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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
NMF Artist Spotlight: Lee “Scratch” Perry
By: Emily Votaw
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There are few artists more underappreciated–or as downright bizarre–than reggae/dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry. With his combination of strange lyrics and solid rhythms, Perry is still in demand, working with such diverse artists as Keith Richards, The Beastie Boys, George Clinton and Andrew W.K. Recently, he was chosen to perform at the 2011 All Tomorrow’s… Read More
Statewide Texting Ban To Clear Ohio Legislature
By: Associated Press
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Ohio teens could not use their cellphones, iPads or other electronic devices while driving under a bill poised to clear the state Legislature on Tuesday. All drivers also would be banned from texting, though young drivers could more easily be pulled over for the offense. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, the measure would… Read More
Ohio Governor Expected To Sign Repeal Of Elections Bill
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's governor was expected Tuesday to sign a measure that repeals a contentious new election law that would shrink early voting opportunities in the presidential battleground state. The law has been on hold since September. That's when Democrats and other opponents gathered more than 300,000 signatures from Ohioans to ask voters on fall ballots whether… Read More
Local Program Helps Youth Find Summer Employment
The Work Station in The Plains is currently searching for sponsors to offer summer employment to local youth. This program features 64 teenagers throughout Athens County who are at risk of not graduating. They will be paid for their work through a six-week program funded by the federal Workforce Investment Act. The teens in the… Read More
Athens County Community Members Win Ohio Arts Council Awards
Two members of the Athens community recently received Ohio Arts Council Awards for their writing. Ohio University assistant professor of English Kevin Haworth and his wife Rabbi Danielle Leshaw received five-thousand dollars each for Individual Excellence awards. Haworth's piece is an essay collection, Famous Drownings in Literary History. Haworth says the piece centers around stories… Read More
State Denies Negligence Claim In Inmate Death
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The state is denying a claim that negligence by the Ohio prisons department contributed to the death of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard. Linda Bickerstaff of Akron filed the case in the Ohio Court of Claims over the May 2010 death of her son, 33-year-old Dalin Anderson…. Read More
Portsmouth Council Considers Texting Ban
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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You text, you drive, you pay — that could soon be the situation in Portsmouth. In the absence of a statewide ban on texting while driving, the city is considering implementing a ban of its own. It's all in the name of safety, and violating it could cost big bucks. Jeanette Langford supports… Read More
Council Wants Levy For Street Lighting
By: Fred Kight
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Nelsonville City Council is moving to generate some more money. It wants to put a 1.5 mil levy on the ballot in November. City Law Director Garry Hunter says if voters approve, income from the levy will be used for street lighting. The proposal, which is labeled a current expenses levy, would generate… Read More
Kick-Off Meeting Aims To ‘Grow Gallia’
By: Graylyn Roose
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More than 100 Gallia County residents came to the University of Rio Grande Monday night to hear about a new economic strategy for the area. The "Grow Gallia" Strategic Planning Committee held a kick-off meeting to share their plan with the county. Melissa Clark, Gallia County Economic Development Director, says the planning process launched… Read More
Morning Audio Update for May 15
By: Taylor Pool
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A Buchtel man is charged with felonious assault. Plus, in the absence of a statewide ban on texting while driving, Portsmouth is taking the matter into its own hands. And, the Washington County Free Clinic has received almost $22,000 to make improvements.