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Ohio Softball Releases 2013 Schedule
Ohio softball will kick off the 2013 season on February 8 in Greenville, N.C. and start home play in Athens on March 23. The 'Cats have 54 total contests, 16 home games and four non-conference tournaments slated for this spring. The ECU Pirtate Classic in Greenville will be the first tournament of the year, followed… Read More
Guilty Verdict For Ohio Teen Involved In Craigslist Murder
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The forewoman of the jury that convicted an Ohio teenager of aggravated murder in a deadly plot to lure men desperate for work with phony Craigslist job offers says it was a difficult decision because of the boy's age. Juror Dana Nash of Akron also said jurors looked at all the evidence and arrived at… Read More
Ohio Men’s Hoops’ Next Big Thing
Ask Maurice Ndour where he’s going to play basketball next season and he just might respond to you in one of the five languages he speaks fluently. Ask him to respond in English and the Senegal native will tell you without hesitation, “Ohio University." Ndour, a native of Thies, Senegal, is currently playing basketball for… Read More
Ohio Asks Court To Block Provisional Ballot Ruling
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Ohio's top elections official wants a court to suspend a federal ruling expanding the conditions under which provisional ballots are counted in the battleground state. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley ruled last week that provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct and in the wrong polling location altogether must still be counted in Ohio. Secretary… Read More
Evening Audio Update For October 30
An Ohio jury has reached a verdict in the case of a teenager accused of participating in the slayings of three men lured by a phony Craigslist job offers. Authorities say a seven-hour police standoff with two armed suspects in eastern Ohio has ended with their arrests. Details in our evening audio update.
Ohio Jury Has Verdict In Craigslist Killings Case
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An Ohio jury has reached a verdict in the case of a teenager accused of participating in the slayings of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers. The 12-person jury in Akron informed the judge Tuesday afternoon it had reached a decision in the case of 17-year-old defendant Brogan Rafferty. Prosecutors have portrayed him… Read More
Opponents Of Fracking Upset Over Lack Of Public Hearing
By: Sara Vallone
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An anti-fracking group met with Athens County Commissioners Tuesday to discuss the lack of a public hearing on an injection well in Rome Township. According to Roxanne Groff, with the Athens County Fracking Action Network, a number of people wrote letters to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources asking for a public hearing. Groff… Read More
Athens Weather Not Expected To Become More Severe
The effects of Hurricane Sandy have finally reached Southeast Ohio, with winter-like temperatures lurking in Athens and surrounding areas. Even Ryan Fogt, who predicts the weather every day at Ohio University's Scalia Laboratory, said he didn't predict this. "I was surprised to see a little snow on the ground [Tuesday] morning. I didn't think we'd… Read More
Suspects Arrested After Seven-Hour Standoff
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Authorities say a seven-hour police standoff with two armed suspects in eastern Ohio has ended with their arrests. The Daily Jeffersonian reports that the standoff at a Cambridge residence came to an end at about 10 a.m. Tuesday. Names of the males, who are suspects in a robbery earlier Tuesday, were not released pending… Read More
Athens City Schools Looking For Levy Renewal With Increase
By: Yingchi Wei
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The Athens City School District has a renewal levy with an increase on the ballot next week that includes emergency requirements. This levy was passed in 2004 and renewed in 2008. Now it's back for a five-year renewal. Athens City Schools Superintendent Carl Martin says the levy will provide $3.7 million a year in general… Read More