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Fast Start Lifts Wellston Over Trimble
By: Michael Gallo
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On Thursday night the Trimble Lady Tomcats were hoping to pick up their first win of the season with the Wellston Lady Golden Rockets rolling into town. The Lady Tomcats… Read More

Women’s Basketball: Ohio Drops to 1-4
By: Colin Hanner
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Looking to rebound after a three-game losing skid, Ohio could not capitalize on a 21 point, career-high game by freshman Kiyanna Black and fell the University of Massachusetts 65-61. The… Read More

Columbus Police Officers Win $1 Million Powerball Ticket
By: Associated Press
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A group of about 20 Columbus police officers are holding a $1 million ticket sold during the Powerball drawing. Sandra Neal, Ohio Lottery Commission spokeswoman, said the winners have not… Read More

Evening Audio Update For November 29
Washington County residents and businesses are one step closer to having broadband access. Around 100 Athens County protesters were escorted from a public forum about injection wells. Details in your… Read More

Ohio EPA Clears Logan Property For Redevelopment
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A Hocking County brownfield is ready for redevelopment after undergoing an investigation and remediation by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The agency said Thursday that it has issued a covenant… Read More

Officials Celebrate Washington Co. Broadband Expansion Effort
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Residents and businesses in Washington County are one step closer to having broadband Internet access after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. The ceremony marks the first deployment of residential and… Read More

Report Documents Decline Of Appalachian Coal
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A new federal report confirms what Appalachia coal producers already know: Coal will remain an important energy source, but its share of U.S. power generation will fall. West Virginia's U.S… Read More

Police Department Drop Box Takes In Hundreds Of Pills
In the time span of just four days, a prescription drug drop off box at the Nelsonville Police department has taken hundreds of pills off the street. The… Read More

Kasich To Discuss Higher Ed. Funding With College Leaders
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's governor says college and university presidents in the state have made headway on a plan to achieve better academic outcomes for students, though he's keeping tight-lipped on the details…. Read More

Research In The Middle East
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, hosts Ayantu Tibeso and Belinda Glover from the Center for International Studies talk with Zulfia Zaher about her studies within the Communication… Read More

WV State Board of Education Reaffirms Superintendent Firing
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia's Board of Education has affirmed its firing of Jorea Marple as state schools superintendent. The board voted 6-2 Thursday after public comment sharply critical of Marple's ouster. Nineteen… Read More

Giant Hole Wreaks Road Havoc In Tuscarawas County
By: Regina Donizetti
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Ohio Department of Transportation officials are trying to figure out how to fill a gaping 125-foot wide opening that's swallowed up part of State Route 516 in Dover. The 30-foot… Read More

Majestic Galleries Wraps Up 2012 Season With Holiday Show
By: Katie Bruhn
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Majestic Galleries will present the Members' Holiday Show, its final exhibition of 2012, on Nov. 30 as part of Nelsonville's Final Fridays. The artist-run co-op has 18 active members hailing… Read More

Podcast: Ohio 6-0 Heading To Robert Morris
By: Pat Chiesa
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Ohio picked up right where it left off last season, starting this season 6-0. The Bobcats first six games were played in the comfort of their own home, the Convocation… Read More

Texting Jackson Co. Driver Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio driver distracted by a text message when he caused a fatal crash has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. … Read More

Ohio EPA Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By: Olivia Bevan
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating its 40th anniversary and it is looking back on its accomplishments. Chief of the Southeast Ohio District Jim Sferra said in the past… Read More

Ohio House Passes Bill Changing Time Students Must Spend In School
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Sponsors say a bill passed by the Ohio House would give school districts more flexibility in making up snow days and other lost time. The bill passed Wednesday would change… Read More

Oho Women’s Basketball Looks to Turn Things Around vs. UMass
By: Colin Hanner
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Since a thrilling overtime win in an exhibition game against Wheeling Jesuit and a home win against Cleveland State, the lady Bobcats have failed to stay above .500 for the… Read More

Morning Update for November 29
Athens residents were kicked out of an open house last night on fracking. A man is sentenced to nearly five years in jail for killing a 10-year-old girl in a… Read More