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Housing Agency Breaks Ground On Low-Income Properties
By: Graylyn Roose
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A group of senior citizens will be getting a new place to call home in The Plains. The Three Rivers Housing Corporation is preparing to build an apartment complex on North Plains Road. Six apartment units intended for senior citizens will be built this summer. The project will cost nearly $600,000, but the rent for… Read More
Athens Officials Call For Impact Study On Proposed Wayne National Forest Leasing
By: Fred Kight
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A crowd estimated to be at least 100 strong gathered at the Wayne National Forest Headquarters in Nelsonville Wednesday afternoon for a rally. Athens City Mayor Paul Wiehl, Athens City Council member Christine Knisely and area business owners were scheduled to voice their opinion on the release of Wayne land for oil and gas leasing…. Read More
OU To Install Surveillance Cameras In Residence Halls
By: Steffany Hiett
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Ohio University officials are working with the OU Police Department to install surveillance cameras in residence halls on campus. The university tested the operation this year in the student dorm Voigt Hall. The school intends to install the cameras at the entrance and lobbies of all residence halls over the next ten years. Josh Bodnar,… Read More
Cambridge Man To Spend Life In Prison For Murder
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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A Cambridge man will spend life in prison for killing a 21-year old man last year. Michael P. Smith, 43, of Cambridge was sentenced to 41 years to life Wednesday in the Guernsey County Common Pleas Court for killing Kyle Carter, 21, of Cambridge in March 2011. Smith was convicted earlier this month of murder,… Read More
Search Continues For Vehicle Involved In Athens County Hit-And-Run
By: Jasmin Pettaway
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol is still seeking information on a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Athens County earlier this month. Roger D. Jordan, 57, of Glouster was killed on Pleasanton Road near US Route 33 on May 12. A witness reported that Jordan was lying in the road when they approached… Read More
Midterm Ohio Budget Heads To Governor’s Desk
By: Associated Press
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A wide-ranging midterm budget bill that includes startup costs related to Ohio's upcoming regulations for exotic animals is on its way to Gov. John Kasich's desk. The bill includes $42 million for the Clean Ohio fund that preserves farmland and green spaces and another $3 million for a Lake Erie protection program. The measure also… Read More
Greater Huntington Symphonic Band To Perform At OU Southern
The Greater Huntington Symphonic Band will perform a free outdoor concert at Ohio University Southern on Sunday, May 27 at 5 p.m. on the Shafer Courtyard. The symphonic band has existed for decades under several different names and conductors, but came together in its present form in 1964 with Homer Oschenhirt serving as director. At… Read More
Athens Company Participates In Clean Energy Roundtable
By: Connor Briggs, Rose Troyer
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An Athens-based company recently participated in a nationwide roundtable discussion on clean energy initiatives. Third Sun Solar designs and installs solar energy systems for commercial, institutional, governmental, and residential customers across the Midwest. The discussion was hosted by the Pew Charitable Trusts Clean Energy Program to explore ideas for accelerating growth in the U.S. Clean… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update For May 23
By: Rose Troyer
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Peoples Bank is celebrating 110 years of service. A pair of alligators were found in a suspect's home. One person was killed Tuesday night in a single-vehicle roll-over crash in Noble County. Details in your afternoon audio update.
OU Lancaster Deaf Studies Students Interpret “The Mousetrap”
By: Cheri Russo
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One showing of the Ohio University Lancaster Theater’s The Mousetrap will be done in a different language–sign language. For the first time, students in the deaf studies program will be interpreting the play using American Sign Language. "I think it’s really exciting," said Becky Brooks, interim coordinator of the deaf studies program. "I think it’s… Read More