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Baseball: Bats Come Alive As ‘Cats Dismantle Dayton
By: Alex Hider
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Right fielder Jensen Painter went 2-3 with two home runs, and catcher Kyle Dean added a grand slam as Ohio beat Dayton 7-2. It was the fourth win as many tries for the Bobcats, coming on the heels of a six game losing streak. “The guys were getting fatigued a bit,” said manager Joe Carbone… Read More
Wilkesville Mayor Calls Post Office Not Closing A “Blessing”
By: Michael Locklear
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The mayor of Wilkesville says it's a blessing the village's post office won't be closed. A United States Postal Service plan calls for fewer operating hours at thousands of post offices across the county, including dozens in southeast Ohio. "I realize we are a small, small village and to have had a full-time post office… Read More
Wilkesville Mayor Says Post Office Not Closing a “Blessing”
By: Michael Locklear
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The mayor of Wilkesville says it's a blessing the village's post office won't be closed. A United States Postal Service plan calls for fewer operating hours at thousands of post offices across the county, including dozens in southeast Ohio. "I realize we are a small, small village and to have had a full-time post office… Read More
Wilkesville Mayor Says Post Office Not Closing a “Blessing”
By: Michael Locklear
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The mayor of Wilkesville says it's a blessing the village's post office won't be closed. A United States Postal Service plan calls for fewer operating hours at thousands of post offices across the county, including dozens in southeast Ohio. "I realize we are a small, small village and to have had a full-time post office… Read More
Ohio Bill Passed Banning Texting While Driving
By: Jenna Stenger
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Texting while driving is now illegal after a bill passed this morning in the Ohio House of Representatives, 82-12. The Ohio Senate approved this bill 25-8, on May 3rd. The bill specifically bans teens from using any electronic device while driving, whereas adults can still use these devices for purposes other than texting. … Read More
W.P. Snyder Set to Begin Phase Two of its Restoration
A southeastern Ohio steamboat is being restored again by the Ohio Historical Society. The W.P. SNYDER Jr., located at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, is the last remaining steam-powered, "pool-type," stern-wheeled towboat in the United States. The Ohio Historical Society is planning to begin phase two of its restoration after phase one was completed… Read More
Dog Rescue Group Seeks To Reduce Dog Tag Fee
By: Taylor Pool
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An Athens County non-profit rescue organization says it may have to shut down after discovering that they have not been obeying state law. Friends of the Shelter Dogs, which places dogs with no-kill rescue groups and foster homes, is seeking financial help from the county to cover the cost of a required fee. Ohio law… Read More
Fire Department To Set Celebratory Blaze
By: Lu Wu
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The Albany Area Fire Department will celebrate its ownership of a new property this Saturday by lighting their mortgage on fire. Albany Fire Chief Roger Deardorff said the department will burn a copy of their mortgage loan documents in a bucket to represent that the department's debt is paid off. "Just to celebrate, let the… Read More
Mike Schmidt One of Six in 2012 MAC Hall of Fame Class
Former Ohio baseball All-American Mike Schmidt was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 after 548 career home runs with the Philadelphia Phillies. Now, 17 years later, Schmidt will be honored on Thursday, May 17,th as a member of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame Induction Class at the Renaissance Hotel in… Read More
City Of Athens To Repave Streets Over Summer
By: Samantha Ripkin
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The city of Athens will spend approximately $400,000 repaving area roads this summer, fixing the potholes that have become a safety problem for city residents. “People don’t like to swerve around potholes and crash into other cars or the other alternative is, they just drop their car in a pothole and break their axle or… Read More