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Gas Prices Expected To Fall As Summer Approaches
By: Fred Kight
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A trip to the gas station can be a costly transaction, but it's not as bad as some predicted as the price of gasoline has actually fallen a bit as spring edges toward summer. At Valero in The Plains, business is brisk. Athens resident Jim Caesar is found pumping gas into his truck and some… Read More
NY Company Could Make Deal With Williamstown’s Fenton Glass
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A New York company is working with the owners of Fenton Art Glass on a deal that could restart production. Gene Bem, chief executive of U.S. Glass, says he hopes to offer Fenton specialty glass to high-end retailers including Macy's and Neiman Marcus. Bem says he believes the brand can be refreshed, and he could… Read More
Hocking College Switches Light Systems For Savings
A new energy project at Hocking College aims to shed some light on savings to the tune of more than a half-million dollars. Vice President of Administrative Services Myriah Short says the college will save more than $600,000 during the next 10 years by swapping out light bulbs, among other changes. Short says the… Read More
Ohio’s High Court Dismisses Gay Marriage Challenge
By: Associated Press
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The state's highest court has dismissed a legal challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow gay marriage in the state. Attorney General Mike DeWine had filed a motion in late April, arguing that the Ohio Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction over the legal challenge by opponents of the same sex marriage measure. The Ohio… Read More
OU Student Affairs VP Choice Announced
A familiar face will lead Ohio University's office of student affairs following Vice President Kent Smith's departure. OU President Roderick McDavis announced Dean of Students Ryan Lombardi will assume the role starting in June. Lombardi has been appointed as Interim Vice President. McDavis says Lombardi must complete his doctoral degree in order to… Read More
Retired Chillicothe Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges
By: Associated Press
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A retired police officer in central Ohio has pleaded guilty to charges involving sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl. Eric McKee, 49, of Chillicothe pleaded guilty this week in Ross County Common Pleas Court to four charges including two misdemeanor counts of sexual imposition. The charges accuse McKee of physical sexual contact with the… Read More
Jackson Co. Plant To Produce Airbus Frames
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Constellium Rolled Products' plant in Ravenswood will help make jet frames under an agreement with Airbus and its parent company. Paris-based Constellium announced the $2 billion agreement Thursday with the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. Constellium says aluminum products from Constellium's major plants in Ravenswood; Issoire, France; and Sierre, Switzerland, will be used… Read More
McDavis Not In Favor Of Student Trustee Voting Rights
By: Katie Doup
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A bill headed to the Ohio Senate allows state universities to give their student trustees voting power on school issues. Until now, the two student trustees at each state institution in Ohio, including Ohio University, have not had the power to vote. OU President Roderick McDavis says he believes students should have a voice… Read More
Multi-State Accident Reduction Program Kicks Off
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West Virginia State Police plan to kick off its Operation CARE, part of a nationwide program to reduce traffic accidents. The state police will be joined by Pennsylvania and Ohio troopers at an event Friday to mark the effort at the new West Virginia Welcome Center on Interstate 70 near Wheeling. Legislators and representatives… Read More
Morning Audio Update for May 25
By: Taylor Pool
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A judge in Logan is taking extensive measures in order to find an impartial jury for a local murder trial. Plus, the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth will have a new CEO. And, Ohio's Highway Patrol troopers will be out in full force this Memorial Day weekend.
Local Bars Pledge To Strictly Enforce Statewide Smoking Ban
By: Sandhya Kambhampati
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Local bars and restaurants are pledging to practice stricter enforcement of a statewide smoking ban, just days after the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the Ohio Smoke Free Workplace Act. The court rejected claims from the owner of Zeno’s Victorian Village that smokers themselves should be fined rather than the owners of the establishments where the… Read More