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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
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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