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In Focus: High Prices and Quality Questions at the Pump
By: Graylyn Roose, Paul Meara
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Consumer price control is a big issue in many aspects of the economy in Appalachia, including how much we pay to get from place to place. But drivers in Ohio… Read More
Police In Ohio Septic Tank Case Describe Search
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say the vehicle believed to be used in an Ohio woman's abduction was an old police cruiser with no door handles in the back seat. The details came Thursday… Read More
Movie Review: “Moonrise Kingdom”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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I had a smile on my face pretty much continuously while watching Wes Anderson's new film, Moonrise Kingdom. Every shot is visually witty. But then, Anderson is the very definition… Read More
New OU-Athens Joint Police Cruiser Revealed
Ohio University students and Athens residents will see a different police vehicle patrolling streets in the fall. Athens Police Captain Ralph Harvey says a new the joint police car is… Read More
In Focus: Organic Options in Appalachia
By: Mike Comisso, Tina Kuhne
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Ohio boasts more than 150 farms that use organic methods to grow many different kinds of produce. Organic produce does not contain any preservatives or pesticides and because of that,… Read More
Ohio Couple Wants Pill Mill Conviction Tossed
By: Associated Press
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A husband and wife convicted of running an Ohio pill mill that illegally prescribed thousands of painkillers want a federal judge to throw out the most serious charge. Nancy and… Read More
Ohio Track Finals To Include Wheelchair Athletes
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association will allow wheelchair athletes to compete at a state tournament for the first time next year. The association's board on Thursday approved a recommendation… Read More
OU Appoints Interim Associate VP For Student Affairs
By: Connor Briggs
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A familiar face will fill the role of Interim Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Ohio University. Jenny Hall-Jones will begin service at her new… Read More
W.Va. Families Head To US Capitol Over Mine Safety
By: Associated Press
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Relatives of three miners killed in West Virginia's Upper Big Branch disaster are in Washington, D.C., to press for the passage of long-stalled mine safety legislation by July 4. Gary… Read More
In Focus: Extreme Couponing in Southeast Ohio
By: Morgan Lentes
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Savvy Couponers in Southeast Ohio Although Vinton County resident Wenda Hunt has never seen TLC's “Extreme Couponing,” it's fair to call her coupon clipping extreme. Hunt says years ago, as… Read More
Nature Photography Exhibit At OU-Zanesville
By: Christine Shaw
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Carrie "Butterfly" Turner, a local artist from New Concord, will display 21 original full-color photographs on canvas during June and July at the Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Library. Turner is a… Read More
West Virginia Schools Ban Tobacco Use
By: Associated Press, Connor Briggs
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West Virginia University's main campus and West Virginia Northern Community College's three campuses are going tobacco free. WVU's Board of Governors voted Thursday in Charleston to ban tobacco use on… Read More
Body Identified As Proctorville Man
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A body found in a river has been positively identified as a missing man and his death is being investigated as a murder. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies say a body… Read More
Engineering Students ‘Design To Make A Difference’
By: Morgan Lentes
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For senior mechanical engineering students at Ohio University, their final design projects didn't just earn them a grade, it gave them a chance to fulfill a community need. The Department… Read More
Surveillance Video Shown At Inman Trial
By: Associated Press
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Testimony was expected to continue Thursday in the southeast Ohio trial of a man accused of killing his estranged wife. Twenty-seven-year-old William Inman II and his parents have pleaded not… Read More
OU Student No Longer Eyeing OH House Seat
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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An Ohio University student has dropped out of the Ohio House of Representatives race. Luke Scott is the Wellston City Council President who was on the November ballot for the… Read More
Morning Audio Update for June 7
By: Taylor Pool
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An Ohio University student has dropped out of the Ohio House of Representatives race. Plus, the testimony is expected to continue today in the trial of a man accused of… Read More