By: Fred Kight
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Hocking College is implementing a new contract for a group of union workers who voted that contract down recently. "The college exercised our right to unilaterally implement the terms of our final offer to the union effective today," said Laura Alloway, Hocking College spokeswoman. Alloway said that the college is providing the union until Monday… Read More
Two Arrested For Meth Manufacturing Near Children In Portsmouth
By: Steffany Hiett
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Two Portsmouth residents are in custody on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine within 100 feet of children. Crystal Collier, 34, and Troy Munion, 28, were arrested Tuesday night after members of the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and FBI executed a Narcotics-related search warrant at Collier's Clay Township home. Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini says upon… Read More
Athens Family Physician Receives Distinguished Service Award
By: Olivia Bevan
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An Athens family physician and faculty member at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has received the 2012 distinguished service award from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Dr. Jay Shubrook Jr. was awarded the Young Physician of the Year award for his commitment to leadership and the education of future physicians…. Read More
Ohio Lawmakers To Honor School Shooting Responders
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio Legislature is planning to honor the first responders, law enforcement officers and school officials involved in handling a deadly school shooting in northeast Ohio. The group of about 50 authorities and school leaders is visiting Columbus on Wednesday, a month after the shooting in Chardon. Both the House and Senate were to recognize… Read More
Marietta Couple Arrested For Sexual Battery Of A Teenager
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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A Marietta couple was arrested last night on a third degree felony charge of sexual battery of a teenager. Daniel Hess, 45, of Mount Tom Road, and his live-in girlfriend Lacey Day, 30, are accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female family member on three occasions beginning in late 2010. According to Washington County Sheriff… Read More
New Curriculum Standards In Place In Wood Co.
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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New changes are being made to school curriculum throughout the country, and West Virginia is already adapting many of those changes. The U.S. Constitution gives every state total control over education in that state. Tammy McKnight, Curriculum Coordinator for Wood County Schools, says the district currently has 50 different sets of standards for learning… Read More
Mental Evaluation Ordered For Accused Chardon Shooter
By: Associated Press
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A judge has ordered a mental competency exam for a teenager accused of killing three students in an Ohio high school shooting last month. The Geauga County Juvenile Court in northeast Ohio ordered the evaluation of 17-year-old T.J. Lane on Tuesday. The ruling postpones next week's hearing that was set to determine if the case… Read More
Athens Campus Forum Wraps OU Fracking Series
Ohio University students and faculty voiced their opinions about hydraulic fracturing and potential leasing of oil and gas rights on the OU campus. The Ohio University's Presidential Advisory Council on Sustainability Planning and the Ecology and Energy Conservation Committee held the last of six campus forums Tuesday night. Dr. Greg Nadon, professor of Geology,… Read More
Morning Audio Update for March 28
By: Taylor Pool
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Disaster response officials have been encouraging Ohio schools and others to participate in the statewide tornado drill. Plus, the Ohio legislature is planning to honor the first responders and school officials involved in the Chardon shooting. And, an Ohio Senate panel is nearing a decision on whether to get rid of a contentious new election… Read More