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Spartans Can’t Stall ‘Cats Streak
Ohio volleyball soared through the Bobcat Volleyball Invitational last weekend, winning nine straight sets. Thursday night in Fleming Gymnasium, Ohio's play was no different. The Bobcats defeated the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro in three straight sets, improving their win streak to four and have now won 12 straight sets. Ohio came right out of the gate… Read More
ACLU Scolds Chillicothe High School for Violation of Student’s Rights
By: Taylor Pool
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The ACLU has sent a letter to a Chillicothe high school after school officials asked a student to leave a football game. A news release from the ACLU said the student was registering voters and circulating petititions at an event sponsored by Zane Trace High School. ACLU of Ohio Legal Director James Hardiman said… Read More
SEOAL Power Rankings
It's been an interesting start to the 2012 season in the SEOAL season, as after just three weeks no more undefeated teams remain in the league. Online reporters Anthony Baucco and Charlie Walter have put together their first SEOAL power rankings of the 2012 season as they take a look at the league from top… Read More
Afternoon Update 9/13
By: Zainab Kandeh
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Requierments have changed for Ohio's third graders to move on to the fourth grade. Mitt Romney returns for the second time this week to Ohio. Details in your afternoon update.
Afternoon Update 9/13
By: Zainab Kandeh
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Requierments have changed for Ohio's third graders to move on to the fourth grade. Mitt Romney returns for the second time this week to Ohio. Details in your afternoon update.
Athens Woman Pulls Derringer To Chase Attacker
By: Tim Sharp
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A 68-year-old Athens woman apparently knows how to protect herself. Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says Tamara Snyder went outside Wednesday night to see why her dogs were barking. As she walked around her van she says a man in a black ski mask knocked her to the ground and began kicking her. Snyder told… Read More
MVL Power Rankings: Week 4
By: Nathan Takitch
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The MVL Power Rankings are back for Week 4. Nathan Takitch takes a look at what teams made strides in Week 3, and who slipped. 1. Tri-Valley Scotties (3-0, 2-0) [No Change] The Scotties did what they do in Week 3, demolished the competition. West Muskingum put up little resistance as Nathan Strock threw… Read More
Guilty Pleas For Men Charged In Dog Stabbings
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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"This is the meanest act I've ever seen," we're the words of Judge Oakley Clark Collins Jr. just before sentencing the two men who pleaded guilty to stabbing and slitting the throats of two dogs. Jonathan Jiles, 20, of Pedro, and Brian Sharp, 20, of Pedro, pleaded guilty to prohibition concerning companion animals and criminal… Read More
MVL Week 4 Preview
Dover Vs. Tri-Valley: By Colin Brown Last season was historically successful for the Tri-Valley Scotties. Finishing with a 9-1 regular season record, the only blemish on their schedule came in Week 4 against the Dover Tornadoes when they were on the losing side of a 14-10 game. Friday night the Scotties will seek revenge… Read More
Enrollment At Ohio University Is On The Rise
By: Rose Troyer
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Ohio University is expecting an improvement in their freshman class in the next few years. Craig Cornell, vice provost for Enrollment, said the average ACT score for incoming freshman is up to 24 from last year. "When you have that kind of pool, it kind a plays out through the whole process," said Cornell. Cornell… Read More
Accurso Earns First MAC Honor
After winning last weekend's Harry Grove Invitational, junior Juli Accurso has earned MAC Cross Country honors as this week's Women's Runner of the Week. This is the first time Accurso has earned Cross Country Runner of the Week honors. Accurso is coming off a season in which she garnered All-America status as a runner in… Read More
Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association Implements Music Program
By: Fred Kight
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The Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice and Health Services provides special care for people getting near to death. Caregivers focus on promoting comfort and peace of mind. New to the hospice team are two staffers who will implement a music program. Milena Miller is director of development for the Athens hospice. Miller says these… Read More
High School Students At Risk Of Long-Term Concussion Effects
By: Taylor Pool
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New studies are showing athletes, especially teenage athletes, might be paying a long-term price for the glory of playing under the Friday night lights. There are between two and four million concussions per year in the United States. Most of those injuries are to high school football players, which means there are a lot of… Read More
New Third-Grade Reading Standards for Ohio Students
Ohio's third graders will soon have to meet new third-grade reading requirements in order to move on to the fourth grade. The "Third Grade Guarantee" was approved two years ago by state legislature, and these standards are set to be enforced in the beginning of next year. However, Gallia County school leaders says they… Read More
Enrollment Is Up At Ohio University
By: Olivia Bevan
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Enrollment at Ohio University is up from last year. As of September 7th, the total number of students enrolled was 36,808 that is approximately 1,300 more than last year. OU also continues to see growth in eLearning, both online and off-campus. This year, there are 5,196 eLearning students up more than 800 from last year…. Read More
Tettleton Approaching Records, Staying Humble
Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton’s world is becoming more and more different than the normal Ohio student’s world. He is becoming a nationally known name as his performance on the field makes his popularity boom. Everyone recognizes Ohio’s two-year starting quarterback when he puts on his number four jersey in Peden Stadium. However, he admits… Read More
Freshman Meredith Ashy Hopes to Head Home for NCAA Tournament
Ohio University Volleyball has high hopes going forward in the 2012 season, and freshman libero Meredith Ashy is a reason to hope. Ashy grew up in Louisville, Ky. where she attended Sacred Heart Academy, a private Catholic school. She competed on the varsity volleyball team during all four years of high school. The young… Read More
Investigators Release Lucasville Fire Victim’s Name
Investigators with the Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal have released the identity of the man killed in a Lucasville house fire. Lee McCall, 60, was identified by the Scioto County Coroner's Office Wednesday. Investigators say the fire started Tuesday and was contained to the living room of the home. Police say another… Read More
Morning Update for September 13
A man pleads guilty to sexual assault charges. A woman's trial date for murder after a botched pharmacy robbery. Details in your morning update.
Accused Rapist Pleads Guilty
A Canton man accused of raping two young boys at the Albany Community Center is sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty. Richard Merryman, 21, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court to two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. He is sentenced to life in… Read More
Body Pulled From Scioto River In 1975 Identified
By: Associated Press
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A coroner says a body discovered in the Scioto River in 1975 has been identified as a patient from a veterans medical center in southern Ohio after a family member recognized a facial reconstruction. A Ross County coroner's release says the man whose body was exhumed for DNA testing was Arthur Raymond Flowers of Hardin… Read More
Pawpaw Fest To Host Zydeco Legend
By: Mark Hellenberg
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Zydeco music is one of those uniquely American roots music genres born in the melting pot of Southwest Louisiana. It's an amalgamation of Cajun music, blues and R&B, sung in French or English, instrumentally led by a rocking accordion and percussively driven by a metal rubboard. C.J. Chenier, the son of Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier… Read More
Field Hockey: Ohio State Edges Out Ohio
By: Jordan Brogley Webb
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Ohio came up just short against Ohio State under the lights at Pruitt field. After two 15-minute overtime periods could not determine a winner, the Bobcats’ entered a penalty shootout where the Buckeyes edged them out 3-2. Neither team scored in regulation. Ohio State midfielder Kaitlyn Wagner gave the Buckeyes the win on the… Read More