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Grammy Award-Winner Returns to Stuart’s
By: Mark Hellenberg
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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams returns to Stuart’s Opera House this Thursday for her third appearance at the venue and her first with her band, Buick 6. Born in Lake… Read More

Five Injured In Hocking Co. Crash
Five people were injured in a rear-end collision Monday afternoon after the driver of one vehicles says he fell asleep at the wheel. Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol… Read More

OU Sports Journalism Instructor Says Penn State Sanctions Are Misguided
By: Jenn Halliday
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The NCAA made history this morning as it announced a series of unprecedented sanctions against the Penn State football program. Fans across the nation are calling the penalties severe, but… Read More

Eliason Wraps Up Term As Head Of National Assocation Of Counties
By: Xueying Luo
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Athens County Commissioner Lenny Eliason just wrapped up his term as president of the National Association of Counties, and looking back, he says the association had a pretty good year…. Read More


Country Joe McDonald Set 2 / Peter Rowan 2000 At The Fur Peace Ranch
Set 2 of Country Joe McDonald's tribute to Woody Guthrie. Plus Peter Rowan recorded in 2000.

Scioto Co. Drug Collection Sites Garner 300+ Pounds Of Pills
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says hundreds of pounds of prescription drugs including many painkillers were collected over the weekend in a southern Ohio county hit hard by drug overdose… Read More


Hey, Travelers, Got Any Spare Change?
By: Susan Spano
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I have a big glass jar full of foreign currency; bills and coins left over from trips gone by. When I get ready to leave a place and have a… Read More

Fate Of Muskingum River Plant Up In The Air
By: Fred Kight
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The Muskingum River Power plant is located in Washington County, near Beverly, and it's owned by American Electric Power, which has talked about closing it down. AEP has also proposed… Read More

The Game Will Go On
The Pennsylvania State University football team and athletic department received the news this morning that everyone has been awaiting for months. After the conviction of Jerry Sandusky on child sex… Read More

Ohio In 10th Driest Year On Record
By: Fred Kight
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Monday's weather forecast is for a chance of rain with a high in the upper 80s, and the National Weather Service says that prediction, or something close to it, is… Read More

Copperheads Split Doubleheader, Lose Second Game To Lexington
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Copperheads offense was quiet in the second game of the double header against the Lexington Hustlers, which proved to be the difference in the 6-1 loss. The Copperheads jumped… Read More

Copperheads Take First Game Of Hustlers Doubleheader
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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With key hits at the right time and even more timely defensive plays, the Copperheads were able to take the first game of a doubleheader against the Lexington Hustlers, 3-1…. Read More

Morning Audio Update For July 23
A McConnelsville man is in custody following an attempted bank robbery in Amesville. FAA investigators are looking into a Meigs County plane crash. And a 3-year-old Jackson County, West Virginia… Read More

Pair of MAC Quarterbacks Added to Another Watch List
Another day, another watch list. Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton has been named to the AllState Sugar Bowl's Manning Award Watch List. Tettleton is joined by fellow MAC quarterback Alex Carder… Read More

NCAA Hands Down Penn State Penalties
By: Associated Press
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The NCAA has slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the… Read More

FAA Investigating Meigs Co. Plane Crash
Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration are looking into a Meigs County plane crash that left a North Carolina man dead. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, officers responded… Read More

Ohio Gas Prices Jump Nearly A Dime
By: Associated Press
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Ohio drivers can expect to pay a little bit more at the pump this week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.45 in Monday's survey from… Read More

Missing Swimmer Found Near Devola Dam
UPDATE: 1:40 P.M. Dive teams searching the Muskingum River found the body of Benjamin Miller. The 21 year old disappeared while swimming in the Muskingum River near the Devola Dam around… Read More

Jackson County Child Dies After Being Left In Car
By: Associated Press
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Jackson County police are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was left in a car after her family returned home from church. Chief Deputy Tony Boggess says that… Read More

One Arrested In Attempted Amesville Bank Robbery
A McConnelsville man is in custody after an attempted bank robbery over the weekend in Amesville. Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says one of the Community Bank employees noticed Carl… Read More