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Local School District Considers Armed Officer On Campus
By: Katlyn Patton
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Students in the Nelsonville-York City School district could see an armed addition to their schools in the future. At school board meeting last week, Nelsonville Police Chief Jason Wallace presented a proposal to train an armed resource officer to patrol the schools. Mick McClelland, superintendent of Nelsonville-York City Schools, said he supports the police department's… Read More
EPA To Head Clean Up Efforts At Lawrence Co. Tire Dump
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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It's not the image Lawrence County officials hope you associate with rural, southern Ohio. Finding this tire dump has been like locating a "rubber needle" in a haystack. "We may never know who did this" says Dan Palmer with Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste. "If convicted, someone could face a fine of up to $25,000 and up… Read More
Rig Worker Dies In Accident At W.Va. Prep Plant
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE: 5:42 PM Federal regulators say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has jurisdiction over a fatal accident involving a gas-drilling rig at a coal mine prep plant. Mine Safety and Health Administration spokesman Jesse Lawder says an unidentified worker died Monday night when the rig overturned and crushed him at CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine… Read More
Lawrence Co. Commissioner Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A Lawrence County commissioner faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence following an incident Monday afternoon. Sheriff Jeff Lawless says deputies responded to a 911 call at a residence on County Road 181. Les Boggs' wife told deputies her husband had assaulted her. According to an incident report, Boggs' allegedly pulled his wife's hair, grabbed… Read More
City Income Tax Collection Efforts Proving Successful
By: Atish Baidya
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The auditor for the City of Athens said efforts to collect unpaid city income taxes have already generated some positive results. Kathy Hecht also reiterated the importance of the effort to collect unpaid city income tax by using a collection agency vetted by the Internal Revenue Service during Monday night's City Council meeting. Auditor Kathy Hecht… Read More
Oh The Places You’ll Go With Ohgo.com
By: Zainab Kandeh
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Travelers of Ohio's roadways can now see real-time travel information using their mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) said that the new Ohgo.com, which officially replaces BuckeyeTraffic.org, will help motorist get where they need to be safer, faster and much easier than before. "The price we pay for sitting… Read More
Rezoning Discussion For Far East Side Continues
The possible re-zoning of an area on the far east side of Athens was the topic of lengthy discussion during Monday night’s City Council meeting and will be on the agenda again next week. The area located between East State Street and Jacobs Street is currently zoned as R-2 but mainly has single family homes…. Read More
Blazer Appointed BWC Business Development Manager
By: Rose Troyer
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Owner of Blazer and Associates, Inc., Jim Blazer, has been appointed Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compenstion business development manager. Steve Buehrer, administrator and CEO of the BWC, says he is pleased to have Jim there to help employers have a safer work environment. Blazer is tasked with helping businesses save money by preventing accidents and… Read More
Lady Buckeyes’ Defense Shuts Down Lady Rockets
By: Kaleb Carter
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The Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes played lock down defense and came away with a 42-34 victory over the Wellston Lady Golden Rockets Monday night. N-Y would hold the Lady Rockets under 35 percent shooting on the night, and would hound their seemingly flustered opponents into numerous turnovers. No Wellston player would finish in double figures, but… Read More
Weather Causing Slick and Icy Road Conditions
By: Atish Baidya, Katlyn Patton
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UPDATE 1/16/13 @ 7:30 a.m. The Ohio Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use caution Wednesday morning because of wet road conditions that could turn icy. ODOT District 9 crews are reporting icy conditions in Adams, Pike, Ross and Scioto counties and mainly wet conditions in Jackson and Lawrence counties. ODOT officials said bridges and… Read More
Early Morning Fire Damages Historic Lancaster Bridge
Lancaster police and fire officials are searching for the person who set fire to a historic covered bridge on the Ohio University Lancaster campus. According to OU-Lancaster Communications Manager Cheri Russo, a passerby on the city's bike trail smelled smoke near the John Bright Number 2 Covered Bridge Tuesday morning and called fire fighters. "Because… Read More
Second Time Not The Charm For Lady Spartans
The Alexander Lady Spartans were unable to keep up with the Vinton County Lady Vikings’ high-speed passing and tough defense, falling to 50-31. Vinton County’s in-your-face defense paired with multiple three pointers by Emily Zinn and Jamee Park kept the Spartans at bay as the first half came to an end with Vinton County leading… Read More
Waterford Rolls Over Lady Lancers
The Federal Hocking Lady Lancers were looking to avenge their 50-point loss to the Waterford Lady Wildcats Monday evening in Stewart. Waterford’s suffocating defense, however, led by Junior Hannah Dailey disabled the Lady Lancer’s offense, leading to a dominating 80-33 victory. Every Lady Wildcat in uniform contributed to their second highest point total on the… Read More
Ohio Ranked 16th In CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
The Ohio Bobcats were ranked 16th with 278 votes in the recent CollegeInsider.com Men’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll released Monday. Despite starting off Mid-American Conference play with two straight victories, the Bobcats dropped a spot in the Mid-Major poll, as 14-1 Stephen F. Austin, currently on a nine-game winning streak, jumped to 15th. Ohio was… Read More
Morning Update for January 15
Police say a Scioto County judge was arrested for driving drunk. The number of deer killed in West Virginia is down, while the number of turkeys killed is up. Details in your morning update.
Reading Program Looking To Hire 500 Summer Workers
By: Associated Press
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A statewide program aimed at helping children maintain and improve their reading skills is seeking 500 workers for next summer. The eight-week program offered in rural and low-income communities is administered by the West Virginia University Extension Service and AmeriCorps. In return for 300 hours of service, AmeriCorps mentors and community coordinators receive a $1,850… Read More
Agencies Getting Reimbursed For Cost Of Gas Pipeline Explosion Response
By: Associated Press
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A natural gas company has paid more than $231,000 to reimburse the costs of fighting a December pipeline fire and rebuilding a section of charred highway near Sissonville. Media outlets report more than $165,000 from NiSource Inc. will go to the state Division of Highways to pay for repairs to a section of Interstate 77…. Read More
Scioto County Judge Charged With Driving Drunk
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A Scioto County judge will appear in court Thursday after police said he was driving drunk The Ohio Highway Patrol said William T. Marshall, 56, of Wheelersburg, was arrested for a misdemeanor OVI after crashing his car Saturday. Police said they gave Marshall a breath test and it came back with a blood alcohol level… Read More
Lady Rebels Handle Rival Trimble
By: Sam Mullan
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The South Gallia Lady Rebels dominated all aspects of their matchup against the Trimble Lady Tomcats en route to a 56-40 victory on Monday night. A late rally by the Trimble brought the game within 20, but South Gallia showed why they’re near the top of the TVC-Hocking standings. The Lady Rebels got off to… Read More