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Boyfriend Charged With Caldwell Murder
By: Fred Kight
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A 34-year-old Belle Valley man was charged today with murder. Larry Schoeppner is accused of killing Tracy Kay, of Caldwell. He is being held under $1 million bond. Schoeppner… Read More

Kasich Announces Executive Workforce Board
In an effort to reform Ohio's workforce development system, Governor John Kasich announced members of the Governor's Executive Workforce Board Monday. The board will put in recommendations on the… Read More

Issue 2 Group Grades Husted
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio's chief elections official got an informal "performance review" Monday from a group that has butted heads with the Republican over the redistricting proposal on the ballot. It was… Read More

Gallia County Jail Inmate Found Dead
The Gallia County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Gallia County Jail inmate. According to Ohio Attorney General spokeswoman, Jill Del Greco, around 4:35 a.m.on Saturday, 38… Read More

Athens Co. Receives HUD Grant For Self-Sufficiency Program
Athens County will be receiving more than $41,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money will be used to fund the… Read More

Roger McGuinn At The Fur Peace Ranch
Roger McGuinn is featured in solo performance at the Fur Peace Station concert hall from March of 2008.

Ryan Theis Press Conference
By: Sara Nealeigh
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Ohio volleyball started MAC play with an even record after falling to Bowling Green in three sets, but sweeping Miami on Saturday. The victory over Miami was Ohio's sixth straight… Read More

Depleted Receiving Corps Concerns Solich
By: Alex Marcheschi
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The Ohio Bobcats’ receiving corps is banged up heading into this Saturday’s game against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, it will be the first MAC game of the season for… Read More

Fmr. Ohio Schools Supt. Won’t Face Charges
By: Associated Press
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Prosecutors have declined to file charges against Ohio's former superintendent of schools, who resigned amid ethical questions about his work for an educational testing contractor. Stan Heffner left office last… Read More

OU Top In State For Research Investment Returns
Ohio University has been named the top college in the state in return on investment for research. Robert Silva, director of Technology Transfer for OU, says the university had a… Read More

Poll: Brown Ahead In US Senate Race
By: Associated Press
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A new poll shows Democrat Sherrod Brown has a slight lead in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. The Ohio Newspaper Organization poll finds Brown with a 52… Read More

Deputies Investigating Caldwell Woman’s Death
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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The Noble County Sheriff's Office is investigating a weekend murder in Caldwell. According to reports, dispatchers received a call complaining of an unwanted man inside of a Cumberland Street apartment… Read More

Pair Arrested In Parkersburg Car Wash Body Case
By: Associated Press
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Two Parkersburg men are accused of putting a woman's body in a vehicle trunk and leaving it at a car wash. Parkersburg police say 42-year-old Arthur Allen Thorton and 34-year-old… Read More

Willie Phoenix at Uncle Buck’s
By: Elliot Nicolson
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On Saturday, Sept. 22, Uncle Buck’s Riding Stable and Dance Barn hosted the "Pig Roast and Paddle" fundraising event on behalf of Athens Building Industry Association and Raccoon Creek Partnership…. Read More

Old Tuberculosis Ward Building The Ridges To Be Torn Down
The stories that lie behind the walls of the building, which is a part of what was an asylum for the insane, are the stuff of legend for residents of Athens… Read More

Gallipolis Officer Shot During Domestic Disturbance Call
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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UPDATE 1:42 P.M. A man accused of shooting a police officer has been charged with felonious assault, but could face more charges. Law enforcement arrested 28-year-old Cole Miller Monday morning… Read More

Cambridge Company Announces Job Growth
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A southeastern Ohio company will be expanding in the near future. Quanex Insulating Glass Systems CEO David Petratis says that the Cambridge company will hire 85 new full-time employees in… Read More

Fmr. Athens Co. Developmental Disabilities Supt. Dies
By: Fred Kight
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A funeral service is scheduled for Friday for Harry Sands, superintendent of the Athens County Board of Development Disabilities from 1972 to 1982. Sands died Friday after an extended illness…. Read More

Teen Dies After Chillicothe Car Surfing Incident
By: Associated Press, WOUB Staff Writer
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UPDATE 10:21 A.M. Teachers and fellow students at a southern Ohio high school are mourning the loss of a sophomore who police say was killed while "car surfing." Police in… Read More

Morning Update for September 24
A Gallipolis police officer is in surgery after being shot Sunday night. Nelsonville-York City Schools are on a two-hoour delay today. Details in your morning update.

9/24 Standings Update
By: Steve Uhlmann
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The 2012 season is halfway over, and there have been plenty of good storylines so far. The MVL is shaping up to be an exciting race between Sheridan and Tri-Valley,… Read More