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38th Fall Hookahville Set For This Weekend
By: Bryan Gibson
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The Fall Hookahville music fest returns this Thursday through Sunday to Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio, hosted by the Columbus group ekoostik hookah. Now in its 38th year, the fest boasts a who's-who of the improvised music scene, inlcluding The Travelin’ McCourys, John Kadlecik (founding member of the Dark Star Orchestra and currently with Phil… Read More
Public Forum To Address Prescription Drug Epidemic Tuesday Evening
By: Cotrell Loftin
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Residents of southeast Ohio affected by the prescription drug epidemic have an opportunity to learn about resources available to them Tuesday evening. "In the fact that we consider it an epidemic means it's very bad. It's not just in southeast Ohio; there's been an increase across this nation in unintentional drug overdose related to his… Read More
Uncovering The Histories Of Uptown Athens
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Ron Luce talks with author and local historian Cyrus Moore III. Moore’s first book, The Athens Maneuvers: The Ohio National Guard Maneuvers in Athens County, August 17-23, 1904, and the Remaking of the Guard, was published this July by the Athens County Historical Society & Museum…. Read More
OU Business Development Program Gets $200K
A business development project housed at Ohio University is getting a $200,000 boost in state funding. The Entrepreneurial Signatures Program, which operates under Tech Growth Ohio, received the money as part of the Ohio Third Frontier Project. The project's overall goal is to create economic growth through start-up companies that commercialize technologies developed at… Read More
Tanker Truck Crash Kills One
An accident involving a tanker truck carrying milk has claimed the life of a Beverly, Ohio resident. Wood County West Virginia Sheriff Jeff Sandy says early Monday morning, 49-year-old Michael Ullum was driving the truck on Interstate 77 when it went over an embankment and hit a tree. The vehicle flipped over onto the… Read More
Ohio Volleyball Selected to Win MAC East
The Ohio volleyball team starts the regular season as the preseaon favorites to take the 2012 MAC East title. The preseason poll was announced by the league after a vote by the head coaches. Ohio earned 11 votes after capturing the division title every season since 2002. Miami was picked to win second in the east,… Read More
Couple Charged With Possession Of Nursing Home Drugs
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A husband and wife, who investigators say took pain medications from patients at a Wheelersburg nursing home, are in jail on felony drug charges. Members of the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and New Boston Police Department arrested 49-year-old Daniel Williams and 46-year-old Robin Williams at their Portsmouth residence on Saturday. The Scioto County… Read More
Official Gridiron Glory Twitter Hashtags
By: Steve Uhlmann
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In an effort to make connecting with fellow fans around the area easier than ever, Gridiron Glory is introducing "official hashtags" for every team to use on Twitter. Getting in on the action on social media is very easy. Simply use the hashtag for your team from the list below any time you tweet about… Read More
Morning Audio Update For August 21
A Monroe County aluminum plant is just weeks away from shutting down, due to rising power costs, according to the company. A Tennessee man, convicted for his part in the homicide of a Guernsey County last year, has died in prison. A state program to help lower-income people with summer cooling costs has reached 66,000… Read More
Ormet’s Hannibal Plant Closing Set For Sept.
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A Monroe County aluminum plant is just weeks away from shutting down, due to rising power costs, according to the company. Ormet Aluminum plans to shut down its Monroe County reduction plant beginning in September. In July, Ormet issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice for its Hannibal operations. While the… Read More
Storms Cost WV Power Companies $172 M
By: Associated Press
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Utility company filings with the state Public Service Commission show a June windstorm cost West Virginia's largest power providers a combined $172 million. Eleven utilities filed the reports with the PSC on Monday. They detail the extent of the damage from the June 29 storm. Appalachian Power and First Energy subsidiaries Mon Power… Read More
Man Convicted In Guernsey Co. Murder Dies In Prison
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A Tennessee man, convicted for his part in a homicide in Guernsey County last year, has died in a southwest Ohio prison. According to a spokesperson for the Lebanon Correctional Institution, 37-year-old James Dunikowski, Jr. was found dead in his cell early Friday morning. Officials say they suspect Dunikowski killed himself and the State… Read More
President Declares June Storms Major Disaster In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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Nearly 20 counties in Southeast Ohio are slated to receive federal aid for expenses resulting from severe weather at the end of June and early July. President Barack Obama Monday declared a major disaster in Ohio and ordered federal aid for areas affected by severe storms in the state earlier this summer. Obama announced… Read More