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Winter Weather Causes Power Outages And Slick Road Conditions
By: Atish Baidya
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UPDATE 1:55 P.M. A commercial power outage in the Chillicothe area has forced WOUH-FM off the air temporarily. American Electric Power reports downed trees in the area are effecting restoration efforts. AEP estimates the power may not come back on until 11 p.m. Outage maps show Ross County as the only Southeast Ohio county suffering… Read More
Ohio Gov. Signs Bill To Allow Guns In Capitol Lot
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill allowing guns to be left in vehicles parked in two garages located under the Statehouse and other state office buildings. The Republican governor signed the measure Thursday amid national calls to reduce gun violence. Kasich says he sees the measure as unrelated to the Connecticut school shootings… Read More
Lancaster Schools To Heighten Security Friday After Threats
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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UPDATE: 5:48 PM Lancaster City Schools will have an added police presence Friday, after a high school student was charged Thursday with inducing panic at a Lancaster school. Fairfield County sheriff's deputies arrested the unidentified 17-year-old student Thursday afternoon after an alleged "hit list" was discovered at Lancaster High School. Sheriff Dave Phalen said the… Read More
Sentencing Delay Denied In W.Va. Mine Blast Case
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The January sentencing of a former superintendent at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine will go on as planned. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger denied a postponement Wednesday, saying prosecutors failed to give good reason. Gary May is set to be sentenced Jan. 17 in Beckley. He pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in March…. Read More
Waverly Company Awarded Athens Bike Path Project
A Waverly company is tasked with paving a spur connecting Athens High School to the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway path. Foill Inc. placed the lowest bid for the project at $480,913.02 and was awarded the contract Thursday. The Ohio Department of Transportation had estimated the job would cost about $504,000. In all, 10 companies bid for… Read More
Fire Damaged Chillicothe Building Awarded Tax Credit
The historic Carlisle Building in downtown Chillicothe is receiving a $1.4 million tax credit for the building's renovation. The Ohio Development Services Agency Thursday awarded nearly $36 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits to rehabilitate 45 historic Ohio Buildings. The Carlisle Building was damaged after a fire in 2003. Adena Health Systems and the… Read More
2013: The View From Marietta City Hall
By: Fred Kight
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2013 will soon be here. WOUB News wanted to find out what mayors from Southeast Ohio think will be keeping them busy in the year ahead. "Well, I think every city, village, whatever, no matter what size, financial problems are facing us all the time," said Joe Matthews is the mayor of Marietta. "of… Read More
Ohio Receives Two Defensive Lineman Commits
Ohio Football has added two more to its 2013 recruiting class, signing a pair of Junior College defensive tackles to their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. Scout.com reported Wednesday that Ohio received signed NLI’s from 6-foot 3-inch, 285-pound Cameron McLeod and 6-foot 4-inch, 307-pound Watson Tautuiaki. The two join a recruiting class that already… Read More
Public Help Sought In Missing Chillicothe Man Case
By: Fred Kight
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An Endangered Missing Adult Alert is now in effect for a man who was last seen at his residence early Thursday morning in Chillicothe. Persons are asked to be the lookout for 77-year old Sonny Allen. Allen is white, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. He may… Read More
Southeast Ohio Under High Wind Advisory
By: Atish Baidya
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Southeast Ohio is under a wind advisory as a major winter storm continues to eastward across the country. The wind advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. Thursday until 10 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service is predicting 15-25 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph. The NWS says strong winds can make driving… Read More
Kasich Appoints French To Fill Ohio SupCo Seat
By: Court News Ohio
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Gov. John R. Kasich has appointed Tenth District Court of Appeals Judge Judith L. French to the Ohio Supreme Court. Her appointment becomes effective on January 1, 2013. French will fill the vacancy to be left by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton who announced in May her intention to retire by the end of 2012. Justice… Read More
Judge: Exotic Animal Owners’ Rights Were Not Violated
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A federal judge has upheld Ohio's new restrictions on exotic animals after several owners sued the state over the law. The judge in Columbus ruled Thursday the owners failed to prove constitutional rights were violated. Seven owners had claimed the law forces them to join private associations with which they disagree and possibly give up… Read More
Jackson Co. Leaders Swearing-In Set
By: Fred Kight
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Jackson County Prosecutor-elect Justin Lovett and Sheriff-elect Tedd Frazier are to be sworn in Thursday. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will do the honors. Lovett is a former Ohio assistant attorney general. The oath of office will be administered to Lovett and Frazier at 4 p.m. at the Oak Hill United Presbyterian Church in Oak… Read More
Secret Santa Pays Off Vienna Layaway Contracts
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Santa has paid an early visit to families in the Vienna area. Media outlets report that a customer paid off 41 layaway contracts containing toys and gifts for children at the Kmart in Vienna on Wednesday. The total cost topped $8,600. The customer told store employees that he wanted to make a difference. And, he… Read More
Yan Sun Exhibit At Zanesville Museum Of Art
By: Susan Talbot-Stanaway
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The special exhibition Viewpoints and Vistas: Paintings by Yan Sun is currently on display at The Zanesville Museum of Art. This solo exhibition recreates a series of travels and international experiences that Yan Sun has had over the past two years. For viewers, the paintings explore, condense and clarify the places he has been and… Read More
Morning Audio Update For December 20
By: Atish Baidya
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Athens taxpayers will be getting letters from a collection agency. A former detective is indicted on robbery charges. Washignton State Community College's president gets to stay for another two years. Details in your morning update.
Athens Using Collection Agency To Identify Taxpayers
By: Fred Kight
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Athens taxpayers will be getting something in the mail from the City of Athens next week and even though it’ll have a green envelope, it’s not a late Christmas card. Instead, it’s a letter from Cleveland Central Collection Agency and the message is not one of season’s greetings. The Athens City Income Tax Department has… Read More
Retired Police Detective Indicted For Bank Robbery
By: Fred Kight
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A retired Dayton police detective has been indicted in connection with a failed November bank robbery in downtown Cambridge. A Guernsey County grand jury charged David Hirst, 49 with aggravated robbery and inducing panic. According to Guernsey County Prosecutor Daniel Padden, Hirst handed a note demanding cash to a teller at a U.S. Bank branch… Read More
Washington State Community College President Contract Renewed
By: Fred Kight
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The Washington State Community College Board of Trustees is extending the contract of President Bradley Ebersole to June, 2015. In making the announcement, Board Chairman Ken Schilling praises Ebersole for his leadership and commitment to the college, particularly during difficult financial times. "The Board wanted to show their commitment to Ebesole and the college by… Read More