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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