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Athens County Residents Appointed To State Boards
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Gov. John Kasich appointed two Athens County residents to state boards today. Mark Weinberg of Athens was appointed to the Local Government Innovation Council. The council establishes criteria for and make loans and awards to political subdivisions for local government innovation projects. Weinberg's term begins today and will end on September 30, 2013. Janet Carleton of… Read More
Baseball: ‘Cats Start Strong, but Rain Stops Game Short
Due to rain and thunderstorms in Huntington, W.V., the Ohio baseball game against Marshall University was rained out and resulted in neither a loss nor win for either team. The rain delay lasted one hour and thirty-five minutes before the game was called. There is no word yet about rescheduling. The game lasted through four… Read More
Baseball: ‘Cats Start Strong, but Rain Stops Game Short
Due to rain and thunderstorms in Huntington, W.V., the Ohio baseball game against Marshall University was rained out and resulted in neither a loss nor win for either team. The rain delay lasted one hour and thirty-five minutes before the game was called. There is no word yet… Read More
Baseball: ‘Cats Start Strong, but Rain Stops Game Short
Due to rain and thunderstorms in Huntington, W.V., the Ohio baseball game against Marshall University was rained out and resulted in neither a loss nor win for either team. The rain delay lasted one hour and thirty-five minutes before the game was called. There is no word yet… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Jim Christian’s Salary A Sign Of “Investment” To Basketball
By: Matt Archibald
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Ohio's head men's basketball coach Jim Christian will receive a $425,000 base salary for the next five years. The $425,000 makes Christian the highest paid employee at Ohio University ahead of President Roderick McDavis' near $390,000 salary and head football coach Frank Solich's $330,000 base salary. Christian's salary is also $125,000 more than former head… Read More
Local Horse Rescue Faces Economic Hardship
By: Graylyn Roose
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Tight finances in difficult economic times have forced some animal owners to give up their pets, but a local organization is working to give horses a second chance at life. Victoria Goss owns Athens County's Last Chance Corral, a 25-year-old horse rescue farm, which cares for sick and unwanted horses and prepares them for eventual… Read More
District Preschools To Merge Into Chauncey Building
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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More than a month after the Athens City School Board voted to close Chauncey Elementary School's doors, the Athens City School District has found a new purpose for the soon-to-vacant building. Superintendent Carl Martin said the district's four preschool programs will be consolidated and will be housed in the Chauncey building this fall. "[The building]… Read More
Perry County Commissioner Sentenced For Assaulting County Employee
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Perry County Commissioner Lonnie Wood will serve jail time for restraining, kissing and groping a county employee against her wishes on Oct. 19, 2010. Wood pled no contest today in Perry County Court to misdemeanor charges of assault and unlawful restraint. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, $1250 in fines and 100 hours of… Read More
Chillicothe Vandals And Thieves Target Three Dozen Cars
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Vandals and thieves have targeted at least three dozen vehicles on the north and east sides of Chillicothe in the past few days. At least 25 vehicles within blocks of each other on the east side of the city had side mirrors shattered during the weekend. Chillicothe police say they took reports of 11 vehicles… Read More
Jail Overcrowding Concerns Fairfield Co. Sheriff
By: Steffany Hiett
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A southeast Ohio prison is trying to figure out how to deal with an increase in prisoners without an increase in space to hold them. Fairfield County jail officials say they thought they temporarily solved the problem of overcrowding when they started housing prisoners at a new jail annex in 2011. But with the… Read More
Executive Director of Alumni Association To Leave OU
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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The executive director of the Ohio University Alumni Association is leaving the university at the end of the month. Graham Stewart, who is also OU's assistant vice president for alumni relations, said he has accepted a position at the University of Arkansas as the associate vice chancellor for alumni and the executive director of the… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update April 4
By: Steffany Hiett
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A Southeast Ohio national forest is taking part in an effort to keep the region clean. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is kicking off 11 days of concerts and civic celebrations to mark its annual inductions. Details in your afternoon audio update.
Southeast Ohio Counties Receive Marine Patrol Grants
By: Olivia Bevan
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Four Southeast Ohio counties will receive grant money intended to keep waterways safe this boating season. Twenty-four communities total in Ohio will receive more than $555,000. Sheriff's departments in Pickaway, Ross, and Scioto counties are slated to get the money from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Watercraft for marine patrol units. The… Read More
Ohio EPA Investigating Fish Killed During Athens Co. Bridge Maintenance
By: Michael Locklear
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is still looking into complaints about an incident involving the Athens County Engineer's department. The Ohio EPA says a large number of fish were killed during bridge maintenance the engineer's department was doing about two weeks ago. County Engineer Archie Stanley says the cement was expected to fall into Canaan… Read More
Road Work To Begin Next Week In Belmont County
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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The Ohio Department of Transportation says resurfacing work on various roads in Belmont County is set to begin next Monday and will continue through this summer. More than 11 miles of U.S. Route 40 will be resurfaced from County Road 100 to the city of St. Clairsville's west corporation line. About three miles of State… Read More
2012 NMF Artist Spotlight: Roky Erickson
By: Elliot Nicolson
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Throughout the days and weeks to come, we'll be spotlighting some of the artists who will be performing at this year's Nelsonville Music Festival. Today, Elliot Nicolson profiles Roky Erickson. Roky Erickson is often cited as one of the most influential, and most forgotten, pioneers of the 1960s psychedelic-rock movement. Together with his band The… Read More
Village Council Postpones Barrett Appointment, Reinstates Mace
By: Kathleen Moran
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On Tuesday, Glouster Village Council initially planned to vote on appointing a new police chief, but because of a lack of important documents, the decision was postponed. Mayor Miles Wolf says candidate Jay Barrett still needed to complete a medical physical before he could be appointed. Instead, Wolf announced that he was reinstating… Read More
Former Senate President Upset About Holocaust Memorial
By: Alyssa Hansen
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The president of the group that oversees the Ohio Statehouse and surrounding area says he's disappointed by Governor John Kasich's decision to build a Holocaust memorial on the Statehouse grounds without consultation. The monument could be built on the east side of the Statehouse where Ohio soldiers are memorialized. Richard Finan, former… Read More
Workshops Planned For Distressed WV Homeowners
By: Associated Press
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The West Virginia attorney general's office will launch a program this month to help residents who are feeling the financial burden of home ownership. The first of four workshops is scheduled April 10 at the Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield. The sessions are called "Project: Save our Homes." Attorney General Darrell McGraw said the… Read More
Innovation Center Hosting Start Up Weekend For Hopeful Entrepreneurs
By: Eleni Lazares
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The Ohio University Innovation Center will hold a three-day entrepreneur event aimed at helping launch businesses in Southeast Ohio. The Start Up Weekend program is designed for developers, artists, graphic designers and other creative people to gather for a weekend of company creation. Innovation Center Director Jennifer Simon says the hope is during the… Read More
Morning Audio Update for April 4
By: Taylor Pool
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Officials from a Southeast Ohio national forest help keep the region clean. Plus, supporters of a measure to allow gay marriage in Ohio have been cleared to continue their ballot effort. And, the Ohio Supreme Court has struck down a state law require juvenile sex offenders to register as offenders for life.
Baseball: Bobcats Can’t Claw Back against Bearcats
The Ohio University Baseball team falls to Cincinnati 11- 2.