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Trimble pulls out gritty win over N-Y behind Standley
By: Morgan Eastman
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After ending the season with a 9-1 record and only losing to Athens, the Buckeyes of Nelsonville-York had high hopes heading in to 2012. The Trimble Tomcats had a different idea of how this opening game against their rival would go, shocking the Bucks at Boston Field with a 21-14 win. The game started with… Read More
Ohio Drops Season Opener to Pepperdine
Ohio volleyball fell in it's season opener to No. 11 Pepperdine in game one of the Flyer Classic in Dayton. The Waves won in straight sets, 25-16, 25-18, and 25-14. "I thought it was similar to our practices," head coach Ryan Theis said. "We lack a little bit in consistency but we have some shades… Read More
Week 1 scores
By: Steve Uhlmann
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The 2012 season is ready to kick-off, and this page will be the one you want you bookmark throughout tonight. We will update the scores for the games below as they go final. Games are sorted by conference according to the home team. TVC-Ohio Gallia Academy 52 Athens 35 Coal Grove 24 Meigs 6… Read More
Athens Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Porn
By: Michael Locklear
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An Athens man pleaded guilty Friday to a charge connected to producing child pornography. The FBI says 41-year-old Jason Hutchinson "used a webcam in his residence in November 2010 to create a video of himself engaging in various sex acts with a 13-year-old." Authorities say he then sent that video to someone in Massachusetts. When… Read More
New GOP Office Opens In Athens
By: Fred Kight
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With a helping hand from the Ohio Secretary of State, the Republican Headquarters is now open in Athens. It happened at noon Friday with Secretary Jon Husted, who is a Republican, but who kept his remarks non-partisan. Twenty or 30 candidates and supporters were on hand for the grand opening at 20 Station Street,… Read More
Album Review: Ry Cooder’s “Election Special”
By: Mark Hellenberg
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Mark Hellenberg reviews Election Special, the new politically-charged album from legendary guitarist/songwriter/producer Ry Cooder.
“Snacks In My Backpack” Program Fills Nutritional Void
By: Fred Kight
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On the most basic level, "Snacks in My Backpack" is an anti-hunger program. But you could call it an educational program, too, and a unification program. Karin Bright of Athens runs "Snacks in My Backpack" for the Athens County Food Pantry. Bright says they got started in 2011 after "a rather generous donation"…. Read More
“Guilty By Popular Demand” Details Hocking Co. 1984 Double Murder Trial
By: Fred Kight
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Long-time residents of Southeast Ohio will remember the name Dale Johnston. It will not be a fond memory, since it's associated with a grisly double-murder. And it will probably be an incorrect memory because in the end Johnston was cleared of wrong-doing. The story is the subject of a new book: "Guilty by… Read More
Cambridge Double Murder Suspect Turns Himself In
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A Zanesville man indicted for murder in connection with the shooting deaths of two men near Cambridge in June is now in custody. According to Sheriff Mike McCauley, 22-year-old Tyler Burrell is believed to be responsible, in part, for the shooting deaths of Christopher Morrison and Justain Nelson at a Coventry Estates apartments on June… Read More
Sheriff Warns Of Health Inspector Imposter
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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The Lawrence County sheriff is warning residents to be on the lookout for a person posing as an inspector for the county health department. The incident happened Thursday at a home on Township Road 1506 in Proctorville about 11 a.m. The health department and Sheriff Jeff Lawless says the man showed the homeowner a… Read More
Former Parkersburg Officer Sentenced On Battery Charge
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A former Parkersburg police officer was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a battery case against him. Former Sgt. Joshua Vensel was accused of striking a suspect in a holding cell in October of 2011. The incident was caught on camera. Vensel was originally charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery and… Read More
No Clemency For Convicted Belmont Co. Killer
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE 12:05 P.M. The Ohio Parole Board is recommending against clemency for a condemned double killer who declined to ask for mercy from the board. Forty-three-year-old Donald Palmer is scheduled for execution Sept. 20. He was convicted of fatally shooting two men in the head along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio on May… Read More
Trooper Involved in US 23 Crash
UPDATE 12:10 P.M. US Route 23 near Rosemount is now open again to traffic following a morning accident involving a state highway patrol trooper. According to a dispatcher at the Scioto County post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, crews finished accident reconstruction work earlier and the road was open again around noon. No word yet… Read More
Field Hockey Picked as Preseason Favorite
By: Tyler Rosten
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The Ohio Field Hockey team has high expectations for themselves this season, and so does the rest of the Mid American Conference. The defending MAC champions have been picked in the 2012 MAC Preseason Coaches Poll to win the MAC for a second straight year with 30 votes for the regular season. They also received… Read More