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Ohio Flags Lowered To Honor Conn. Shooting Victims
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Ohio's governor has ordered flags lowered at state buildings and grounds in honor of the lives lost in a school shooting in Connecticut. Gov. John Kasich said the flags will… Read More
W.Va. Regulators Deny Century Power Rate Request
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West Virginia regulators won't reconsider Century Aluminum's bid for a special electricity rate for its Jackson County plant. The Public Service Commission on Friday denied the company's request to reconsider… Read More
Gas Company Pledges To Explore Source Of Pipeline Explosion
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Columbia Gas Transmission says it's working tirelessly to find out what happened when a natural gas pipeline exploded in Sissonville this week. Company chief executive Jimmy Staton issued an open… Read More
Republican Incumbent Wins Tight Ohio House Recount
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A House incumbent has been declared the winner of a northeast Ohio recount by a razor-thin margin, helping Republicans secure a three-fifths majority at the Statehouse next session. State Rep…. Read More
Athens Police Officers Trained For School Shooting Incidents
By: Fred Kight
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While the nation's attention is turned to Friday's shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, many may wonder about the safety of their own schools. Athens City Police Chief Tom Pyle… Read More
Obama Calls For Meaningful Action After Shooting
By: Associated Press, Taylor Mirfendereski
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UPDATE: 3:20 PM A tearful President Barack Obama says the country's leaders must "take meaningful action" regardless of politics in response to the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school…. Read More
Conn. School Shooting Among World’s Worst Mass Shootings
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A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed more than two dozen people, including children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at… Read More
Restoring A Locomotive
By: Fred Kight
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In Nelsonville, a group of dedicated volunteers is in the process of transforming a rusty old steam engine locomotive into a shiny show piece. This Hocking Valley Scenic Railway project… Read More
Police: 27 Killed At Conn. School; One Other Dead
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UPDATE: 4:38 p.m. A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings… Read More
Tech Company Incubator Receives New Funding
By: Atish Baidya
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Ohio University’s technology business incubator is getting a new injection of investment funding. The $1.875 million award will be matched with private dollars to create a third investment fund for… Read More
Talking With Kids About News Events
Brought to you by PBS Parents: Talking about the news with kids happens in everyday moments. Children ask questions in the car on the way to school, in between pushes… Read More
Authorities Need Public’s Help In Finding Sex Offender
By: Fred Kight
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Convicted sex offender Ronald Moore has gone missing. According to a news release, Moore was convicted in 2001 for gross sexual imposition with a female under the age of 12…. Read More
Sharp Increase In Flu Cases In Hospitials In Chillicothe Area
By: Fred Kight
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Flu season is starting, it seems, at least in the Chillicothe area. Adena Health System reports a sharp increase in the number of flu cases being seen in its facilities…. Read More
Podcast: Ohio Hosts Winthrop This Saturday
Ohio (7-2, 0-0 MAC) returns to the court this Saturday against Winthrop (3-4, 0-0 Big South) after having a week off from their victory against Oakland. The Bobcats will look… Read More
Columbia Gas Transmission: We Are Working To Find Cause Of Explosion
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Columbia Gas Transmission says it's working tirelessly to find out what happened when a natural gas pipeline exploded in Sissonville this week. Company chief executive Jimmy Staton issued an open… Read More
Republicans Retain Majority In Ohio House After Ballot Recount
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A House incumbent has been declared the winner of a northeast Ohio recount by a razor-thin margin, helping Republicans secure a three-fifths majority at the Statehouse next session. State Rep…. Read More
Doseck Carries Lady Bulldogs Over N-Y
By: Rusty Brumbaugh
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Tight game in Nelsonville Thursday night ended with the Athens Lady Bulldogs pulling out a close 48-41 victory over Nelsonville-York on the shoulders of Dominique Doseck. She finished the… Read More
Companies Getting Economic Perks Doing Better Job Of Keeping Their Promises
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says more than six in 10 recipients of economic development grants, tax credits and other perks have met the conditions of their state agreements. The… Read More
Ohio University Professor Leading Team Looking At Dark Matter
By: Taylor Pool
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A group of researchers were surprised earlier this year when Hubble Space Telescope images revealed an overabundance of dark matter in a cluster of a thousand galaxies. But Ohio University… Read More
Local Health Organization Pushing For Statewide Rural Health Association
By: Taylor Pool
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A local rural health institute is making plans to create a statewide association to advocate for the health needs of people in rural Ohio. Crescent Gallagher, an Ohio University graduate… Read More
Morning Update For December 14
A Meigs County man is charged with killing his father. A new grant could help protect the Buckeye trail. Details in your morning update.
New Grant Money Will Help Protect The Buckeye Trail
By: Fred Kight
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The Buckeye Trail Association is going to use a $77,000 state grant to protect the Buckeye Trail. The grant is from the Clean Ohio Trails Fund and is for purchasing… Read More