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Adam Remnant: My Top Tunes Of ’12
This year, Southeast Engine front man Adam Remnant looked back to singer-songwriters of the 1970s for inspiration, including Judee Sill, Warren Zevon and Chris Smither.
Ohio Men Making Strides Despite Loss
Ohio Men’s Basketball remains winless on the road this season after Wednesday night. The Bobcats fell at the hands of Atlantic-10 foe UMass 85-76. Head coach Jim Christian insisted that… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball Falls at Manhattan
Manhattan Jaspers' Monica Roeder scored 10 points in the first half and 15 overall to lead her team to victory over Ohio Women's Basketball. It was an off night for… Read More
Ohio School Shooting Suspect’s Relatives Testify
Relatives of an 18-year-old charged in a school shooting rampage that killed three Ohio students have testified they were unaware of taped surveillance of their conversations in a police interrogation… Read More
Cody Walters Named MAC Scholar Athlete Of The Week
Cody Walters led Ohio wrestling to a seventh place finish out of 27 teams at the Reno Tournament of Champions this past weekend. Walters' performance and his over 3.0 cumulative… Read More
Sentenced Shortened For Deadly Stop Sign Prankster
A central Ohio man has been granted early release after serving eight months of a four-year prison sentence for concealing a stop sign with petroleum jelly and plastic wrap in… Read More
Bobcats Honored by Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association and Conference
Numerous Ohio soccer players succeeeded not only on the field in 2012, but off the field as well. This week, those players were honored by both the Mid American Conference… Read More
Athens Schools Supt. To Meet With Law Enforcement
Athens City School Superintendent Carl Martin plans to meet with local law enforcement Thursday to review the district's safety plans. The meeting comes just a day after Ohio Attorney General… Read More
Study Finds Gaps In Public Heath Emergency Planning
A new report by two health advocacy groups says West Virginia has several gaps in its preparedness for public health emergencies. The report released Wednesday by the Trust for American's… Read More
Athens Co. Common Pleas Court Judge Announces Retirement
An Athens County Common Pleas Court judge is leaving the bench after 20 years. Judge Michael Ward announced Wednesday he will retire effective December 31. Ward has been judge since… Read More
Study Finds Gas Shale Development Could Create 29K Jobs By 2020
A new report by a group affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says shale-gas development could support more than 29,000 jobs in West Virginia by 2020, doubling to 58,000… Read More
Ohio AG Announces Teacher, Police Partnership
Ohio's attorney general wants the state's teachers to partner with local law enforcement agencies for training on how to respond to school violence. Attorney General Mike DeWine made the announcement… Read More
My Favorite Holiday Punch
Holiday cheer is hard to escape this time of year. Drinks are always a large part of holiday celebrations and punch is one of my favorite parts of the holiday… Read More
Cost Of Gas Pipeline Explosion Response In Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
Kanawha County officials say last week's pipeline explosion cost emergency responders and the state Division of Highways at least $212,000. The bulk of the expenses, at least $165,000, are for… Read More
Morning Audio Update For December 19
Trimble Local Schools to put levy on May ballot. Street lights could go off in one Jefferson County town. Details in your morning update.
Streets In Cash Strapped Town Could Go Dark
Residents of a cash-strapped eastern Ohio village say they want to keep their street lights on – even if it means another mandatory fee. Mingo Junction officials are talking about… Read More
Unemployment Rate In West Virginia Drops
West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 of a percent to 7.3 percent in November. WorkForce West Virginia said Tuesday that the number of unemployed state residents fell by… Read More
Trimble Local Schools Putting Levy On Ballot
Acting at the request of the superintendent, the Trimble Local School Board is moving to put a levy on the ballot in May. The levy is for permanent improvements in… Read More