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Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know
HEALTH SECRETS: WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW aims to educate and empower women to lead healthier lives by providing them with valuable health information and effective disease-prevention strategies. Each episode… Read More

Ohio State Senator Tours OU Med School
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Ohio State Senator Lou Gentile (D-Steubenville) says there is a primary health care deficit in Ohio that needs to be addressed. Gentile visited Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine… Read More

Ohio Receives $26M For Summer Youth Employment Programs
By: Fred Kight
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Young people looking around Southeast Ohio for a job this summer may be able to find one at their local Department of Job and Family Services office. Ohio has received… Read More

Palmerfest Fire Ruled Arson
By: Steffany Hiett
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The Division of State Fire Marshal ruled Saturday's fire on Palmer Street as arson. Investigators with the Division of State Fire Marshal say someone broke into the basement of the… Read More

Women’s Golf: Ohio’s Megan Weaver Named 2012 MAC Golf Sportswoman of the Year
By: Alex Marcheschi
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Ohio Women's Golf finished seventh at the 2012 MAC Championships this weekend, shooting a final team score of 993. But, the biggest news for the team came this morning when… Read More

School Closed To Honor Teacher Killed In Crash
By: Kerry Crump, WOUB Staff Writer
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Newport Elementary School teachers and students will report at regular time on Tuesday following a day off to remember a 58-year-old teacher killed in an accident over the weekend. The… Read More

Local Business Steps Closer To Sustainability
By: Alexandra Milne
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In March of last year, Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery owner, Art Oestrike, bought a farm with one goal in mind: to make it the restaurant's main food supplier…. Read More

State To Return Exotic Animals To Zanesville Widow’s Preserve
By: Steffany Hiett
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Ohio officials are clearing the way for the return of five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures last fall, then committed suicide. The… Read More

Portsmouth Couple Arrested After Crime Spree
By: Victoria Calderon, WOUB Staff Writer
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Scioto County sheriff's deputies are searching for stolen property following the arrests of a couple they say were behind a county-wide crime spree. Deputies arrested Matthew Jarrells, 31, and his… Read More

OU Professor Discusses Marshall’s “Tainted Glory”
By: Steffany Hiett
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An Ohio University professor shares his experience trying to clean up an outlawed athletic program in a new book. Professor of Sports Administration David Ridpath worked at Marshall University for… Read More

Feature Story: Racing For A Reason
Saturday marked the date for the O’Bleness Health Systems’ Ohio University Race for a Reason, a series of three events in which participants could raise money for whatever charity they… Read More

Baseball: Heartbreaking Game Two Loss Highlights Split Doubleheader
By: Alex Hider
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Ohio baseball’s streak of four consecutive MAC series wins was broken on Sunday when it split a double header with Bowling Green. After a controversial loss to Bowling Green (18-245,… Read More

Palmerfest Weekend Results In More Than 100 Total Arrests
Athens law enforcement officers arrested nearly 30 people during the street party known as Palmerfest this weekend. According to Athens Police Captain Ralph Harvey, officers made 28 arrests for offenses… Read More

Lawrence County ATV Accident Claims One Life
By: Taylor Pool
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A South Point woman is dead after a 4-wheeler ATV accident Sunday night. Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies say a man had been driving the ATV with the woman as a… Read More

State Ag Department To Consider Return Of Exotic Animals
By: Associated Press
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Ohio officials are considering the request of an animal owner's widow for the return of five exotic animals that survived an October release. The state Agriculture Department meets Monday to… Read More

Morning Audio Update for April 30
By: Taylor Pool
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Authorities say no one was injured in a house fire that ended Palmer Fest on Saturday. Plus, Ohio officials are considering the request of an animal owner's widow for the… Read More