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ODA Issues Health Alert That Urges Caution When Handing Pet Food
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Ohio Department of Agriculture issues a health alert urging consumers to be cautious when handing pet foods after Diamond Pet Foods’ expended recall Thursday. On April 10, 2012, Diamond Pet Food issued a recall of limited number of dry dog food bags. April 26, the recall expended to include another dog food —Chicken… Read More
No USDA Investigation Expected In Leopard’s Death
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A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has no plans to further investigate the death of a spotted leopard held under a state-issued quarantine at an Ohio zoo after an exotic animal escape. Spokesman Dave Sacks said Thursday the agency sees it as a closed matter. A keeper was moving the leopard… Read More
MSHA Orders End To Use Of Defective Air Packs
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Federal regulators are ordering mine operators nationwide to immediately begin phasing out use of an emergency breathing device that testing has proven unreliable. Some 70,000 air packs called self-contained self-rescuers could be in use. They must be out of every mine by Dec. 31, 2013. The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the order Thursday… Read More
Former Buchtel Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Permitting Drug Abuse
Buchtel's former chief of police pleaded guilty Thursday to permitting drug abuse. Kelsie Lanning was sentenced to three years of community control. He was also ordered to surrender his police officer certificate and serve 80 hours of community service. Keller Blackburn, Athens County prosecutor, said being a law enforcement officer is no excuse for illegal… Read More
Movie Review: “The Cabin in the Woods”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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Part of the fun of this horror/comedy picture (and I debated which genre to place on the weightier side of that slash) is not so much discovering its “secret” as it is teasing out the levels on which it’s about the whole idea of watching. At first we have what seem to be two unrelated storylines. We open on an everyday, mundane water-cooler chat between two middle-aged office… Read More
Athens Parks And Recreation Department Seeks Public Input On Future
By: Steffany Hiett
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The City of Athens Arts, Parks and Recreation department is still considering how to move forward with a master plan for the department's future. The department held a public forum Wednesday night at the Athens Community Center to seek input from Athens residents about the quality of the department's programs and facilities. Paul Logue, Athens… Read More
Podcast: Ohio Field Hockey Goalkeeper Jen McGill Joins “Sportsbeat”
By: Grant Burkhardt
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Ohio goalkeeper Jen McGill joined the WOUB guys on "Sportsbeat" on April 19 to talk about her head coach, playing in net for a field hockey team and what it was like to play top-seeded North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament this past fall. @BobcatShowcase
Afternoon Audio Update For April 26
By: Katie Derr
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Concerned Athens-area residents gathered at Ohio University to learn more about hydraulic fracking. The Ohio House passed a bill that would establish a state tourism advisory board and also fine tune elements of the state's new private job creation entity called JobsOhio. West Virginia's Yeager Airport will get a second security checkpoint, which will reduce… Read More
Athens Farmers Market Takes Food Stamps
By: Lu Wu
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The Athens Farmers Market has successfully tapped an unlikely market and is helping low-income residents at the same time. The market has experienced a dramatic increase in revenue from food stamp purchases over the past three years and Athens Farmers Market President Larry Cowdery says he expects that trend to continue. Cowdery said the market—one of… Read More
Church Among Contributors To Gallia County Development Project
A new Gallia County economic development initiative has received funding from several organizations, including a church. River City Fellowship announced a $1,500 contribution to The Digital River Project Wednesday in Gallia County. Pastor John O'Brien says the church and the project share the same hope of bettering the downtown area. The church is… Read More
Arts Benefit Economy, Says ARTS/West
By: Kathleen Moran
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At the Athens Community Arts Parks and Recreation forum Wednesday night, community members were encouraged to show up to discuss the long term goals of the APR. The hall was packed as residents hoping to have a say in the future of the APR. “This meeting is really about the public, your ideas, what you… Read More
Bob Dylan Night at Casa Cantina
By: Mitchell Kinnen
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This Saturday, Casa Cantina will lend its stage to the 5th annual Bob Dylan Night. Featuring a variety of local musicians covering selections from Dylan’s catalog, the event is a fundraiser for March of Dimes, a national charity organization dedicated to rooting out the causes of premature birth and increasing the number of healthy births… Read More
Police Seeking Murder Suspect in Parkersburg
By: Regina Donizetti
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Parkersburg police are looking for a man they say is a suspect in New York state murder case. Sergeant Greg Collins says the department is assisting in the search for Matthew A. Davis. Collins says Davis is believed to be living in the Parkersburg area. The 37-year-old is wanted in connection with a second-degree murder… Read More
Wheeling School Among Two Honored For Green Practices
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Two West Virginia schools are being singled out for their environmental friendly practices. The U.S. Department of Education has named Hilltop Elementary School in Wheeling and the Wyoming County Career and Technical Center in Pineville U.S. Green Ribbon Schools. The schools are among 78 schools from 29 states that will receive the inaugural award… Read More
Fracking Action Network Hosts Public Forum
By: Morgan Lentes
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Concerned Athens-area citizens gathered at Ohio University Wednesday night to learn more about possible effects the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could have on the community. The event was sponsored by the Athens County Fracking Action Network. Group organizer Christine Hughes says the network is interested in getting information to the public. … Read More
Morning Audio Update for April 26
By: Taylor Pool
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The Ohio EPA is asking for the public's feedback on 20 restoration projects taking place in 3 counties. Plus, food pantries across the state are benefiting from a successful season for deer hunters. Details in your audio update.