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Found In Translation: OU Grads Collaborate At Majestic Galleries
By: Katie Bruhn
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Majestic Galleries' latest exhibit is Reveal Collaborative, featuring the work of Courtney Kessel, Natalie Tornatore and Danielle Wyckoff, all graduates of Ohio University's MFA program.

Seeking Seven Straight
2005. That was the last time Miami bested Ohio in the annual Battle of the Bricks. The Bobcats had never won a bowl game, Sports Illustrated had no reason to come to Athens, and Tyler Tettleton was a freshman—in high school. Oh how things have changed. It could be argued that Ohio’s recent dominance in… Read More

Ohio Motivated for Playoff Push
The Ohio soccer team believes in the power of quotes. Before every practice and game, Coach Stacy Strauss gives her team a “Positive Mental Attitude Quote”, or PMAQ. These quotes vary in meaning, but they are all meant to put the players in a correct mindset. “I just think it's important to have a constant… Read More

Higher Education Funding Part Of Ohio Gov’s Agenda
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's considering whether Ohio should tie college and university funding to graduation rates, rather than enrollment. Kasich told reporters Wednesday that university presidents are expected to come to him by Thanksgiving with a new funding formula. The Republican governor said changing how state subsidies to institutions are determined would be… Read More

Republican VP Candidate To Campaign Across Ohio This Weekend
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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will campaign across Ohio by bus this weekend, making eight stops in two days. Mitt Romney's campaign says the Wisconsin congressman will begin his bus tour Saturday morning in New Philadelphia and Zanesville in eastern Ohio, then head southwest with stops in Circleville, Yellow Springs and Dayton. Sunday's schedule… Read More

City Officials Discuss Plans For Halloween Weekend
Athens city officials discussed plans for managing the upcoming Halloween block party this weekend during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl said the city will close Court, President, Union, and Washington streets starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle spoke about the importance of keeping house parties under… Read More

Ohio Consumer Group Calls For Stricter Food Safety Laws
By: Michael Locklear
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An Ohio consumer group says the implementation of stricter federal food safety laws has fallen short. The Ohio Public Interest Research Group released a report Wednesday on the progress in reducing food recalls in the state and across the country. Since the beginning of 2011, 27 Ohioans have gotten sick after eating food directly linked… Read More

Player of the Year Snapshot: Joey Burrow
By: Kyle Bratke
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Forget Gridiron Glory Player of the Year, Joey Burrow for Heisman! The Athens High School sophomore quarterback has been unstoppable so far this year as he has led the Bulldogs to a 8-1 start, including eight straight wins. Not only are the Bulldogs winning but they are doing it in unbelievable fashion putting up… Read More

MVL Power Rankings: Week 10
By: Nathan Takitch
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Going into the final week of games in the regular season, three Muskingum Valley League teams are still looking for playoff spots, but every team in this competitive league still has something to play for in their season finale. See where the teams rank and what their motivations are for their Week 10 matchups. … Read More

10/24 Playoff Rankings Update
There have been some major shake-ups in the OHSAA playoff rankings following Week 9. Despite defeating Federal Hocking 25-23, Eastern has been forced to forfeit their wins against Waterford and South Gallia for violating OHSAA rules. The Eagles remain eligible for the playoffs but must defeat Southern and will need other teams to lose if… Read More

Southeast Ohio Trails To Receive Federal Funding
Fourteen Ohio trails have been selected to share more than $1.6 million in federal funds through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Recreational Trails Program. Four of the trail renovation projects will take place in southeast Ohio, including Pike, Perry and Jackson counties. Of the 66 applications that ODNR received, the 14 projects awarded funding… Read More

Men’s Golf Caps Fall Season with 11th Place Finish
By: Colin Hanner
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On Monday and Tuesday, the Bobcats hit the links in Kettering, Ohio at NCR South for the University of Dayton Fall Invitational. The two-day event hosted 18 teams and Ohio finished in a tie for 11th, tying with IUPUI and beating out MAC foe Bowling Green State by two strokes. Senior Byron Firestone, who withdrew… Read More

TechGROWTH Receives $3 Million State Award
TechGROWTH Ohio, Ohio University's Third Frontier firm, will soon be able to do some considerable investment work in Southeastern Ohio thanks to a new $3 million award they will be receiving from the state of Ohio. TechGROWTH is a part of the state's Third Frontier program, a funding competition for firms investing in innovation around… Read More

Pastor Charged With 20 Counts Of Sexual Conduct With Minor
A Rio Grande pastor remains in jail, charged with 20 counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. David A. Young was arraigned Monday in a Gallia County courtroom. Young was arrested last week after allegations surfaced he sexually assaulted a girl between the ages of 13 and 14 who was a student in a… Read More

Bringing Up Baby: Comics Artist Documents Life With Daughter
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Jessica Makosky talks with Chris Monday and Heather Hively of Flying Weevil Productions about Drink More Water, a comics journal created by Monday. Drink More Water documents the life of Monday and Mabel, his daughter, from September 2009 to November 2010. As Mabel turned four years old,… Read More

Logan Man Killed In Lancaster Murder-Suicide
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Authorities in central Ohio say three people – including an off-duty police officer – were killed in a murder-suicide shooting overnight Tuesday. Police in Lancaster said in a statement that 38-year-old Stephanie Adams and 56-year-old Randy Bartow were found inside the woman's home early Tuesday and pronounced dead at the scene. … Read More

Judge Grants Provisional Ballot Request
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UPDATE 3:20 P.M. A federal judge has granted a request by a group of voter advocates to expand the conditions under which provisional ballots are counted in Ohio. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley ruled Wednesday that provisional ballots cast not just in the wrong precinct but in the wrong polling location altogether must still be… Read More

C8 Lawsuits Brought Against DuPont
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DuPont is facing three lawsuits in West Virginia over exposure to a chemical used by one of its plants. Two of the lawsuits filed in Wood County Circuit Court are personal injury cases. The third is a wrongful death lawsuit. Charleston attorney Kathy Brown filed all three lawsuits. She says that the cases are separate… Read More

Commissioners Addressing Washington Co. Pollution Problem
By: Fred Kight
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Washington County is now making plans to fix a pollution problem in the Devola area. Washington County Commissioner Tim Irvine says the action follows a court settlement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. “The EPA has mandated that Washington County to develop a plan to alleviate the high nitrate levels in the Putnam community water… Read More

Morning Update For October 24
A woman accuses her boyfriend of a murder that didn't happen. A judge isn't ready to make a decision about two Democratic elections officials. Details in your morning update.